Basketball, Serie A postponement: Trieste beats Cremona, Trapani surpasses Naples

The 28th round of Serie A closes with Cremona that collapses in the fourth period and is forced to postpone the appointment with salvation. At Palaradi Vince Trieste 101-81, dragged by the Valentine couple (24 points) and Uthoff (23). Precious success for guests (already qualified in the playoffs), which rise to sixth place overcoming Reggio Emilia by virtue of direct clashes. Naples also does not celebrate arithmetic permanence in the top flight. At the Fruit Village Arena Vince Trapani 95-76. The men of Repesa, dragged by Galloway (24 points) and notes (17), hook the Virtus to the top of the ranking.

Cremona-Trieste 81-101

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The start of the race at the Palaradi smiles in Trieste which immediately checks the rhythm of the race and pulls with excellent percentages from beyond the arch (8/19 to 20 ‘). The Giuliani are very good at exploiting a highly inspired Uthoff, who closes the first half with 15 points (6/10 from the field). Brotto’s team relies on Nikolic and Christon. Christian’s team goes into the changing rooms of 15 lengths: 52-37. Vanoli returns from the most determined rest and finds greater rhythm in attack, comeback and arrives at 30 ‘on -5. At the beginning of the last period, however, guests rekindle, thanks to the clear growth of Valentine and Johnson, while Uthoff continues his positive evening. Trieste touches the +16 and managed the result in the final.

Cremona: Christon 18, Davis, Willis 14, Nikolic 12.

Trieste: Valentine 24, Uthoff 23, Brown 15.

Naples-Trapani 76-95

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Intense game from the beginning to the Fruit Village Arena. Naples is in the very warm hands of Zubcic. The Sharks, however, immediately respond with Yeboah – who makes himself heard under the irons – Galloway and notes, dangerous from the arch. Trapani takes control of the match in the second quarter, when, after a triple of his aforementioned number 1, he touches the double figure of advantage. From that moment, the Sicilians administer and increase the gap, touching the +18 (57-39 at 20 ‘) after a basket of Yeboah, at the end of the first half. In the third quarter Trapani touches the maximum advantage over +22, but then he suffers the return of Valli team, led by a unleashed Pullen, who propitiates a partial of 20-3. Galloway, Horton and the usual notae, laughter margin to the Sicilians, who resume the race in hand and manage the advantage.

Naples: Green 20, Pullen 19, Zubcic 14.

Trapani: Galloway 24, Notae 17, Horton 14.