Very important is a road loss of third ranked San Miniato against sixth ranked Rimini on Sunday night in the Italian Serie B. Visiting San Miniato was defeated by Rimini in Rimini 78-63. Rimini outrebounded San Miniato 42-21 including a 31-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Bulgarian guard Borislav Mladenov who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points and 18 rebounds.
Rimini moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Roseto. San Miniato at the other side keeps the third position with five games lost. Rimini will play against Cecina (#11) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. San Miniato will play against Faenza (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.