Mens Sana beats Unicaja Malaga and goes to the Top 16

After having started the season with three consecutive defeats, Montepaschi Siena roared into the Top 16 with a fifth consecutive victory, socking it to visiting Unicaja Malaga 91-72 in Group B on Friday. Siena raised its record to 5-3 to hold third place in the group, while Unicaja fell to 6-2 and second place despite being tied with Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv on wins and losses. Once again, Siena's league-leading three-point shooters were the reason as they hit 13 of 28 attempts from downtown compared to 3 of 14 for Unicaja - a difference of 30 points. Eight different Siena players made at least one three-pointer as David Moss led the winners with 13 points. Benjamin Ortner had 8 of his 12 points in the final quarter. Kristjan Kangur added 11 points, Aleksandar Rasic and Viktor Sanikidze 10 each. Unicaja, which trailed by double digits consistently after giving up 30 points in the first quarter, got a stellar game from Luka Zoric, who made 11 of 13 two-point shots on his way to 29 points. Krunoslav Simon was Unicaja's other double-digit scorer, with 16 points. If three-pointers were the difference, however, they came because Siena dished 26 assists, a team record in its nine Euroleague seasons. Daniel Hackett had 7 of those, while six of his teammates had at least 2 each, putting on a true lesson in unselfish ball movement from Siena. 

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