Nico Mannion headlines Lega Basket Serie A matchday 2 with 34 PIR in Roma SPQR rout
Nico Mannion ran the show. The Roma SPQR guard put up 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, shooting 6-of-9 from the field with 2-of-5 from 3-points, in just 24 minutes. That's a 34.00 PIR — the best number anyone posted in matchday 2's eight games. Roma SPQR demolished Bertram Derthona 108-70 on October 4, 2026, and Mannion was the engine.
Roma SPQR sends a message
A 38-point margin. That's the widest blowout of the round, no contest. Derthona had opened its season with a 101-93 home win over Verona on September 27, 2026. Not anymore. Both clubs now sit at 1-1 through two games, with Derthona taking its first L of the year.
Roma SPQR 108 - 70 Bertram Derthona · Lega Basket Serie A 2026-2027 · 04/10/2026
Leaders
| Roma SPQR | Bertram Derthona | |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | Nico Mannion 19 | Dante Maddox Jr. 15 |
| REB | Marko Simonovic 8 | Aljami Durham 3 |
| AST | Nico Mannion 9 | Prentiss Hubb 3 |
Team stats
| Roma SPQR | Bertram Derthona | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 66.7% | 35.9% |
| 3PTS | 12/27 | 5/26 |
| FT | 12/18 | 19/22 |
| REB | 43 | 21 |
| OREB | 11 | 10 |
Mannion wasn't alone in the highlight reel. Marcus Carr ran the point for Virtus Bologna in a 98-89 win over Maxima Roma, racking up 21 points and 13 assists for a 33.00 PIR. Hunter Hale went for 25 points and a 27.00 PIR as Openjobmetis Varese won 85-77 at Scafati. Jeff Dowtin Jr. matched that 27.00 mark — 17 points, 10 dimes — in Napoli Basketball's 99-93 win over Reggio Emilia. And DeWayne Russell muscled his way to 24 points and 8 rebounds in NutriBullet Treviso Basket's 93-90 road win at Trento.
Virtus Bologna 98 - 89 Maxima Roma · Lega Basket Serie A · 04/10/2026
| Game | PTS | REB | AST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtus Bologna | Mouhamet Diouf | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Trent Frazier | 16 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marcus Carr | 21 | 3 | 13 | |
| Davide Casarin | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| Kessler Edwards | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| Tommaso Baldasso | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Matteo Baiocchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Hackett | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Francesco Ferrari | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Aliou Diarra | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobi Klintman | 15 | 7 | 1 | |
| Maxima Roma | Xavier Moon | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| Miro Bilan | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
| Aaron Holiday | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Brynton Lemar | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
| Giovanni Veronesi | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carl Wheatle | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Brown III | 12 | 11 | 3 | |
| Federico Bonacini | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mirza Alibegovic | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Andrea Bresciani | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gora Camara | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Udine survives by a single point
Tightest game of the round? Cantù hosted Udine and lost 84-85 on October 5, 2026. Udine stays perfect at 2-0 — one of five unbeaten clubs through two games, joining Napoli Basketball, NutriBullet Treviso Basket, Umana Reyer Venezia and Virtus Bologna. Cantù falls to 0-2, lumped in with Longobardi Scafati, Maxima Roma, Pallacanestro Trieste and Reggio Emilia.
Elsewhere, Umana Reyer Venezia held off Pallacanestro Trieste 87-82. Verona edged Armani Olimpia Milano 75-72, powered by Mike Tobey's 13-point, 14-rebound night. That loss drops the Milan club to 1-1 — a group rounded out by Dolomiti Energia Trento, Openjobmetis Varese, Roma SPQR, Bertram Derthona and Verona itself.
Five unbeatens, two rounds in.
Comments (0)