Derthona loses against Napoli, the decline in the second half is decisive
Bertram Derthona-GeVi Napoli 67-79
(18-19, 41-36, 54-62)
Scoreboards:
Derthona: Valle ne, Buffo ne, Tavernelli 5, Formenti 2, Seck ne, De Laurentiis 8, Mascolo 8, Čepić, Severini 3, Sanders 10, Gražulis 21, Martini 10. Coach Ramondino
Napoli: Erkmaa 2, Guarino ne, Mastellari 15, Iannuzzi 6, Roderick 14, Klačar ne, Chessa 12, Sandri 13, Cortese ne, Monaldi 9, Sherrod 8. All. Sacripanti
Defeat within the friendly walls of the PalaOltrepò for Bertram Yachts Derthona who, after leading the match for the entire duration of the first half, surrendered to the greater clarity of Naples in the second half. The start of the first quarter was characterized by Napoli's great precision in the three-point shot, which allowed the guests to extend the score to 4-9 in the 3rd minute: in the following stages Bertram found good collective solutions in attack and reduced its gap until closing the contact period (18-19 at 10'). In the second half of the game, the great balance on the pitch remains between the two teams, led by the baskets of Gražulis and Roderick; Bertram then takes the lead thanks to Martini's precision on the line, which makes it 31-29 in the 16th minute and forces coach Sacripanti to stop the match. The partial in favor of the Bianconeri continues in the following minutes and is worth the first extension of the match to 39-31 in the 19th minute; the first half was then closed by the goals of Sherrod and Graulis, which set the score at 41-36. Upon returning from the locker rooms, GeVi was once again the protagonist of a good start, returning to lead the match in the 25th minute with Chessa's triple (46-49, crowning a partial score of 5-13). The visitors' break was stopped by a penetrating basket by Mascolo, but the team coached by Sacripanti continued to find effective solutions that earned them the maximum advantage in the match (51-60 in the 29th minute). The half then ends with baskets from Gražulis and Iannuzzi, which set the scoreboard at 54-62 in the 30th minute. In the last quarter GeVi continues to control the score of the match, continuously finding baskets from outside and managing to repel Derthona's comeback attempts, which remains between two and three possessions behind. In the last minutes Mastellari scores the points that give the victory to the guests, with the score 67-79.
