Purple Basketball is back on the field in the early Saturday of the 18th Serie B matchday, Group D: the neroarancio guests of Pozzuoli
In the evening dedicated to the final of Sanremo, the Purple Basketball is ready to play the right notes. The anticipation of the 18th matchday of Serie B, Group D, is the starter for the final episode of the Festival. So make yourself comfortable up here StrettoWeb to follow the most beautiful actions of the race between Virtus Pozzuoli e Purple Basketball. An important match for the neroarancio who come from the two back to back victories against Avellino and Torrenova, two heavy successes for the team of coach Bolignano in search of the trio. Winning today would not only make it possible to avenge the unexpected knockout of the first leg at PalaCalafiore, but it would be a fundamental opportunity to earn points on a direct competitor who is chasing in the standings and increase the gap from the bottom of the scoreboard.
Virtus Pozzuoli-Purple Basketball LIVE:
Game over! – Resounding comeback of the Purple Basketball that beats 71-76 Pozzuoli! Neroarancio perfect in the fourth quarter, dragged by from the double double of Yande Fall who put together 26 points and 11 rebounds. There are 16 points at Ingrosso, 12 at Balic. Trio of consecutive successes for the Reggio players who are 8th, in the Playoff area, for one night!
4°Q – Do it on Balic … even just 1 is enough: the boy wizard makes 2/2. 71-76
4°Q – Sereigne-Gaye on the line: 2/2. There are only 4 seconds left … 71-74
4°Q – Do it on Balic who goes to the line: very cold, 2/2! 69-74
4°Q – Do it on Fall that goes to the line: 2/2. 69-72
4°Q – Thiam shortens. 69-70
4°Q – Yande Fall! There are no more words! Two more! 67-70
4°Q – Do it on Potì who goes to the line, Pozzuoli in bonus: 1/2. 67-68
4°Q – Wholesale, the neroarancio are back. 66-68
4°Q – Thiam draws. 66-66
4°Q – Kekovic’s big hit !!!!! 64-66
4°Q – Potì from 3… inside! Limits the damage Kekovic who puts 2 but devours the additional free. 64-64
4°Q – Ingrossoooo overtaking! 61-62
4°Q – Barrile shortens. 61-60
4°Q – Rooster in bezel: 1/2. 61-58
4°Q – Fall from inside the area! 60-58
4°Q – Murabito in lunette: 1/2. 60-56
4°Q – Another triple from Gaye-Serigne … 59-56
4°Q – Gaetano and then Fall! We are back in a draw! 56-56
4°Q – Dunk by Gaye-Serigne, another exclamation point at the beginning of the quarter … 56-52
Fine 3°Q! – An incredible fourth with the Viola basketball that undergoes a comeback and overtaking by Pozzuoli, remains attached tooth and nail to the game, reduces the gap and ends the fourth only on -2. Very open race in the last 10 minutes all to be experienced.
3°Q – Again do it on Murabito who goes to the line and is still accurate: 2/2. 54-52
3°Q – Murabito on one side, Fall on the other, both in the line: 2/2 for both. Very balanced game! 52-52
3°Q – Captain Barrile on the bezel: 2/2. 50-50
3°Q – Two for Kekovic, two for Fall! The Viola is very much alive! 50-48
3°Q – Gaye-Serigne, back to score Pozzuoli. 50-44
3°Q – Two for Ingrosso, two for Fall, black orange reaction! 48-44
3°Q – Do it on Yande Fall who goes to the line and makes 1/2, the same for Thiam on the other side. 48-40
3°Q – Two for Caresta, then triple for Potì! Fly Pozzuoli! 47-39
3°Q – Wholesale in bezel: 2/2. Thiam answers again from 2. 42-39
3°Q – Do it on Gallo who is 1/2 from the line. Thiam puts in two shortly after. 40-37
3°Q – Triple by Gaye-Serigne at the opening … 37-37
End of 1st half! – Purple Basketball forward also at the end of the first quarter. The neroarancio suffered the return of the bells but held up thanks to the work of Yande Fall (11 points) under the basket
2°Q – Thiam scores from 3… but the time was already up!
2°Q – Balic puts 2, answers from 3 Potì! 34-37
2°Q – Yande Fall again !!!!! Two with foul, inside the free! Dominant Yande! 31-35
2°Q – Fail is fouled and goes to the line: 2/2. 31-32
2°Q – Balic don’t put 2. 31-30
2°Q – Crazy triple from Rossi. 31-28
2°Q – Mehmedoviq, still ahead of Pozzuoli, but Duranti is not there and still draws. 28-28
2°Q – Gaye-Serigne puts on 2, replies Duranti. 26-26
2°Q – Kekovic signs up for the match report, 2 points. 24-24
2°Q – And Caresta signs the overtaking … 24-22
2°Q – Triple of Rossi, parity! 22-22
2°Q – Do it on Duranti who goes to the line: 2/2 for the black-orange 44. 19-22
2°Q – Two others with a foul for Mehmedoviq, with a foul: free inside. 19-20
2°Q – First two for Mehmedoviq 16-20
Fine 1°Q! – Good first 10 minutes for the Viola which finds continuity in attack and closes with a deserved +6 on Pozzuoli. There are 8 points from Ingrosso who immediately finds two important triples, 6 Fall points who are making the difference under the basket.
1°Q – Fall puts 2, Viola reacts. 14-20
1°Q – Triple from Ingrosso in response! 14-18
1°Q – Triple by Gaye-Serigne, shortens Pozzuoli to -1. 14-15
1°Q – Gaetano puts 2, so does Thiam. 11-15
1°Q – Triple from Ingrosso! Shorten Potì. 9-13
1°Q – Rossi accorica. 7-10
1°Q – Balic, marks the Viola with continuity. 5-10
1°Q – Comfortable triple of the under Antonio Gallo, shorten the bells. 5-8
1°Q – Wholesale, first two for him too. 2-8
1°Q – Fall puts more 2-6
1°Q – Gallo equalized, Balic, allowed the new overtaking. 2-4
1°Q – Gaetano for Fall, first two for Viola. 0-2
1°Q – Two-ball, let’s get started!
18:45 – Everything is ready for the match of the 18th matchday of Serie B, Group D, between Virtus Pozzuoli e Purple Basketball. The neroarancio come from two consecutive successes and aim for the trio: a victory that would have an even sweeter flavor after the first leg knockout at PalaCalafiore against Campania. A delicate match also for the classification objectives: by winning this evening, the Reggio players would stretch on the lower part of the classification by taking two points from a pursuer.
