Second consecutive stop for Ax Milano in the Euroleague and first match point for the wasted playoffs.
Olimpia falls 86-69 in Vitoria against a Baskonia hungry for victories and misses, three games from the end, the arithmetic qualification for the post season.
Nothing is lost, however: the Messina team will just need to beat one of the Red Star and Panathinaikos (already eliminated) next week to hit the target and then go hunting for the best possible position.
To do badly in Milan are an Italian - Polonara, 17 points and 13 rebounds -, an ex - Dragic, 15 - and above all Henry (19 and 6 assists), whose accelerations are real blows in the defense.
Bad race for Milan that collapses vertically in the second half, strangled by the aggressiveness and athleticism of the Basques: the positive start (14-8) is mere illusion. Milan (now 19-12 in the standings) is dominated by rebound (40 to 27) and shoots with mediocre percentages (27/67), Baskonia remains in the running for a place in the playoffs.