Bertram is concrete and returns to success by smashing Latina
Benacquista Latina-Bertram Derthona 70-88
(17-20, 34-43, 50-58)
Scoreboards:
Latina: Moore 18, Musso 10, Cassese, Di Pizzo 12, Romeo 6, Bolpin 5, Gaines 8, Raucci 7, Ancellotti 4, Di Prospero ne. All. Gramenzi
Derthona: Buffo ne, Tavernelli 12, Formenti 11, De Laurentiis, Mascolo 5, Čepić ne, Severini 10, Sanders 11, Gražulis 21, Martini 2, Pullazi 16. Coach Ramondino
Bertram Yachts Derthona returns to success, in the match that marks the return to the field of Rei Pullazi, on the Benacquista Latina pitch at the end of a match that the Lions led from the first quarter, progressively extending their margin until the final siren. Balanced start to the match at the PalaBianchini in Latina, with Bertram Derthona relying on Severini's initiatives to lead the match: after seven minutes the scoreboard reads 12-15. It is then Musso, with five consecutive points, who seals the home team's advantage entering the last minute of the first half, which is then closed by Formenti's triple and Pullazi's free throw which sets the score at 17-20. At the start of the second period, the wing of the team coached by Ramondino was once again the protagonist, with two consecutive baskets that widened the gap to 20-27 in the 12th minute, forcing Gramenzi to stop the game. Coming out of the time-out, the home team reacts and closes the gap, before two consecutive triples from Tavernelli push Bertram ahead again, to 28-34 in the 15th minute. Bolpin and Moore, on the counterattack, make two passes that allow Benacquista to close the gap to 32-36 in the 18th minute: in this case it is coach Ramondino who suspends the match. The subsequent goals by Raucci, Severini and Sanders move the scoreboard, with Derthona maintaining control of the match and leading 34-43 at halftime thanks to Formenti's basket just before the siren. Upon returning from the locker rooms, the goals of Severini - three points - and Gražulis gave the visitors the first double-digit lead in the match (36-48 at 23'), while in the following minutes Romeo's verve allowed Benacquista to shorten their lead gap up to 45-52 in the 28th minute. In the final stages of the half, Formenti and Di Pizzo kept their distances unchanged: in the 30th minute it was 50-58. At the start of the final period, Latina makes an important effort to try to get back into the match, but is pushed back again beyond the double-digit gap by Formenti's three-point basket, which makes it 57-67 in the 34th minute and forces coach Gramenzi to stop the match. In the subsequent stages of the match, the Lazio team relied on the plays of Moore and Di Pizzo to stay in the wake of their opponents, who found important points in the dunks of Sanders and Gražulis to maintain a safety margin and further accelerate up to 62-75 in the 36th minute . The usual Moore moves the score for Benacquista, but Bertram continues to find solutions near the rim and supports at the basket: Sanders' goal makes it 66-79 in the 38th minute and forces coach Gramenzi to stop the game. In the following actions the team coached by Ramondino further expanded their margin up to 70-88 at the siren.
