Karlo Bilan scored 26 points to lead Maxima Roma to a 99-87 victory over Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù at PalaTiziano on November 8, 2026, during the seventh round of the LBA Serie A regular season, Pallacanestro Cantù reported.
Coach Cotelli opened the match with a starting lineup featuring Moon, Holiday, Wheatle, Tyson, and Bilan, while coach Vitucci countered by selecting Gravett, Flagg, Moraschini, Olisevicius, and C.Brown. The officiating crew for the encounter consisted of referees Andrea Valzani, Denis Quarta, and Alessio Dionisi.
Moraschini and Holiday traded early three-pointers before Bilan put Roma ahead. Cantù responded through Brown, Gravett, and Flagg to claim an 11-6 lead. Wheatle sparked a Roma run, but Cantù reclaimed the edge on an alley-oop from Okeke and a triple by Moraschini, closing the opening period ahead 24-23, according to basketmarche.it. Bilan anchored the paint and Moon provided solid play to maintain the equilibrium after 10 minutes.
Alibegovic tied the contest with a three-pointer in the second quarter, and Camara pushed the hosts up 31-28. Moretti pulled Cantù level at 35-35 before Bilan and Moon spearheaded a decisive surge that sent Roma into halftime leading 54-44, comonews.it noted.
Combinations between Tyson and Bilan inside the paint, a jump shot by Veronesi, and a basket at the buzzer by Moon helped push the Maxima advantage outward before the break.
Flagg opened the third quarter with four points for Cantù, but Holiday and Tyson hit consecutive perimeter shots from the corners to stretch Roma’s advantage to 64-48. Bilan and Moon maintained the double-digit cushion through the remainder of the frame, which ended at 78-63.
A 20-6 run backed by two flashes from Holiday across both halves of the court and a triple from Tyson helped seal the commanding margin for the hosts.
Olisevicius and Ventura trimmed the deficit to 12 points multiple times in the fourth quarter, but Moon and Bilan answered with scores. Late perimeter shots by Olisevicius and Bonacini established the final 99-87 scoreline as Cantù dropped its seventh match of the campaign. Cantù touched the -12 margin on various occasions, but Holiday, Moon, and Bilan proved clinical in keeping the white-and-blues under control until the final buzzer.
Maxima Roma shot efficiently behind Bilan’s 26 points and Moon’s 18 points, while Holiday contributed 15 points. Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù relied on 18 points from Brown and 17 from Flagg, alongside 16 points from Moraschini and 14 from Olisevicius.
The complete box score recorded the remaining points for Maxima Roma as Tyson with 11, Alibegovic with 9, Veronesi with 5, Camara with 8, Bonacini with 2, and 0 points from Brown, while Bresciani did not score; for Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù, Okeke added 7, Moretti scored 7, Ventura finished with 2, and Udom had 2, with Gravett chipping in 4, while Grazulis alongside unused substitutes Parravicini and Miles rounded out the roster.
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