Sisas Pallacanestro Perugia plays the ninth and takes themselves to the top of the Serie B championship. Coach Posti’s team also beats Lucca, winning their ninth victory in as many games. A success that was anything but simple, with Perugia starting strong and closing the first quarter at 16-4. It all seems easy. It seems exactly like that. Because Lucca comes out at a distance until reaching 35 all which makes the last 5 minutes thrilling to say the least. Olajide’s two free throws and Scarpato’s basket bring the Perugia back to 39-35. Then Lucca hits the ground running with Michelotti’s triple and baskets from Tessaro and Capodagli that set the score at 39-42. Capodagli misses the two free throws that could have decided the match. It’s the spark that lights up the home stars: Falkowska suffers a foul and doesn’t miss the two free throws, Scarpato places a giant slalom and puts the arrow: 43-42 and the PalaPellini crowd explodes and doesn’t stop cheering on Soli and her teammates until at 45-42 which bears the signature of Parolai. It is the brick that is worth the victory and the 49-43 establishes the solitary summit for Sisas Pallacanestro Perugia.
Sisas Basketball Perugia-Le Mura Lucca 49-43
PERUGIA BASKETBALL: Parolai 8, Olajide 13, Gambelunghe 13, Soli 4, I. Cernicchi, Scarpato 5, Aquinardi, Cragnolino 1, Falkowska 5, Iachettini, Starace ne, Stefanelli ne. All.: Positions, ass. Nicolini.
LUCCA: Capodagli 14, Caredio ne, Dianda 6, Tessaro 7, Paracucchi 2, Geremei ne, Valentino 4, Chiti 2, Maffei 5, Michelotti 3, Papa ne, Cherkaska. All.: Ferretti.
Partials: 16-4, 8-15, 9-11, 16-13.
Referees: Fazzino-Federici.
