Grazulis' Cantù start strongly but fail to hold off Milan

In an Italian basketball championship game played this evening, Cantù, whose roster includes Latvian basketball player Andrejs Grazulis, hosted the Milan club. The game was listed on the Italian basketball league's official website. The source does not give a final score, but its headline indicates that Cantù could not hold on to their early advantage.

The home side began the first quarter very strongly. They produced three runs, 10:0, 7:0 and 10:4, and later led 31:23. Milan then took control. Cantù last held the lead in the third quarter.

For Milan, former Vilnius "Rytas" forward Seivion Fleg scored 17 points, and Cantù were unable to cope with him.

Grazulis' performance

Andrejs Grazulis spent 15 minutes on court. He scored two points, going one for one on two-point attempts and none for two from three-point range. The Latvian had two blocked shots, one steal and one rebound, as well as one personal foul and one foul drawn. His team's plus/minus rating while he was on court was -10.

Milan's situation

In the Euroleague, Europe's top club basketball competition, Milan have started the season with eight losses in nine games. In Athens they lost 75:80 to Panathinaikos, and in Piraeus they fell 78:84 to the reigning champions Olympiacos.