Basketball, Serie A: in advance Treviso dominates in Verona

VERONA-TREVISO 81-97
Treviso conquers the field of Verona by a wide margin and conquers a very heavy success in the race for salvation in this Venetian derby. Marcelo Nicola’s team recovers with interest the defeat in the first leg at Palaverde (77-79) in a match controlled for a long time after the initial Veronese escape: 18-10. Treviso takes control of the match with a very physical defense and lots of plays in the area guarding the rebounds, without ever scoring from 3 until the interval, closed ahead 34-41 after reaching +12.

In the second half Verona completes the comeback with a partial 12-0 between the two central quarters, but the guests return to the lead due to not having already recovered after the last draw at 43-43. In the final quarter captain Zanelli drags Treviso (clear path with 14 points and 5/5 from the field), together with Banks. Verona complains about Attard’s refereeing (4 technicians with a double penalty for Anderson who is thus expelled) and clings to Bortolani: 20 points with 4/7 from the three-point arc for one of the exes in the match. But the hosts never manage to go back beyond -6 and thus remain in the penultimate place, overtaken by Treviso.
Verona: Bortolani 20, Smith 17, Anderson 14
Treviso: Banks 24, Ellis 18, Iroegbu 14.