Derthona came from behind to beat San Pablo Burgos 89-79

Derthona broke a run of 3 straight defeats by coming from behind against San Pablo Burgos. The Italian side won 89-79 on court and picked up its second victory in the European cup.

Derthona started Durham in the starting five and finished the first quarter behind 18-25. They went into halftime trailing 45-36. The visiting team was ahead for about 30 minutes of the game. Burgos pushed the margin to its highest point in the third quarter at 36-49.

A 4-point play by Hubb brought the home side back into the game. Hubb reached 10 points and the gap came down to 53-57. In the final quarter, with contributions from Audige and Bortolani, Derthona went ahead 66-65. Steward's 7 straight points put Burgos back in front, but after Bortolani's baskets Hubb tied the score at 76-76.

With 4 minutes left in the game, a 5-0 run by Bortolani and Olejniczak made it 81-77 and decided the outcome of the game. Derthona will host Napoli in a league game on Sunday at 12:00, again at Nova Arena.