After tasting defeat earlier this week, two teams aiming to get closer to the playoff positions go head-to-head as Milan (7-11) welcomes Bayern (8-10).
Game Notes: Milan vs. Bayern



December's meeting was dominated by Carsen Edwards as he netted 32 points, including 5 three-pointers, to give Bayern a thrilling 91-84 overtime victory. The German team also benefitted from Serge Ibaka's double-double of 20 points and 12 boards, including a late triple to force overtime. Milan will hope for another strong performance from new signing Shabazz Napier, who delivered 14 points and 5 assists on his second debut for the club in Tuesday's defeat at Olympiacos.
- In Round 12, Bayern pulled out an improbable 91-84 overtime win at home against Milan. Carsen Edwards scored a career-high and a club-record 32 points and had a career-best PIR of 28.
- Last season in Munich, Milan edged Bayern 81-83, marking the only road win in the last 11 games between these two teams. Milan's Nicolo Melli had 17 points and a 29 PIR, earning MVP of the Round honor.
- The last time they played in Milan, Bayern's Andreas Obst had career-highs in scoring (24), triples made (7) and PIR (27) in a 99-74 loss in Milan. Those 7 threes are also tied for a club single-game record.
- Seven of their games took place in the 2020-21 season with Milan ousting Bayern 3-2 in their best-of-five EuroLeague Playoff series.
- In the deciding Game 5 of that series, Milan led by as many as 17 points and was still up 12 points with 78 seconds left in the game, but had to hold on to a 92-89 win behind Shavon Shields, who posted career highs in points (34), PIR (41), free throws made (11) and three-pointers made (5). He earned MVP of the Round honor for his performance.
- Bayern forward Vladimir Lucic set his career highs in points (27), free throws made (11), and PIR (35) in a historic Game 3 win over Milan in that series. Bayern's first EuroLeague Playoffs win that night was also the first by any German team.
- Milan held Bayern to club-record lows of 51 points, 2 three-pointers made, and a team PIR of 32 in a 75-51 home win in January 2021.
- Milan point guard Maodo Lo played two seasons and made 57 EuroLeague appearances for Bayern, from 2018 to 2020.
- The Bayern trio Isaac Bonga, Andreas Obst and Niels Giffey were teammates with Milan's Lo and Johannes Voigtmann on the German national team that won the gold medal at the 2023 World Cup.
- Voigtmann, Obst and Bayern's Nick Weiler-Babb also won the bronze medal at EuroBasket 2022.
- Lo and Milan forward Nicolo Melli were teammates of Bayern's Elias Harris at Brose Bamberg. Melli and Harris were teammates for two seasons, from 2015 to 2017, and together they won a pair of German League titles. Lo was a teammate with them in the 2016-17 season.
- Nicolo Melli tied his career high with 6 offensive rebounds against Bayern in March 2022.
- Milan's Diego Flaccadori spent two seasons with Bayern, from 2019 to 2021. He made his EuroLeague debut there.
- Milan big man Kyle Hines matched his career-high with 4 blocks playing for CSKA Moscow against Bayern in March 2014.
- In Game 3 of the 2022 playoffs, Milan forward Nikola Mirotic earned the MVP of the Round honor after scoring 25 points and accumulating a PIR of 31 playing for FC Barcelona in a 66-75 win against Bayern in Munich.
- Shavon Shields tied career-high with 5 triples made in an overtime loss gainst Bayern in Round 12.

























































































