As a local, Sportivo Suardi defeated 9 de Julio de Río Tercero 77-74 but did not get the ticket to the next phase and said goodbye to the season.
The first quarter was entirely from the visit. Nueve de Río Tercero played the first 10 minutes of the game almost without errors, based on a great defense that complicated Sportivo and taking advantage of Gerlero’s great offensive start, with 12 points in the period well accompanied by Melo with seven. At home, the team’s production was poor, and generated great unknowns for the rest of the game. End of the first quarter with a 12-25 away win.
The second quarter was the opposite of the first, in five minutes the local put a partial in favor of 15-2 to equalize it at 27, and from then on take the reins of the game to finish the first half up 44-35 (32- 10). The defensive attitude was key for the local comeback, with a great response from the bench by Véliz and Nahuel Fino, the latter with 14 points in the quarter, added to Lizarraga with 11.
The third quarter was balanced, Sportivo had goals distributed with seven from Lizarraga, five from Alloatti and Nahuel Fino; while Río Tercero depended a lot on Melo with 11. The partial was 23-21 for the local team, and the score was 67-56 for Poi’s team.
In the last quarter the visit was coming back little by little, and 3´46´´ from closing the local won 72-69. The 2 teams were erratic at key moments, and it was Sportivo who took the game 77-74.
SYNTHESIS
Sportivo Suardi 77: Correnti 8, Lizarraga 21, Fino G. 3, Rodríguez Seu 14, Alloatti 7 (fi) Fino N. 19, Andrione S. 0, Véliz 5, Woisard, Mayer, Andrione F. DT A. Then.
9 de Julio de Río Tercero 74: Torre 1, Gerlero 18, Melo 21, Santiago 9, Paz 12 (fi) Rosso 4, Segura 7, Farail 2, Morandini, Amaro. DT D. Coronell.
