Bologna crushes Pistoia, the Sicilians beat Venice. The defeat of Tortona secures the playoffs of Milan and Reggio Emilia
Virtus Bologna and Trapani are confirmed by the head of the Basket Serie A ranking at the end of the 27th day, the Quartultima della Regular Season. Virtus crushes 86-62 a Pistoia one step away from relegation; The “Sharks” – unbeatable at home – Azzannano Venice 110-100 to the OverTime in a playoff game for entertainment and intensity. Still decisive JD Notae with 36 evaluation resulting from 27 points and 7 assists. Reyer remains at +2 from ninth place, then in the playoff area, thanks to the defeat of Tortona in Treviso, where everything happens. Above 26 in the middle of the third period, the Nunetribullet risks being reassembled by Tortona in the last seconds, but in the end it is Bowman (31 points) to drive out the ghosts. The defeat of Bertram gives the certainty of the playoffs in Milan and Reggio Emilia. Brescia is also mathematically inside. Post Season also ensured for Trento, which at Palatrieste hits the third victory in a row in the championship. Reggio Emilia beats Naples 89-86 despite Leonardo Toté’s 36 points while Varese performs an important salvation shot winning 89-84 against Sassari. Drastical the situation of Scafati, penultimate, rolled by Germani and increasingly far from salvation.
Trapani-Venezia 110-100
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There is a lot and marks little in a start that catapults those present in the playoff climate. Venice gives a first shoulder with Ennis and goes to +12 (12-24) in the 10th minute, while Trapani loses balls in sequence and finds no attack in attack. The “Sharks” come on when JD Notae enters (decisive with 27 points) and return in contact thanks to Robinson’s points (16 at the end). So at the interval show and balance (48-50) are guaranteed. Upon returning, Trapani immediately conquers a couple of margin possessions (71-64) and flees on +10 (82-72) attacking well in defense lined up and hitting in transition, but in the final grants to Venice the possibility of playing it at the OverTime, with Wiltjer that sculpts the 91-91 from distant to expire. But there is no history at the extra: the Repesa team has more and celebrates.
Trapani: JD Notae 27, Alibegovic and Horton 18
Venice: Ennis 26, Kabengele 21, Parks and McGruder 12
Pistoia-Virtus Bologna 62-86
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There is no history in Pistoia. Segafredo confirms her excellent condition and maintains the top of the ranking, while the seventh consecutive defeat brings Okorn’s team one step away from relegation. The resistance of Pistoia goes out after less than 10 ‘: the extract immediately enters into difficulty due to the lost balls, while Virtus gears the high gears from the arch with Morgan, capitalizes from the bezel and hits the partial of 12-1 at the end of the first quarter which in fact is enough to direct the race in favor of the black vu. There is little to do for the Tuscans, who also sink to -29 in the third period and see each other in front of Bologna.
Pistoia: Forrest 20, Della Rosa 8, Cooke and Allen 6
Virtus: Zizic 17, Morgan 16, Clyburn 9
Trieste-Trento 88-94
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Third victory in a row for the men of Galbiati, who return to undermine the top positions of the ranking in view of the post season. In the first half of the race, the Cale-Lamb duo is infallible from long distance (6/6 from 3 in pairs) and brings L’Aquila to the command, while Uthoff and Valentine hold Trieste standing. But when Ross climbs to the chair, the Giuliani seem one step away from the comeback: then Ellis thinks about putting the result in ice in favor of his, who can now celebrate the mathematical certainty of the playoffs. Trieste, on the other hand, will have to continue to fight for another three days of LBA.
Trieste: Uthoff 18, Ross 17, Valentine 12
Trento: Cale 19, Ellis 18, Lamb 17
Reggio Emilia-Napoli 89-86
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A 36 -point and 12 rebounded totè is not enough to avoid the third consecutive defeat to Campania. At Palabigi the Reggiana appears after a very balanced match and a point to point to point. The great first half of the Italian long, closed with 16 points and 6 rebounds, anticipates the attempt to escape from Naples which at the beginning of the second period touches the +11. Unahotels rekindles itself in the last quarter and succeeds in the comeback, despite the triple of Pullen 84-84 at 1’30 ” from the end. In the final possessions it is the home team that is more lucid and to have the better. The Campania remain at 16 points in full struggle salvation, the Emilians see the playoffs with 34 points in the standings.
Reggio Emilia: Winston 21, Cheatham and Faried 16
Naples: Totè 36, Pullen 13, Green 10
Varese-Sassari 89-84
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Dragged by a Super Hands, author of 27 points, Varese takes an important step towards salvation. Kastritis’s team starts strongly, which also touches +14 in the second quarter. Sassari tries to return in the second half thanks to Bibbins and Weber, without however being able to hook the Lombards. The hopes of comeback are extinguished on Fobbs’ error which, on -3 to 50 ” from the end, makes a breakdown on Mitrou -Longs in transition allowing the hands to close it with the basket of +5. Varese rises to 18 points in the standings, Sassari remains to 24, now decidedly detached from the playoffs.
Varese: Hands 27, Alviti 17, Mitrou-Long 14
Sassari: Weber 20, Bibbins 16, Fobbs 15
Treviso-Tortona 92-91
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What a match in Treviso! Thanks to the two points obtained tonight, Vitucci’s team is getting closer to salvation, while to smile at the defeat of Tortona are above all Milan and Reggio Emilia, now certain of its presence in the playoffs. Until the third quarter, it seemed like a discounted victory for the Nutribullet who, led by an unstoppable Bowman, also touches the +26 advantage. But in the last period Baldasso plays the charge from the arch for a sensational comeback: his triples, combined with that of Vital, report Derthona to -1 to 2 ‘from the end. After that, in the last 30 ” everything happens. Another ring from the perimeter – this time at the hands of Denegri – brings the Piedmontese ahead for the first time, but the replica of the usual Bowman arrives immediately. Again, Denegri has in his hands the ball that could be worth the victory in the last possession, but his shot does not find the bottom of the retina.
Treviso: Bowman 31, Olisevicius 25, Macura 9
Tortona: Baldasso and Vital 16, Denegri 13
Brescia-Scafati 86-72
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Germani returns to victory by redeeming the Ko of Bologna and hooks Trento in third place. Eight defeats in a row, on the other hand, for a penultimate Givova who melts immediately in Brescia going under 17-5 and sinking beyond the twenty of disadvantage already before the interval. The challenge is one -way even if in the fourth final the guests make the partial less bitter.
Brescia: Balance and of the valley 16, Burnell 11
Scafati: Cinciarini 15, Zanelli 14, Sakota and Sorokas 10
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