The home team's fans will not forget this game any time soon
Undermanned ALBA showed incredible fight to beat Milan in OT, 105-101
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 9 of 34
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The odds were truly stacked against ALBA Berlin heading into its Round 9 clash against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, with the German side missing eight first-team regulars due to injury. Yet, Israel Gonzalez’s side pulled off the unthinkable by going on to beat the Italian opponent 105-101 in overtime at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Tuesday night. As a result of this scoreline, ALBA improved to 2-7 and Milan dropped to 3-6.
Most of ALBA’s scoring came courtesy of four men, with Gabriele Procida (29 points), Trevion Williams (23), Jonas Mattisseck (21) and Matteo Spagnolo (20) all netting 20 points or more. All four players recorded career highs in scoring. Williams also grabbed 11 rebounds to give him a double-double, with this being the third game this season that he has pulled down a double-digit number of boards.
Two 18-year-olds, Dorian Grosber and Amon Doerries, made their EuroLeague debuts in this game, while another 18-year-old, Anton Nufer, had played just 2:48 minutes in the competition and more than doubled that total in Round 9.
For Milan, Nikola Mirotic had a 28-point, 10-rebound double-double, Zach LeDay netted 23 points, Neno Dimitrijevic added 14, and Stefano Tonut finished with 10.
Game Videos
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:51
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Ettore Messina: 'You have to suffer to win games'
- 00:20
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A massive dunk from Brooks! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Bayern Munich–ALBA Berlin | RS Round 10 highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:33
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Trevion Williams's touchdown pass! Motorola Magic Moment
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Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:08
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Alocen sets up Conditt's dunk! Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Big block by Konan! Magic Moment
- 00:08
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Terry's steal and dunk! Magic Moment
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ALBA Berlin-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:08
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Trevion Williams: 'We showed who we are as a team'
- 00:10
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Spagnolo dances with Mannion and scores! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:33
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Schneider throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 01:14
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Neno Dimitrijevic: 'We did an amazing job'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Real Madrid | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:15
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Milos Magic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Procida's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:31
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Fabien Causeur: 'We found the right solutions'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:13
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A monster jam by Josh Nebo! Motorola Magic Momen
- 00:10
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What a play by Leandro Bolmaro! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Procida denies Bryant! Motorola Magic Moment
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:18
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Nebo's block leads to creative offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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ALBA Berlin-Paris Basketball | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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What a pass from Hermannsson! Motorola Magic Moment
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:26
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LeDay’s brutal slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:20
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Bolmaro does it all! Motorola Magic Moment
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:28
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Shields rocks the rim on a fastbreak! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Fantastic long pass by Hermannsson to Olinde! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:18
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Hermannsson’s sweet dish ends in Olinde triple! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Koumadje throws down alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:19
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Martin Hermannsson: 'I have to shoot more threes'
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ALBA Berlin-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Olympiacos Piraeus-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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LeDay with a ferocious dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Williams all smiles after big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Williams with the sweet feed! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Williams rejection leads to Wetzell dunk, Motorola Magic Moment
- 03:38
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FC Barcelona-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 02:00
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Ettore Messina: 'Zach LeDay always gives us something'
- 03:46
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Paris Basketball | RS Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:11
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Zach LeDay with a powerful slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Unstoppable Koumadje! Motorola Magic Moment
There was plenty of scoring in the early going as Milan went 3 for 3 on triples to take an early 2-9 lead, but ALBA started to find its feet and managed to go 13-11 ahead after back-to-back triples by Procida and Mattisseck. However, that would prove to be the last time ALBA was ahead for quite some time. LeDay was causing all sorts of problems for the ALBA defense and helped spur an 11-0 run that put Milan in the driving seat, 13-22. Spagnolo came to the fore late in the first quarter by scoring 6 points to cut the deficit to four points, 19-23, at the end of the period.
Procida’s layup to start the second quarter made it a one-possession ballgame, 21-23, but Milan continued to find ways to keep ALBA at arm’s length, first through Mirotic and then via Armoni Brooks and Tonut. Still, the visitors were unable to pull away, and Procida leveled the score at 31-31 after capitalizing on a Fabien Causeur to score a fast-break layup. That only seemed to rile up Milan, which reeled off 10 straight points to make it 31-41. That distance more or less remained in check the rest of the way before halftime, with Milan leading 43-55 at the break.
It became the Italian show for ALBA once the third quarter got underway as Procida and Spagnolo combined to devastating effect to reduce the gap to five points, 52-57. Milan reestablished its double-digit advantage through Causeur, Dimitrijevic and LeDay, with the score swelling to 55-68, but there was a good response by ALBA. In particular, Mattisseck and Williams really stood up on the offensive end to make Milan uncomfortable once more, then Procida’s layup with the final play of the period reduced the gap to eight points, 69-77.
The fight that ALBA showed throughout showed no signs of slowing down, even if the hosts were missing several key players, and it was Mattisseck and Rapieque who helped get the German side within touching distance of Milan, 80-83. Williams kept thriving inside and Spagnolo was getting more involved, with his jumper making it 84-86. Williams twice helped ALBA get within two points of the visitors, 86-88 and 88-90, but it was Spagnolo’s layup and then Tim Schneider’s 2 made free throws that saw Coach Gonzalez’s men finally level it up at 92-92 and send the game to overtime.
In what seemed like a good omen, Mirotic fouled Williams on the tip, giving ALBA a 94-92 advantage and its first lead since it was 13-11 in the first quarter. Mirotic didn’t take long to tie the game once more, but Procida’s three-point play and Schneider’s wing three had visiting coach Ettore Messina sweating on the sideline, 100-94. Tonut reduced the deficit with a perfect trip to the line, 100-96, but Mattisseck caused the roof to come off Mercedes-Benz Arena with his fifth triple on the night, 103-96. Even when Nico Mannion hit a three-pointer with 23 seconds left to make it 103-101, Procida kept his cool from the line with 6 seconds remaining as ALBA came away with a memorable 105-101 triumph.
