The 20th round of Serie A opens with Tortona’s clear victory over Sassari 79-62. For the Piedmontese, who momentarily move to eighth place in the standings (with 10 wins and 10 losses), it is the fourth victory in a row. For Sassari it is the third defeat in the last four in the championship.
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Chopped rhythm at the PalaFerraris at the start. Sassari has excellent Cappelletti and Mckinnie, who try on two occasions to make the guests escape without succeeding. Bertram responds with a 5-0 run and a triple from Dowe, which puts Tortona back one possession away. 22-25 at 10′. The match increases in intensity and the offensive transitions increase. Good impact from Severini with 8 points. 11 for Jefferson. At 20′ it was 37 all. Comforting start to the second half for Tortona, who grows in circulation of the ball and tries to escape (going to +9), but Cappelletti gives a shock to Sassari who returns to -2. For De Raffaele’s men Colbey Ross wakes up, the former Varese player favors the home team’s partial (and above all scores the triple for the new +9). At the third buzzer Tortona ahead 59-50. In the last quarter Bertram continues to grind out the game and increase the shooting percentages. The Sardinians continue to have problems with defensive rotations and this allows their opponents to have wide spacing in attack. For Bertram comes the fifth victory in the last six.
Tortona: Baldasso 14, Radosevic 12, Weems, Severini 11
Sassari: Jefferson 15, Diop 14, Cappelletti 9