While waiting for this evening’s postponement between Urania Milano and Valtur Brindisi, let’s see what happened on the match fields in the 11th matchday in the men’s A2 series.
SELLA CENTO – FERRARONI JU.VI CREMONA 88-87
Second consecutive acute for Cent which tries to give a more reassuring face to its ranking. It ends up being knocked out Cremona who suffers the fifth misstep in a row. For the Emilians in evidence Stacy Davis IV with 29 points, Alessandro Sperduto with 16 and Terry Henderson jr with 15. Cremona led in the first ten minutes by 24-26 and at halftime by 39-49. The hosts then shook themselves in the second quarter of the match, leading 72-68 at half an hour until they held off the returning visitors by one point in the final quarter. For Cremona in evidence Isaiah Brown with 22 points, Eddy Polanco with 21, Gianmarco Bertetti with 12 and Alessandro Morgillo with 10.
APU OLD WILD WEST UDINE – UNIEURO FORLI’ 84-75
After the sensational defeat on the Brindisi parquet, Udine he immediately raises his head, bringing tears to Forlì. Trailing heavily after the third quarter, the Romagna team tried in vain to raise their heads again in the last ten minutes. Forlì therefore stops its useful miniseries at two games. Udine highlighted with the former Verona Xavier Johnson and the former Cantù Matteo Da Ros with 17 points, the other former Cantù Anthony Hickey with 16 and Mirza Alibegovic with 11. Udine always in control of the match with a first quarter that ended at 27-14 and a second at 50-34. At the half hour mark the Friulians widened the gap to 72-47 until the final plus nine. For Forlì the former Bergamo player reached double figures Matteo Parravicini with 15 points, former Brindisi player Raphael Gaspardo with 14 and Riccardo Tavernelli with 13.
HDL NARDO’ BASKET – REALE MUTUA TORINO 68-74
Trailing for three quarters of the race, he continued to nibble away points from his opponents until he made it his own. Torino wins in a run on the parquet of Nardo and repeats the victory obtained in the Fortitudo Bologna den. For Nardò, however, it is the third consecutive misstep. Piedmontese in evidence especially with We Ajayi e Giovanni Severiniboth with 20 points, and Matteo Schina with 11. Nardò ahead 20-13 in the first ten minutes and 35-24 in the 20th minute. At the half hour mark, the Lecce team still had the game under their control with Torino coming back within 52-49 until they achieved the definitive breakthrough in the final quarter. For Nardò they reached double figures Aristide Mouaha with 16 points, the former Napoli player Antonio Iannuzzi with 15, also with a double double thanks to 11 rebounds and Avery Woodson with 13.
MASCIO ORZINUOVI GROUP – ELACHEM VIGEVANO 100-98
The Lombard derby between Brescia and Pavia smiles on the former. The Orceans interrupt a three-match losing streak, the Ducali suffer their fourth consecutive away stop. Orzinuovi highlighted with Jarvis Williams with 29 points, Tommaso Guariglia with 13 and the former Ferrara player Luca Vencato, Samuele Moretti and Alessandro Bertini with 11, the latter also in a double double thanks to 13 rebounds and the former Piacenza player Gabe Devoe with 10. The game was very fought and was decided only after overtime. Orzinuovi ahead 27-18 in the first quarter and 54-37 at halftime. In the third quarter the hosts took the lead 75-58 but They lived he didn’t give it up by imposing a draw of 91 at the end of regulation time. Orzinuovi then prevailed in overtime by one possession. For featured guests Gabriele Stefanini with 21 points, Myles Mack with 20, also in double double with 11 assists, Prince Oduro with 18 points, also in double double with 11 rebounds, Giacomo Leardini with 11 and Michele Peroni with 10
UCC ASSIGECO PIACENZA – UEB GESTECO CIVIDALE 75-80
Eleven games, nine victories. Cividale continues his magical moment also imposing himself on the parquet of Piacenza and confirming itself in second place after the leaders Rimini from which it is separated by only two points. For the Friulians in evidence Lucio Redivo with 28 points and Giacomo Dell’Agnello with 11. The guests always had their hands on the game right from the first quarter which ended at 21-26. At halftime the gap remained five points (35-40). Piacenza deluded itself into taking it back on the half hour mark by hitting the score at 55 but then Redivo and his teammates made it their own. Sixth in a row for Cividale, Piacenza is instead at its second consecutive stop and continues in its championship deficit. For the Emilians in evidence Federico Bonacini with 17 points, Desonta Bradford with 13, Nate Grimes and Lorenzo Querci with 11.
ACQUA SAN BERNARDO CANTU’ – FORTITUDO BOLOGNA 89-60
One of the key matches of the day between two teams that also include championships in their history ends in favor of the Brianza team. Cantu redeems the stop in Vigevano, la Fortitude However, he was unable to shake himself, suffering his third consecutive defeat. For the hosts the former Orzinuovi stands out Grant Basile with 26 points followed by former Pistoia player Joonas Riismaa with 14, Christian Burns with 11 and Filippo Baldi Rossi with 10. Cantù always in control of the match with a 22-16 in the first quarter and a 53-29 in the second. The music didn’t change in the second part of the match with the score 71-49 at half an hour until the final plus twenty-nine. For Fortitudo they were especially striking Deshawn Freeman with 22 points, Matteo Fantinelli with 12 and Kenny Gabriel with 10.
LIBERTAS LIVORNO – CARPEGNA PROSCIUTTO PESARO 104-78
After two stops, Livorno raises its head by defeating one Pesaro which confirms its state of crisis. For the people of the Marche it is the third stop in a row. The Labronians sniped especially with Adrian Banks with 28 points, with former Tortona player Ariel Filloy with 17 and Quinton Hooker with 13. The hosts always had the reins of the score in their hands with a first quarter ending at 26-13 and a second at 60-28. Pesaro was unable to get back into the game in the second part of the match and the half hour ended at 75-49 until the final score. For Pesaro they reached double figures Eric Lombardi with 22 points, the former Rieti player Quirino De Laurentiis with 13 and VL King and Matteo Imbrò with 12.
REAL SEBASTIANI RIETI – TEZENIS VERONA 58-60
After the defeat against Cividale they were looking for a comeback but they faced a new defeat. Rieti chew bitter also against Veronaeven if for just one possession. The Scaligeri are at their third success in a row. For featured guests Jacob Pullen with 21 points, Liam Udom with 10, also in double double with as many rebounds and the former Tortona player Jalen Cannon with the same score. Verona ahead 16-23 in the first quarter and 31-33 in the second. Rieti was unable to react in the second quarter and the Scaligeri were ahead even at the half hour mark by 42-49 until they took the final lead. For Rieti there was only the former Napoli player in double figures Diego Monaldi with 14 points.
RIVIERA BANCA BASKET RIMINI – AVELLINO BASKET 80-78
He was in the saddle and remains in the saddle. Rimini imposes itself with Avellino for one possession and remains queen of the category with two points ahead of Cividale. The Irpinia team, however, are at their fourth stop in the last five matches. The former Napoli player stands out for the hosts Pierpaolo Marini with 18 points, Gora Camara with 14, Gerald Robinson with 13 and Justin Johnson with 12. Rimini ahead 25-21 in the first quarter and 42-40 in the second, Avellino overtook the lead at 58-59 at half an hour but then the hosts have definitely made it theirs. Marcellus Earlington stood out for Avellino with 19 points, Federico Mussini with 14, Matias Bortolin with 12 and Jaren Lewis and Riccardo Chinellato with 10.
Classification
Rimini 20, Cividale 18, Udine and Cantù 16, Milan Verona Rieti 14, Forlì 12, Orzinuovi and Turin 10, Avellino Bologna Cento Cremona Livorno and Vigevano and Nardò 8, Brindisi and Pesaro 6, Piacenza 4.
