ITA - Air Avellino, Armani Jeans strike back

AVELLINO (Lega A) - Air Avellino hit back with a vengeance against Benetton Treviso to square their Italian play-off quarter-final at 1-1.

Beaten 82-78 at home in the opener, Avellino rolled to an 87-68 victory on Saturday and will now attempt to regain home-court advantage when they play Game 3 at Treviso on Monday.

Poland international Szymon Szewczyk exploded for 34 points for Avellino, making six of 10 shots from long range and six of seven inside the arc.

Armani Jeans Milano are back on level terms with Dinamo Sassari after prevailing in Game 2 at home on Friday, 73-63.

Veteran forward Stefano Mancinelli had 17 points and David Hawkins 16 for Milano.

Benett Cantu and Montepaschi Siena each have 2-0 leads in their quarter-final series.

Nicolas Mazzarino poured in 24 points for Cantu as they edged Varese 67-64 in Game 2 on Friday and Siena, going after a fifth consecutive Lega A crown, held off Virtus Bologna on Saturday in an 85-81 victory.

Bo McCalebb finished with 16 points and Ksistof Lavrinovic had 15 for Siena.

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