by VARESE, Italy — RaeQuan Battle (Tulalip) scored 18 points on Sunday as Apu Old Wild West Udine rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat Openjobmetis Varese, 84-81, in Italian Serie A play.
Battle started and finished with 18 points, shooting 6-of-9 from two-point range and 1-of-6 from three-point range, and he added free throws during Udine’s fourth-quarter push. The game’s official scoring summary did not publish his minutes or rebounding totals, so no fuller line is reported here.
Varese controlled the first half, leading 26-14 after the first quarter and 49-40 at halftime. Udine flipped the game in the third quarter, outscoring Varese 27-14 to take a 67-63 lead, then stretched the margin to 77-67 with 3:30 left before holding off a late Varese rally in the final minute.
Andrea Calzavara led Udine with a career-high 27 points, and D.J. Valentine added 13. David Duke Jr. scored 24 points for Varese, with Taze Moore Hale adding 16 and Davide Alviti 12.
Both teams left the game with 4-3 records in Serie A.
Udine returns home to face Olimpia Milano on Sunday, Nov. 15.
