Hackett stars as Montepaschi nets win over Munich

Montepaschi Siena remained in the running for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 with a 71-62 victory at home over Bayern Munich on Friday. Siena used a 13-1 run late in the second quarter to take control and never let Munich regain the lead. Daniel Hackett collected 15 points, 10 assists 4 rebounds and drew 11 fouls for the Italian champs. Montepaschi improved to 2-5 in Group C. Spencer Nelson finally returned to the team and had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals while Erick Green chipped in 10 points for the winners. Bayern suffered its fourth loss in the last five games to fall to 3-4 despite Malcolm Delaney leading the way with 13 points. John Bryant added 12 points and 11 rebounds while Nihad Djedovic had 10 points.