Bawer Matera 55 – Orsi Tortona 77
Derthona conquers Matera. 77-55 the final
partials of the match: 21-25, 34-37, 46-57
Bawer Matera: Greene 4, Richard 10, Baldasso 4, Bonessio 13, Tagliabue 12, Sacco ne, Cucco 1, Fallucca 2, Caceres 4, Giarelli ne, Circosta 5, Loperfido ne. Coach Di Lorenzo
Tortona: Rotondo 13, Simoncelli 14, Crockett 20, Tavernari 7, Galloway 13, Gloria 0, Venuto 0, Strotz 0, Losi 4, Valenti 6. Coach Cavina.
Free throws: Bawer Matera 15/23, Tortona 16/18. Three-pointers: Bawer Matera 4/18, Tortona 7/26
Third consecutive victory for coach Cavina's boys who, with a clear show of strength, conquered a difficult field like that of Matera. The game was balanced for two quarters then a run of 40-21 gave the victory to the Lions .
Game always in control with Tortona always ahead. The first few minutes were balanced but a partial score of 9-2 immediately arrived which put the guests at +7: 9-16. . Green and Bonessio close the gap, then Tagliabue responds from three to Crockett's bomb (16-19). Another triple, this time from Rotondo, allows Tortona to escape to +6, Matera comes back with free throws from Bonessio and Tagliabue: 20-22. In the final, Matera wasted the opportunity to equalize by scoring only one shot from the line with Bonessio and Tortona closed the first quarter in style with Rotondo's second triple: 21-25.
Another sprint start for the Piedmontese and with Valenti's dunk it goes 23-31. Tavernari responds first to Caceres and then to Richard's dunk, then it is Fallucca who brings the hosts closer to the guests midway through the second quarter: 29-33. . Matera wastes from the line but climbs to 31-33 but Simoncelli immediately silences PalaSassi with a very heavy triple 1'19” from the end. 37-34 Tortona at halftime.
Partial score of 9-0 at the start of the third quarter and Tortona goes away. Bawer doesn't get up and Tortona moves up to +14: 34-50. When the lions breathe, Bawer returns to within eight with a free throw from Tagliabue but Rotondo's winning action with a basket and an extra shot following the foul suffered by Richard sets the end of the third quarter at 57-46 for the guests.
In the last half after two minutes of blackout Tortona strikes again with Crockett for +15 (46-61). Matera unable to react, Tortona gives themselves the stratospheric +23 with Rotondo, Galloway and Losi from the line: 50-73. With 31 seconds to go Losi scores two more points from the line for 50-77 while Matera breaks the fast only in the final moments with Baldasso and Bonessio's 2+1. It ends 55-77 amidst the booing of the Matera public towards coach Di Lorenzo's team and the Piedmontese home party.
