Well, this was one major upset! Ravenna arrived in Modena with the role of clear underdogs, but they will return home with all 3 points in their pockets! The team which is currently not even among the top 8 teams on the standings played a perfect match and outscored the reigning champions.
Maurice Armando Torres made 16 points for Ravenna, while Maarten Van Garderen added 15. On the other side, Luca Vettori put up 20 points for Modena, while Earvin Ngapeth finished the match with 14 points.
In the first game under the helm of their new head coach Nikola Grbić, Verona showed quite a reaction and defeated Piacenza in straight sets. Mitar Djurić was leading the home side with 19 points, while Uroš Kovačević made 16.
Finally, Lube remained all alone at the top of the table after scoring an easy victory against Latina, while Trentino and Perugia used the defeat of Modena to jump above the reigning champions on the standings.
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