Great Sanders and stellar last quarter: the Lions roar
Bertram Derthona-Apu Old Wild West Udine 76-59
(20-17, 36-30, 48-52)
Scoreboards:
Derthona: Sackey ne, Cannon 18, Gazzotti, Ambrosin 3, Tavernelli 6, D'Ercole 8, Graziani ne, Mascolo 2, Severini 12, Sanders 25, Romano ne, Morgillo 2. Coach Ramondino
Udine: Johnson 15, Mussini 11, Deangeli 4, Spangaro ne, Schina ne, Antonutti, Agbara ne, Foulland 6, Giuri 11, Nobile 3, Pellegrino 2, Italiano 7. Coach Boniciolli
Brilliant success for Bertram Derthona, who in the high-altitude match against Apu OWW Udine fielded a very high level defense for all forty minutes. In attack, led by an almost infallible Sanders (25p, 5/7 from three points at the end) and by the collective clarity in key moments (triples by D'Ercole and Severini in the final), she manages to play a solid game which allows her to pocket the two points.
High intensity first quarter at the PalaOltrepò: Derthona, led by a very precise Sanders from beyond the arc (3/3), are ahead 20-17 at 10'. In the second half Udine put their heads forward thanks to a series of triples, before the Lions increased the intensity of their defense and found extreme fluidity in attack, ending the first half at 36-30. Upon returning from the locker rooms, Bertram widened their gap, then Udine - thanks to baskets from Giuri and Johnson - first made an impact and then overtook (48-52 at 30'). In the final period, the baskets from outside by Sanders and Severini open up Udine's defensive box, which at the same time finds no rhythm in attack: Derthona produces the partial that definitively splits the game and gives them a 76-59 success.
