Derthona wins in Brindisi: now they face Venice in the quarter-finals
Happy Casa Brindisi-Bertram Derthona 82-99
(20-25, 45-49, 71-70)
Scoreboards:
Brindisi: De Donno ne, Gentile 14, Zanelli 12, Vitucci ne, Visconti 8, Gaspardo 5, Redivo 8, Danese ne, Guido 2, Udom 6, Perkins 27. All. Vitucci
Derthona: Mortellaro ne, Wright 16, Cannon 11, Tavernelli ne, Filloy 17, Mascolo 9, Cattapan ne, Severini 2, Sanders 8, Daum 21, Cain 4, Macura 11. Coach Ramondino
Bertram Derthona's regular season ends with a success, as they will now challenge Umana Reyer Venezia in the playoff quarter-finals. In Brindisi, the team coached by coach Ramondino leads the scoring for large stretches of the match, breaking the balance in the last quarter thanks to the precision of the shot from outside. Five players scored double figures at the buzzer: Daum (21 p), Filloy (17 p), Wright (16 p), Cannon and Macura (11 p).
In her first year in Serie A, Bertram is fourth in the standings at the end of a great regular season. Consistency, growth and prestigious victories led Derthona to close the first part of the season with 17 victories and 13 defeats. Now the challenge toUmana Reyer Venice in the quarter-finals, with the home advantage. Dates and times of the series races will be communicated as soon as they are official.
First quarter with a high offensive pace at the PalaPentassuglia, with the two teams scoring continuously from three points: Bertram leads in scoring right from the start and closes ahead 20-25 at 10'. In the second half Derthona extended its margin beyond double figures (26-38) before suffering the return of Happy Casa, led by Perkins: at half-time the score was 45-49.
Upon returning from the locker rooms, the balance remains on the pitch between two teams that find good offensive solutions: after a long chase, Brindisi (who loses Gentile, sent off) overtakes and goes on to lead the match at the end of the half (71- 70). In the final period, Bertram tries to give the decisive push to the match (78-88 in the 35th minute) with three triples from Filloy and one from Mascolo. The partial in favor of the Bianconeri was fueled by Daum, who scored the baskets that definitively closed the match, which ended with the score of 82-99.
Thus coach Marco Ramondino at the end of the race: “Beyond the outcome of the match, we were greatly benefited by Brindisi's defections. The match, as a whole, went as we expected, as Brindisi played a game of energy and character at home in front of his fans. In the last quarter we managed to get the better of our opponents, and the thing I appreciated most about this match was the composure with which he played even when we were behind in the score and then managed to extend the lead. last quarter".
