Simonovic and Wolters lead KK Crvena Zvezda past Olimpia Milano

Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade grabbed its second win this week by topping EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 83-70 in the Serbian capital in front of over 14,000 fans at Kombank Arena on Thursday. Both teams now have 4-4 records in the standings. Marko Simonovic led the winners with 23 points and dynamited the game in the second quarter with 4 three-pointers in as many minutes. Nate Wolters added 14 points and 6 assists for Zvezda. Alessandro Gentile had 14 points for Milan. Zvezda limited Milan to 43.8% two-point shooting (21-of-48) and forced its opponents into 17 turnovers. Zvezda collected 9 steals and shot better than Milan from all distances, excelling from downtown (40.7%) and the free throw line (85.7%).