Derthona falls in the sprint in Pesaro, but ends the regular season in third place
VL Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro-Bertram Derthona 82-78
(20-14, 50-35, 63-59)
Scoreboards:
Pesaro: Kravic 6, Abdur-Rahkman 5, Visconti 2, Moretti 14, Tambone 5, Daye 11, Charalampopoulos 5, Totè 11, Cheatam 6, Delfino 17. All. Repesa
Derthona: Christon 19, Mortellaro ne, Candi 3, Tavernelli 2, Nikolic, Filloy 8, Severini, Daum 13, Cain 7, Radošević 1, Macura 25, Filoni ne. All. Ramondino
The regular season of Bertram Derthona ends with the defeat at the Vitrifrigo Arena but, with the simultaneous defeat of Sassari on the Milan pitch, the regular season ends in third place. The Bianconeri's opponent in the playoff quarter-finals will be Dolomiti Energia Trentino.
The match started at a high pace at the Vitrifrigo Arena, between two teams who found quick solutions in the first seconds of the action: after a few balanced minutes, Daye and Totè signed the first attack for the hosts, who finished ahead 20-14 at the 10th minute '. In the second half Delfino (15 points in 20') takes charge of the home team's attack, which extends to +15 (50-35) at the break.
Upon returning from the locker rooms, Macura kicked off the Juventus return, fueled by the baskets of Christon and Daum: possession after possession, the team coached by Ramondino reduced their gap, until reaching -4 (63-59) in the 30th minute. In the last quarter, Bertram completed her comeback, impacting the game two minutes from the end at 76 with Daum's basket. In the final sprint, offensive rebounds and baskets by Moretti and Cheatam gave Pesaro the victory, with a score of 82-78.
Thus coach Marco Ramondino at the end of the race: “Pesaro won the match deservedly, playing better than us. Ours was a match of two types: inadequate in the first half, due to unacceptable presence and attitude, for which I take responsibility, while in the second half we had more character, promptness, toughness and consistency in defence. Given the premises of the first half, I believe it is important for us to have put ourselves back in a position to win the match, beyond some errors on even somewhat trivial things, such as missed free throws and three-pointers and offensive rebounds conceded, which we clerk".
