Bertram Derthona, good test against Valsesia
Valsesia Basket–Bertram Derthona 54-88
(18-27, 25-57, 39-74)
Valsesia: Cernivani 13, Vercelli ne, Ourobagna 6, Brigato ne, Criconia 5, Dessi, Robino ne, Pisoni, Gloria 8, Quartuccio 2, Ambrosetti 9, Panzieri 11. All. Bolignano
Derthona: Lisini ne, Knowles 14, Paulinus ne, Tuoyo 16, Alibegovic 8, Cremaschi ne, Ganeto 5, Blizzard 5, Buffo, Ndoja 8, Ugolini, Garri 12, Lusvarghi 1, Gergati 8, Spizzichini 11. All. Pansa
Notes: T2: Val 11/24, De 15/28; T3: Val 7/24, De 13/24; Tl: Val 11/15, De 19/23.
Good impressions for Bertram Derthona in the first friendly match of the season: coach Pansa's team, facing Valsesia Basket, a team that will play the next Serie B championship, showed positive signs in both halves of the pitch. After a balanced start, the Bianconeri progressively increased their lead already in the first quarter, then significantly extended it in the second half thanks to great defensive pressure - which also led to a 13-0 run - which allowed Bertram to go to halftime with an excellent margin (57-25). The third quarter saw balance between the two teams: Derthona found a reference in Garri near the basket, while Valsesia relied on Cernivani's initiatives to stay in contact in the partial (won by coach Pansa's team 17-14) . Even in the last period, coach Bolignano's team played on par with the Bianconeri: Bertram's first test of the season ended with an 88-54 victory.
Coach Pansa said: "We took the court with great pleasure, playing together and with intensity in the first half of the game, finding good shots and making a great defensive impact. In the second half, as was natural, we were less precise in our execution of play and, consequently, our percentages also dropped. We return home with a review of the initial period of work, with the knowledge that the first mechanisms are starting to be assimilated and with a series of suggestions on the details to be fixed in the coming period ."
