Bertram beats Treviglio: it's the Final Four
BCC Treviglio-Bertram Derthona 69-76
(13-18, 30-34, 60-54)
Scoreboards:
Treviglio: Pacher 6, Cagliani ne, Amboni ne, Reati 16, Caroti 17, Nani ne, Palumbo 3, D'Almeida 4, Manenti ne, Ivanov 12, Taddeo 2, Borra 9. All. Vertemati
Derthona: Buffo, Tavernelli 5, Formenti 7, Seck ne, Gaines 15, De Laurentiis 9, Mascolo 6, Gražulis 11, Martini 12, Pullazi 11. Coach Ramondino
Victory for Bertram Derthona in the quarter-final of the LNP Supercup 2019 Old Wild West played against Treviglio at the PalaAgnelli in Bergamo. The Bianconeri lead the game for large stretches, finding the winning baskets towards the end. After Treviglio's initial 5-0, Bertram - led by Gaines - produces a 0-10 partial which gives them the advantage: the favorable moment for the Bianconeri is fueled by Martini and Gražulis, whose basket gives the guest the maximum advantage in the match (8-16 at 7') and forces coach Vertemati to stop the game. At the end of the half, BCC reduced the score to 13-18 in the 10th minute. In the second period, coach Ramondino's team continues to lead the operations and updates the maximum margin with two free throws from Pullazi (18-29 at 16'). In the following minutes the home team got closer - also taking advantage of a technical penalty given to Gaines (third foul) - with baskets from Reati and Borra, which were worth -3 (28-31 at 18'). The first half ends with Derthona leading 30-34. Upon returning from the locker rooms, Treviglio finds good offensive solutions and a series of triples that allow him to overtake (52-47 at 27'): the favorable moment for the hosts continues until the end of the quarter, which the Lombards finish ahead with the score of 60-54. At the start of the last quarter, Bertram scores a 0-7 run that puts them back in the lead (60-61 at 32'): coach Vertemati stops the game. The hosts react to the moment of difficulty by returning to just one point behind (63-64), before a triple from Formenti and two free throws from Mascolo expand the guests' margin again (63-69 in the 37th minute). Caroti brings Treviglio back into contact, Gaines puts two possessions back between the teams (69-73 with 40 seconds to go). In the final Derthona controls the opponent's return and triumphs with a score of 69-76.
Assistant coach Vanni Talpo said: "We're enjoying the performance and the players' ability to react to the opponents' run in the third quarter. Defensively, we paid attention to the details, increasing our physicality: our patience on offense led to our success. We're very happy to reach the Final Four and we're taking home the reaction from our players. The long rotation allows us to get to the end with clear-headed players and have energy in the important moments of the games . "
