Derthona defeated in Venice
Umana Reyer Venezia-Bertram Derthona 76-60
(17-12, 35-24, 56-39)
Scoreboards:
Venezia: Spissu 8, Tessitori 10, Casarin 4, De Nicolao ne, O' Connell 4, Janelidze, Parks 10, Brooks, Simms 8, Wiltjer 19, Brown 3, Tucker 10. All. Spahija
Derthona: Zerini, Dowe 15, Candi 6, Tavernelli, Straūtins ne, Baldasso, Severini 1, Daum 16, Obasohan 6, Weems 4, Thomas 10, Radošević 2. Coach Ramondino
Bertram Derthona comes out defeated by Taliercio and, at the start, suffers the partial that directs the match. Despite the comeback attempts, Venezia controlled the match, managed the margin accumulated and achieved success.
Complex start to the match for Bertram Derthona, who didn't find a field goal for over five minutes: Venezia took advantage of this to reach a double-digit lead. At the end of the half, especially with Candi's initiatives, the Bianconeri closed the gap to 17-12 in the 10th minute. In the second period, the hosts continued to maintain control of the match, closing the maximum gap several times. Close to the interval, the reaction of the team coached by Ramondino sets the score at 35-24 at the second siren.
Upon returning from the locker room, Reyer found greater continuity in her shot from outside, rejected Bertram's comeback attempts and extended the lead to 56-39 in the 30th minute. In the last quarter, Umana maintained the margin accumulated previously and prevailed 76-60.
Thus coach Marco Ramondino at the end of the race: “Congratulations to Venezia, who won the match deservedly, approaching it better than us and managing it well. We played a very timid game with too many unforced errors, such as missed free throws in the first half and turnovers. We really struggled to do everything, to get into a rhythm and to implement the actions. A team of our level cannot fall below certain standards, we were unable to get rid of the feeling of heaviness in playing. We have to be more decisive and tougher, but I'm not worried about the fluidity of the game because we are far from having defined hierarchies.".
