2nd Memorial Matteo Bertolazzi goes to Vanoli against an excellent Bertram Derthona
Bertram Derthona – Vanoli Cremona 79-87 (17-24, 38-40, 58-61) Derthona: Meluzzi 4, Gay, Sorokas 5, Radonjic 21, Divac 5, Apuzzo 3, Quaglia 4, Garri 19, Mei 9, Spanghero 9. Coach Pansa Cremona: Boccasalva ne, Gazzotti 2, T. Diener 14, Ricci 8, Orlandelli ne, Ruzzier 3, Sims 19, Johnson 3, D. Diener 17, Milbourne 17. Coach Sacchetti
The 2nd Memorial Matteo Bertolazzi goes to Vanoli Cremona
Bertram Derthona – Vanoli Cremona 79-87
(17-24, 38-40, 58-61)
Derthona: Meluzzi 4, Gay, Sorokas 5, Radonjic 21, Divac 5, Apuzzo 3, Quaglia 4, Garri 19, Mei 9, Spanghero 9. Team Pansa
Cremona: Boccasalva ne, Gazzotti 2, T. Diener 14, Ricci 8, Orlandelli ne, Ruzzier 3, Sims 19, Johnson 3, D. Diener 17, Milbourne 17. Coach Sacchetti
The 2nd Memorial Matteo Bertolazzi goes to Vanoli Cremona, at the end of an intense and competitively important battle against a decidedly confident Bertram Derthona. The Lions showed proof of character, making up for the lack of personnel with their defensive application - Stefanelli, who was already out on Saturday, was joined by Melvin Johnson's precautionary stop - and fighting possession after possession against a superior category opponent. The start is by Diener, with Travis scoring the first Cremonese points and Drake, with two consecutive triples, making it 16-20 which is worth the first Vanoli mini-stretch. Derthona feels the pinch (17-24 at 10', 27-37 at 15'), but has the merit of staying close and shortening the gap with two triples from Radonjic (33-37 at 17') and equalizing with the Montenegrin's third heavy basket (38-38 just a few seconds from the siren).
Derthona overtakes at the start of the third quarter, with Spanghero (46-44 at 23') bringing the game to an exciting point-to-point which lasts until the middle of the fourth quarter, which sees Bertram Derthona ahead 71-70. In the final, however, Cremona's greater athleticism comes out, overtaking with Sims (11 in the fourth quarter) and taking off with a triple from Johnson (71-75 in the 37th minute) and with Sims (77-82). The finale belongs to Drake Diener, who closes the game with his third personal bomb for the final 79-87.
Lorenzo Pansa: "I am extremely satisfied with the emotional impact of the match, because without two important players we played up to 50" from the end point to point with a superior category team, which until a couple of weeks ago was not at all conceivable . Despite this, we made superficial errors both in attack and defense, which we must be able to limit as much as possible within the next ten days."
, at the end of an intense and competitively important battle against a decidedly confident Bertram Derthona. The Lions showed proof of character, making up for the lack of personnel with their defensive application - Stefanelli, who was already out on Saturday, was joined by Melvin Johnson's precautionary stop - and fighting possession after possession against a superior category opponent. The start is by Diener, with Travis scoring the first Cremonese points and Drake, with two consecutive triples, making it 16-20 which is worth the first Vanoli mini-stretch. Derthona feels the pinch (17-24 at 10', 27-37 at 15'), but has the merit of staying close and shortening the gap with two triples from Radonjic (33-37 at 17') and equalizing with the Montenegrin's third heavy basket (38-38 just a few seconds from the siren).
Derthona overtakes at the start of the third quarter, with Spanghero (46-44 at 23') bringing the game to an exciting point-to-point which lasts until the middle of the fourth quarter, which sees Bertram Derthona ahead 71-70. In the final, however, Cremona's greater athleticism comes out, overtaking with Sims (11 in the fourth quarter) and taking off with a triple from Johnson (71-75 in the 37th minute) and with Sims (77-82). The finale belongs to Drake Diener, who closes the game with his third personal bomb for the final 79-87.
Lorenzo Pansa: "I am extremely satisfied with the emotional impact of the match, because without two important players we played up to 50" from the end point to point with a superior category team, which until a couple of weeks ago was not at all conceivable . Despite this, we made superficial errors both in attack and defense, which we must be able to limit as much as possible within the next ten days."
