Derthona loses to Venice at a distance
Bertram Derthona-Umana Reyer Venice 58-69
(26-15, 41-33, 54-49)
Scoreboards:
Derthona: Miladinovic 7, Tambwe 9, Lisini 10, Jokanovic, Besostri, Bellinaso 6, Ansevini 10, Intini ne, Vio, Moro 1, Lam, Baldi 15. Coach Ansaloni
Venice: Pieropan, Natale 4, Eramo, Presutto 9, Iannuzzi 9, Zanchetta, Gattel 6, Ojog 6, Dalla Francesca ne, Beltrami 10, Ferreri, Barbero 25. All. Buffo
Bertram Derthona's experience at the Under 17 National Finals ended with the defeat against Umana Reyer Venezia: the Bianconeri led the match for over 30 minutes, playing quality basketball, before suffering the opposition's reaction in the final period. Bertram Derthona's Under 17 team concludes an exciting season here, which has led to the constant growth of a group capable of winning the Ligurian-Piedmont regional title and qualifying directly for the category's National Finals.
First half of great offensive quality for Bertram Derthona, who found rhythm right from the start and scored with great percentages (64%) from the field, reaching the double-digit margin and closing ahead 28-17 in the 10th minute. At the beginning of the second period, the team coached by Ansaloni continues to lead the match at pace, before suffering a progressive comeback from Reyer, who closes to -8 (41-33) at the interval.
The third quarter is made up of partials: first Venice returns to just one possession behind, then Derthona extends several times without however managing to push the score: at the third buzzer the Bianconeri lead 54-49. In the last fraction Reyer crowned her long pursuit, taking the lead for the first time in the match 6 minutes from the end: coach Ansaloni interrupted the match at 56-60 in the 35th minute. In the following minutes, Venezia widened its gap to +8 (56-64) in the 38th minute. Derthona is no longer able to come back and surrenders 58-69.
