Balanced game with the Sicilians often ahead thanks to Robinson’s 17 points. Then the American comes out for injury and the Friulians pass with the stolen and support for the basket of the former Milan on Notae
Trieste wins an incredible game and eliminates Trapani, second seed on the Italian Cup scoreboard. The basket is decisive almost at the end of Brooks, which sets the result on the 74-72 final for the Giuliani. Christian’s team (without Ross) reaches Trento (victorious, 85-80 against Reggio Emilia) in the semifinal, scheduled for Saturday evening, at 8:45 pm at the Arena inalp. Robinson’s 17 points are not enough.
Trapani-Trieste 74-72
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The quarter -final between the two neopromosses, in the first half, shows two faces. The first 10 minutes see the Sharks better, which hurt in transition with Alibegovic and Robinson and also touches the +10. Trieste replies with the triples of Candussi and Ruzzier. At the first siren, Sicilians ahead 20-15. At the start of the second period, the Giuliani prove to be growing, still exhibiting a great Ruzzier, who propitiates a partial of 7-0. The inertia of the game seems to have changed, the Repesa team pays the very thin 1/10 of 3 and the 9 balls lost, while that of Christian salt of tone. Thanks to a triple of Valentine from 9 meters first, and then Brooks support, he closes the first 20 ‘ahead 33-38. The best performance from 6 and 75 of the Giuliani (5/16 in the first half) is decisive.
sensational ending
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Upon returning from rest Johnson and Valentine try to give further momentum to Trieste, but Horton loads Trapani on his shoulders. The Sicilians with a couple of flames of Notae and Galloway draw the game at 47. Despite a triple from the 45 Trieste, and a basket of candlesses, the Sharks place a break of 6-1 (53-56 at 30 ‘). The start of the last period sees the Giuliani who try a first real escape, but despite the partial of 7-0, it is first recounted and then passed. Christian’s men lose some trivial balls and are risky by the Sharks: 12-0 counterbreaks, with a super Robinson (returned to the field after the injury of the first half). 65-60 for the men of Repesa in 35 ‘. In the end it is still the number 5 of the Sicilians who determine, exploiting a 3-point game, which puts two possessions between the teams (71-65 at 38 ‘). In the last 60 seconds everything happens. Trieste makes a clear path in the bezel with Brooks and Uthoff, Trapani misses the shot that would close the speech, but Brown leaves the second free on the iron: 71-70 for the men of Repesa at 12 “from the end. Alibegovic, 1/2 and 72-70 to a little more than 6 ” from the end. Brown returns to the bezel and is forgiven, drawing the meeting at 72. The last possession is incredible. Nota loses the ball on the remittance, Brooks steals the ball and flies on the counterattack, leaning on the glass the basket of victory. The last desperate Trapani attempt does not arrive at iron.
Trapani: Alibegovic 18, Robinson 17, Horton 11
Trieste: Valentine, Ruzzier, Johnson 11, Brooks 10
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