Italy

Regular Season Round 20: Brindisi - Verona 74-55

Date: January 4, 2026
Seventh defeat of league's leader Verona (13-7) against third ranked Brindisi (14-6) 74-55 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Verona. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Brindisi shot 19 for 28 from the free-throw line, while Verona only scored three points from the stripe. Brindisi forced 19 Verona turnovers. Gabriele Miani (202-2000, agency: SLN) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Ethan Esposito (201-1999, college: Sacramento St.) contributed with 8 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American Justin Johnson (200-1996, college: WKU) replied with 4 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and added 8 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Verona. Verona's coach Demis Cavina rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Brindisi have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Pesaro and Rimini. Verona at the other side dropped to the fourth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Cividale. They were replaced at the leadership position by Rimini. Verona will play next round against Fortitudo trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Brindisi will try to continue on its current victory against sixteenth ranked Juvi Cremona on the road.

  BRINDISI (coach: Nicola Brienza)74
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
4 CajZaiQaja, SjdQRi 45 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 5 8 8 3 8 4 0 5 6 6 2 61 5
84 eidIjnaZ, wIdIQ 87 6-6 (655%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 0 65 5
8 CIpRlijd, ciZh 81 8-4 (11.9%) 8-9 (82.1%) 4-3 (90%) 5 6 6 8 4 8 6 5 5 2 64 6 5
88 qspIsaUI, qUhij 80 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 1 9 4 6 6 6 5 5 8 2 64 5
63 kaldRQi, GaILijja 85 3-3 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 4 4 1 5 4 0 5 6 5 3 66 63 5
3 baija, GiMQaRlR 82 4-3 (90%) 8-8 (655%) 8-3 (05%) 6 3 0 6 6 3 8 5 5 6 63 86 5
0 yQijZas, mliVR 85 8-8 (655%) 6-0 (85%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 6 6 8 4 4 6 5 5 6 7 9 5
65 bIuihi, SQasUadR 60 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 4-1 (05%) 5 4 4 6 6 3 8 5 5 8 4 3 5
60 yijUIBi, wIBBisI 9 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 8 5
5 GIffQRdI, qQQaZI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
06 bispRQI, vIQRjJI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   69-81 (10.3%) 9-85 (40.5%) 67-82 (19.7%) 0 83 87 61 61 84 68 6 6 67 93 22  


  VERONA (coach: Alessandro Ramagli)55
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
44 ARQpalla, baZhRlR 87 3-0 (25%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 3 6 0 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 2 1 5
64 mIlpaj, eaZZiQdI 82 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 5 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 5
80 bZGRR, wFQus 80 3-1 (11.9%) 5-4 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 8 8 5 8 3 4 5 5 4 7 9 5
3 eIssa, yalappI 88 8-0 (35%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 3 4 6 5 6 8 9 6 5
62 ciBpaja, yRdRQaZI 85 4-0 (15%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 5 6 6 8 8 4 5 5 4 2 1 5
84 zIhjsIj, zusUaj 86 8-1 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 0 1 0 5 4 5 5 5 6 3 66 5
63 SBMQIsaj, vIQRjJI 69 4-4 (655%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 3 5 5 6 5 8 7 4 5
30 ApijDhRQI, biQZI 60 6-8 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 6 6 8 6 5 5 8 2 2 5
48 bIjilda, gaRDI 63 6-8 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 4 8 -8 5
68 OIsRQ, yRdRQaZI 7 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 3 5 6 5 5 6 5 -4 5
wIUil   85-41 (00.1%) 3-84 (69.3%) 4-3 (90.5%) 7 69 81 2 84 61 65 6 6 67 00 49  


Height: 202 cm
Position name: PF
Born: Oct 11,2000
Weight: 90kg / 198lbs
28
MINS
21
14
POINTS
4
4
D.REB
5
1
O.REB
1
5
T.REB
6
1
ASSISTS
5
2
STEALS
0
1
TO
1
0
BLOCKS
0
3/4
75.0%
2FGP
2/6
33.3%
2/2
100.0%
3FGP
0/2
0.0%
2/4
50.0%
FT
0/0
0%
21
RANK
11
Height: 200 cm
Position: PF
Born: May 23,1996
Weight: 108kg / 237.6lbs
VS
55  Verona
74
Points Scored
55
45
Starting Five Points
32
29
Bench Points
23
24
Defensive Rebounds
17
5
Offensive Rebounds
9
29
Rebounds
26
16
Assists
8
12
Steals
10
19
Turnovers
19
1
Blocked Shots
1
16
Personal fouls
23
17/26
65.4%
2FGP
20/36
55.6%
7/20
35.0%
3FGP
4/23
17.4%
19/28
67.9%
FT
3/4
75.0%
88
Rank
37

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)