The Carpegna Ham Basket Pesaro in the 14th day of the Serie A2 Old Wild West championship at the Vitrifrigo Arena against‘San Bernardo Cantù water gives himself a great e important victory: in front of over 4000 spectators it ends 90-67, with the red and whites rising to 10th in the standings.
Coach Spiro Leka sends Imbrò, Ahmad, King, Bucarelli and De Laurentiis as a quintet while coach Brienza relies on De Nicolao, Piccoli, Basile, Possamai and Moraschini.
The match starts with a triple from Moraschini and one from Bucarelli. The two bombs from Moraschini and Piccoli make it 4-9, then Basile’s four consecutive points bring the Lombards to 6-13. Bucarelli hits a three to make it 11-15, Ahmad penetrates for -2. Parrillo gives the red and whites their first lead of the evening from long range: at the end of the first quarter Carpegna Prosciutto is ahead 20-19.
The second ten minutes of the game opened with two free throws from Maretto and coast to coast from Ahmad. Cantù returns to parity with a 5-0 break but the Pesaro players play well and with an 8-0 run they go up 34-26, with King delivering a spectacular dunk. Guest counterbreak 7-0: coach Leka calls timeout 3’08” from the break at 34-33. He missed from three before a technical for protests to the Pesaro bench: De Laurentiis from below made it 43-36, then Baldi Rossi from seven meters brought the Canturini back to -4. Carpegna Prosciutto timeout to set up the last action of the first half which ended at 45-39 with Ahmad’s basket at the siren.
The second half begins with two points from King and a triple from De Nicolao: in the 23rd minute the scoreboard is 52-47, King draws applause from the 4,000 people at the Vitrifrigo Arena with an incredible dunk. The bombs of Zanotti and Bucarelli are worth 62-54, imitated by Maretto and De Laurentiis: at the end of the third quarter the red and whites are ahead 72-59.
The last ten minutes begin with Carpegna Prosciutto firmly in the lead: Lombardi scores a triple with seven minutes to go to make it 75-61, with coach Leka calling a timeout with 6’43” to go at 75-62. Another great dunk for King which is worth the Pesaro +15, Imbrò’s 2/2 gives the Pesaro +20 safety. Ahmad is the protagonist of a great personal action for the 86-65: it ends 90-67, Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro finds the sweet taste of victory and starts the month of December in the best way.
At the end of the match, this is Coach’s analysis Spiro Leka: “Tonight was an important performance and I’m happy for the boys. We prepared the match well on Basile. I am always aligned with the Company, we proceed united and united. Spiro Leka is of the same opinion as the President and the General Manager. When I arrived here, the situation was clear: in a serious company you always work vigilantly and in harmony on everything. Today we gave an important performance against a good team but now we are called upon to provide continuity in terms of results. Now everyone feels involved and this is important. The boys must gain confidence, Ahmad’s game was also excellent as he played at the service of the team, furthermore those who came in from the bench did so with the right face. We have to fight for 40 minutes, otherwise we will always be subject to continuous ups and downs.”
In the press room too Sasa Parrillo: “We played very well both in attack and defense and for all 40 minutes. We helped each other rebound, we never got into difficulty even when Cantù got closer. Tonight we needed a performance like that to also believe in ourselves a little more. Everyone gave their contribution, now we must have the same approach with all the teams.”
CARPEGNA PROSCIUTTO BASKET PESARO – ACQUA SAN BERNARDO CANTÙ (20-19; 45-39; 72-59)
CARPEGNA PROSCIUTTO BASKET PESARO: Cornis, Stazi, Maretto 9, Parrillo 3, Imbrò 11, De Laurentiis 10, King 20, Bucarelli 13, Lombardi 3, Zanotti 5, Ahmad 16 Coach: Leka
ACQUA SAN BERNARDO CANTÙ: Valentini, Baldi Rossi 9, Moraschini 10, De Nicolao 11, Piccoli 10, Basile 7, Burns 6, Riismaa 2, McGee 8, Possamai 4 Coach: Brienza
Referees: Bartoli, Chersicla, Rodia
Spit.: 4145
Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro Press Office
Pesaro, 01/12/2024
