Umana Reyer Venice edged Dolomiti Energia Trento to win the Trofeo Dalla Riva Sport Floors. Allerik Freeman led the winners with 16 points while Derek Willis added 11. Darion Atkins had 14 points for Trento while Matteo Spagnolo added 13. Reyer led 14-12 after 10 minutes. Spagnolo and Toto Forray allowed Trento to get the lead, 25-29, at halftime. Both teams were tied at 42-42 at the end of the third quarter and then again, 52-52, in the next-to-last minute. Freeman struck from downtown and Jeff Brooks bettered Spagnolo's basket with a triple that sealed the outcome, 58-54, as Trento never recovered.
Preseason results: Reyer, Gran Canaria win on Saturday
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Gran Canaria made it to the Torneo Ciutat de Mao final by edging Basquet Girona 76-71 in Menorca. John Shurna led the winners with 22 points. Jovan Kljacic added 10 for Gran Canaria, which outrebounded Girona by 39-27. Gran Canaria led most of the way, getting a 39-32 halftime margin and extending it to 59-49 at the end of the third quarter. Girona managed to get within 71-69 but Shurna buried a critical three-pointer that sealed the outcome with 17.5 seconds remaining.
In other games, Paris Basketball registered an 81-83 loss against Turkish Airlines EuroLeague powerhouse ALBA Berlin at the Paris European Games in the French capital. Gabriele Procida and Louis Olinde paced the winners with 14 points apiece. Tyrone Wallace led Paris with 21 points. Kyle Allman added 17, Ismael Kamagate 13 and Dustin Sleva 12. It all came down to the final 7 seconds, in which Jonas Mattisseck drew a foul and made free throws to make ALBA win the game down the stretch. Germani Brescia lost at home against Bertram Yachts Derthona Basket, 70-88, in the Trofeo Roberto Ferrari. Luca Severini led the winners with 14 points. Tai Odiase had 13 points for Brescia, Michael Cobbins 12 and Tommaso Laquintana 11.