On the Sassari parquet, Bendzius leads his team with 25 points in the direct clash in the safety zone. Ramsey with 34 points is decisive for the Giulians in the trip to Treviso
The fifth day of Lba opens with the victory of Virtus, who crushes Trento 102-83. Six men in double figures for Ivanovic, including Saliou Niang, who tonight as a former player found himself against his brother Cheickh for the first time in Serie A. The Vu Nere momentarily catch Brescia at the top, awaiting the big match that tomorrow will see the Leonessa clash with Trapani. On the other side of the table, Udine breaks away from the bottom by overcoming Sassari 88-70, with the other former player of the evening Eimantas Bendzius (25 points) being decisive. Together with Dinamo, Treviso also remains at zero victories, which tonight falls against Trieste 107-100 under the blows of Jahmi’us Ramsey (34 points).
SASSARI-UDINE 70-88
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The direct clash at the bottom of the table sees Udine victorious, snatching the first two points of the season, while Sassari remains stuck at zero. The great ex of the game dominates, Eimantas Bendzius (25 points with 9/12 from the field, 7 rebounds and 4 assists), who returned to PalaSerradimigni after five seasons playing with Banco di Sardegna. After a first half held in balance (38-41) by the duel between number 22, i.e. the Lithuanian himself and Vincini, upon returning from the locker room Apu runs away: Bendzius is still unleashed, Verdemati’s team has the merit of patiently using all 24” of the action to consistently find the best possible shot and flies well over the double-digit lead (49-68) in the final stages of the third quarter. The Sardinians fell back into the shooting difficulties they had already encountered at the start of the match (9/34 from the field in the second half of the match), the result was never called into question in the final.
Sassari: Vincini 16, Marshall Jr 14, Johnson 11. Udine: Bendzius 25, Alibegovic 16, Mekowulu 12
TRENTO-BOLOGNA 83-102
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The match between Trento and Bologna goes in favor of the Vu Nere, who put the disappointments suffered in the Euroleague against Zalgiris and Monaco behind them. Tonight’s victory is the eighth collected by Virtus in the last nine direct clashes. Ivanovic’s men break away from Aquila in the second half of the second quarter: Vildoza commands his team brilliantly against the best defense in the championship, the Vu Nere convert with 50% from long range and in 6′ they produce the partial of 11-25 which puts them ahead by double figures at the end of the first half (43-57). In the second half Edwards – who remained silent in the first 20 minutes – fueled his team’s momentum with two consecutive triples. Alston also joins the party from beyond the arc, Niang (Saliou) asserts himself on both sides of the pitch, while Morgan takes center stage in the final quarter. Virtus managed the comeback attempts led by Aldridge and Bayehe and in the final they never looked back: L’Aquila, who spent a lot on offensive rebounds (15 captured in total), lacked the ability to convert second chances.
Trent: Bayehe 13, Jakimovski 12, Aldridge and Steward 11. Bologna: Morgan 17, Edwards 15, Niang 13.
TREVISO-TRIESTE 100-107
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After the victory in the derby against Udine, the Giulians repeated it at the PalaVerde and achieved their seventh consecutive victory against the Venetians, who missed the opportunity to grab the first two points of this season. It was difficult to keep up with the high pace of the match, both teams spent themselves in the first seconds of the action and produced with ease, exceeding 50 points already before the restart (54-58). Nutribullet broke away in the last 2′ of the third quarter with an 8-0 run (77-92) sealed by triples from Candussi and Ramsey unleashed from beyond the arc: 7/11 in total from 3s for the US guard, he is the first player of the season to exceed 30 points. Abdur-Rahkman joins him immediately, keeping Treviso alive in the final, before yet another long-range center from Ramsey arrives to definitively close the issue.
Treviso: Abdur-Rahkman 30, Pinkins 20, Olisevicius 19 Trieste: Ramsey 34, Sissoko 19, Brown 13
ON THE FIELD TOMORROW
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Cantù-Cremona (4pm), Venice-Varese (4.30pm), Trapani-Brescia (5pm), Reggio Emilia-Milan (6pm), Tortona-Naples (7pm)
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