Kofi Cockburn and Openjobmetis Varese overwhelmed Una Hotels Reggio Emilia 99-84 at PalaBigi.
Varese built a commanding 34-18 lead after the opening quarter and maintained control through the intervals. The halftime score stood at 55-40 in favor of the visitors, before Varese extended the margin to 80-58 heading into the final period.
Openjobmetis Varese shot efficiently from the field, accumulating 24 team assists. Tray Boeheim and teammates capitalized on defensive breakdowns from Reggio Emilia in front of 3,730 spectators.
Barford led Una Hotels Reggio Emilia with 18 points, shooting 5 of 7 on two-pointers and 1 of 5 from beyond the arc. Ogbeide contributed 17 points by converting 7 of 10 field goals and grabbing 8 rebounds.
Visconti added 14 points off the bench, hitting 3 of 4 two-pointers and 2 of 4 three-point attempts. Caupain finished with 7 points and a team-high 8 assists for the hosts.
Kamagate paced Openjobmetis Varese with 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting, adding 5 rebounds. Hale scored 20 points, sinking 5 of 11 three-point shots.
Nikolic added 18 points with a perfect 7-for-7 mark from inside the arc, while Alviti contributed 12 points via four three-pointers. McDowell-White chipped in 9 points and Librizzi scored 6 before receiving a technical foul in the 27th minute with the score at 70-48.
Reggio Emilia made 12 of 19 free throws during the match. Varese converted 13 of 20 attempts from the charity stripe.
On the boards, Varese outrebounded the hosts 34 to 27. Kamagate secured 5 rebounds for the winners, while Ogbeide led Reggio Emilia with 8 boards.
