Langford scores 29 as Milano beat Unicaja Malaga 70-59

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan moved into a tie for second place in Group E at the midway point of the Top 16 after blowing past Unicaja Malaga 70-59 on Thursday in the fashion capital. Keith Langford matched his season high with 29 points to lead the hosts, who improved to 4-3, which knocking Unicaja to 3-4. The Milan guard scored 12 in the first quarter as Milan took control and had 7 in a 9-0 third-quarter run as the lead grew to 20 points. Nik Caner-Medley helped Unicaja rally in the fourth quarter, but the visitors never got closer than 8. Nicolo Melli’s three-pointer with 95 seconds remaining triggered the celebrations for the hosts. Curtis Jerrells added 13 points and Samardo Samuels tallied 10 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Caner-Medley led the Unicaja attack with 18 points and Vladimir Stimac amassed 13 points and 11 rebounds in defeat.