CASTELLARANO (Reggio Emilia) – Big party for UNAHOTELSguest of the Municipality of Castellarano on the occasion ofinauguration of the new Sports Theatrepacked for the occasion. Reggio Emilia and Pistoia face each other on the pitchtaking advantage of this break in Serie A for the FIBA break, with coach Priftis’ boys who escape in the final to win 101-84.
Absent and plastered on both sides: the new arrival Kemp and the Latvian Silins are out at home in Pistoia, while Uglietti and Vitali (the latter busy with Italbasket) are out for UNAHOTELS. On the pitch the two teams face each other head-on, giving plenty of space to the young players who have less space to show off during the season.
In the first half high percentages on both sides, especially from long range where Boglio emerges at home Estra (12 points with four bombs); after also going -10, Reggio reacts and closes the partial lead with Winston’s acrobatic baskets and Smith’s bombs.
In the third quarter the pace drops as normal, but UNAHOTELS manages to get a break at the end of the period with both Filippo Gallo and Elhadji Fainke on the pitch for many minutes, managing to close the gaps in defense and do a good job underneath the scoreboards.
This is how it gets there to the final score which awarded UNAHOTELS 101-84 the red and white team: top scorer of the match Jaylen Barford with 22 points, 17 points and 5 assists for Cassius Winston, 11 with 8 rebounds and 5 assists for Matteo Chillo, 11 also for Cheatham. Of note are the 7 points with 6 assists from Filippo Gallo and the 7 points from Elhadji Fainke. The appointment is for Sunday 1 December at 8.00 pm at the PalaBigi, Serie A returns with the match against Scafati.
(28-30; 52-49; 75-65)
UNAHOTELS: Barford 22, Gallo 7, Winston 17, Faye 8, Gombauld 9, Smith 9, Uglietti ne, Fainke 7, Grant, Chillo 11, Cheatham 11. Alleantore: Priftis.
PISTOIA: Christon 7, Benetti 11, Della Rosa 4, Anumba ne, Paschall 18, Rowan 11, Forrest 9, Boglio 12, Saccaggi 5, Smith 7. Coach: Markowski.
