USL result, Day 2: CBA 80-78 Lottomatica Roma
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The Chinese Basketball Association squad bounced back from its initial loss in the ULEB Summer League final by edging Lottomatica Roma 80-78 on late free throws by Belton Rivers. Both teams are now tied in Group A with a 1-1 record. Wang Sizhang paced the winners with 19 points while Rivers added 16 for the CBA. Marco Killingsworth led Lottomatica with a double-double of 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 10 rebounds while Marco Nardi added 11 for Roma. Nino Garris and an outstanding Claudio Ceccotti helped the CBA to get a 14-8 lead early in the game, but a 0-7 run that Nardi capped with a triple put Lottomatica ahead, 17-19, right at the start of the second quarter. That's when Wang took off, leading a 14-2 run that gave the CBA a double-digit lead, 32-21 that lengthened to 39-27 at halftime. Lottomatica improved its defense after the break while back-to-back baskets by Killingsworth complete his team's comeback at 48-52. A three-pointer by Lukas Kraus gave Roma a 69-74 edge with 2 minutes to go, but the CBA was not done. Wang and Triantafillos Tzakopoulos answered fron downtown, Garris scored around the basket while a free throw by Rivers tied it at 78-78. Rivers grabbed an offensive rebound, drew another foul and made both shots this time to fix the final score, as Nardi missed a jumper for Roma at the buzzer.
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