Italy

Regular Season Round 18: Cantu - Venezia 81-86

Date: January 31, 2026
There was no surprise when 14th ranked Cantu (4-14) was defeated at home by fourth ranked Umana Venezia (12-5) 86-81 on Saturday. Venezia made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Canadian power forward Kyle Wiltjer (207-1992, college: Gonzaga) scored 22 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American point guard RJ Cole (182-1999, college: UConn) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Xavier Sneed (196-1997, college: Kansas St., agency: Octagon Europe) with 10 points and 8 assists and his fellow American import guard Erick Green (190-1991, college: Virginia Tech) scored 16 points. Four Venezia and five Cantu players scored in double figures. Cantu's coach Nicola Brienza tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Umana Venezia have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Newly promoted Cantu keeps the fourteenth position with 14 games lost. Venezia will meet Napoli (#8) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Cantu will play against Cremona (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  CANTU (coach: Frank Vitucci)81
  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 +/-
- AjRRd, NiLaRQ 45 6-8 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 2 3 5 6 6 5 8 65 64 5
- mIQUIlija, GaIQdijI 89 8-3 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 8 6 5 6 3 6 5
7 bIQisZhaja, eaZZiQdI 81 4-3 (90%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 9 9 8 3 5 6 5 5 8 1 9 5
86 misalR, GQijU 88 4-4 (655%) 6-0 (85%) 3-9 (09.6%) 5 3 3 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 64 66 5
- millI, PuBiQ 86 0-1 (24.4%) 5-5 (5%) 0-9 (96.3%) 6 8 4 6 5 5 6 6 5 8 60 61 5
- GQRRj, qQaZV 86 3-3 (655%) 8-3 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 4 0 5 6 5 5 6 61 63 5
- SniFa, ofR zIsh 86 5-7 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6 9 2 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 4 -8 5
65 gR XaZIliI, SjdQRi 69 6-8 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 8 6 4 4 8 5 5 5 5 6 65 65 5
- ChaIJJi, ChQas 68 8-4 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 3 -6 5
11 PVRVR, vRIjiQdI 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
wIUil   86-49 (01.2%) 2-89 (87.1%) 60-85 (90.5%) 3 87 44 86 83 5 1 3 5 66 26 95  


  VENEZIA (coach: Neven Spahija)86
  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 +/-
- CIlR, ez 44 1-66 (03.0%) 5-0 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 8 0 9 2 8 5 5 5 5 6 61 62 5
88 OiQVs, zIQdij 48 3-1 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 4 3 9 0 0 5 3 6 5 4 66 62 5
83 WhRiUlR, CiQl 82 5-0 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 6 3 0 5 6 5 6 6 5 8 2 1 5
44 WalUnRQ, KFlR 81 4-9 (38.7%) 0-9 (96.3%) 6-8 (05%) 5 7 7 5 3 5 5 5 5 8 88 62 5
5 wRssaUIQa, SBRdRI 88 0-2 (18.0%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 8 65 1 5
- kilRjUajR, gRjJRl 86 6-4 (44.4%) 6-4 (44.4%) 4-3 (90%) 6 4 3 3 6 5 8 5 5 8 2 65 5
- Cijda, vRIjiQdI 69 5-6 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 0 4 5
3 vRLRQ, SlRssijdQI 61 8-0 (35%) 5-4 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 6 3 5 8 5 6 6 5 5 1 3 5
- gR XaZIliI, GaILijja 0 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
wIUil   86-39 (33.9%) 7-83 (49.0%) 69-67 (27.0%) 68 87 36 62 86 5 2 3 5 68 21 26  


Height: 213 cm
Position name: C
Born: Jul 13,2002
Weight: 118kg / 259.6lbs
21
MINS
26
15
POINTS
22
2
D.REB
9
1
O.REB
0
3
T.REB
9
1
ASSISTS
0
1
STEALS
0
2
TO
2
1
BLOCKS
0
5/6
83.3%
2FGP
3/7
42.9%
0/0
0%
3FGP
5/7
71.4%
5/7
71.4%
FT
1/2
50.0%
16
RANK
18
Height: 207 cm
Position: F/C
Born: Oct 20,1992
Weight: 109kg / 239.8lbs
Cantu  81
VS
86  Venezia
81
Points Scored
86
48
Starting Five Points
67
33
Bench Points
19
29
Defensive Rebounds
29
4
Offensive Rebounds
12
33
Rebounds
41
21
Assists
18
6
Steals
8
11
Turnovers
12
4
Blocked Shots
4
24
Personal fouls
21
21/37
56.8%
2FGP
21/47
44.7%
8/27
29.6%
3FGP
9/24
37.5%
15/20
75.0%
FT
17/19
89.5%
70
Rank
81

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)