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Novipiù Casale Monferrato vs Bertram Tortona

Serie A2 West 2018-19

7th Day
77

Novipiù Casale Monferrato

82

Bertram Tortona

Results

Team1Q2Q3Q4QT
Novipiù Casale Monferrato1521182377
Bertram Tortona1721232182

Back to success the Bertram Derthona which imposes itself in provincial derby against Junior Casale, at the end of a match that the Bianconeri led for large stretches, managing the reaction in the final quarter of coach Ferrari's team with personality and determination.

Bertram's sprint start, driven by the initiatives of Tuoyo e ndoja produces the first break of the match (5-12 at 4'): Denegri and Martinoni then give Casale the lead (with a partial of 8-0). The baskets of Blizzard e Viglianisi, and the penetrating one by Pinkins, close the first half (17-15 for the Bianconeri in the 10th minute).

In the first minutes of the second period the substantial balance between the two teams remains: then there are a couple of offensive plays by Jargons to expand the team's margin coach Ramondino (28-24 at 16'). In the final quarter Pinkins and Musso impact the match at 35, before a break produced by Viglianisi allow Bertram to go into the break leading 38-36.

Upon returning from the locker rooms, Derthona is still the best, led by the baskets of Blizzard which forced coach Ferrari to interrupt the game at 50-42 in the 25th minute. After the reaction of the home team, it is ndoja to push the Bianconeri again, who ended the third quarter leading 61-54.

At the start of the last quarter, the increase in defensive pressure from the Junior allows the home team to get back in touch in the score: after Pinkins' lay-up on the counterattack, which makes it 58-61, coach Ramondino stop the game. The triples from Musso and Tinsley, in sequence, were worth the overtaking of Casale (66-65 at 35'): there were then five points in a row Blizzard to stop the partial in favor of the opponents and to give the Bianconeri the new advantage in the match. After the baskets by Tinsley and ndoja coach Ramondino's team maintains a two-possession lead: the subsequent attacking foul by Pinkins and the triple by Blizzard they put three possessions between the two teams (79-72 with 30 seconds left). Casale's offensive errors and the sequence of free throws rewarded the Bianconeri, who they win the derby 82-77.

Championship eve for the Bertram Derthona, awaited by Junior Casale Monferrato on the 7th day of the A2 championship.
The provincial derby, live on television on Sportitalia (visible on channel 60 of Digital Terrestrial and 225 of the Sky satellite bouquet), will see the return to PalaFerraris as an opponent of coach Marco Ramondino, coach of the Bianconeri for a few weeks.
For himit won't be a match like the others, even if I don't want to think too much these days about the sensations I'll feel because I want to have the pleasure of discovering them. I think that, with the tap-off, there will be so many things to think about that the emotional aspect will take a back seatʺ.

The week leading up to the derby ʺit was very positive - goes on coach Ramondino - regarding the players' willingness to put effort on execution, precision and discipline in the offensive and defensive game. I underline the right attitude also held by the unavailable players in trying to return as soon as possible. We have proven to be an extremely competitive team even in emergencies: it is clear, however, that the margin for error is reduced to a minimum and we will have to raise the quality of our gameʺ.

The Bianconeri's opponent, as mentioned, will be there Junior Casale, protagonist of a positive start in the championship.
This is a team that ʺhe has a well-defined identity and clear hierarchies and is exceptional at playing at speed and producing important partials throughout the entire match. They have two big men who have a double dimension, internal and external, which makes pairings difficult, as well as many wingers capable of creating play and shooting well from three pointsʺ.
In presenting the challenge, coach Ramondino he then identified what could be the tactical keys to the derby: ʺOur ability to be continuous and increasingly solid throughout the match will be decisive, as well as our ability to execute our games well, avoiding fueling their counterattack with turnovers and forced shots. We will need the contribution of all the players available to play with a good level of intensity over the forty minutes, as well as the ability to arrive clear at the end of the gameʺ.

Thus Claudio Ndoja: ʺWe arrive at the match against Casale at the end of a good week of training, despite the injury problems we are having at this time of the season: the hope is to recover at least one player for Sunday. The derby is certainly a special match for the people around the team – public, fans, ownership – while for us players it is useful to achieve the objectives we have in this period. We will have to be good at following the coach's directives and getting to know each other even better on the pitch. Casale is a team that, as we have already seen in the friendly at Cima and in this start of the championship, uses the counterattack a lot and plays a high number of offensive possessions, favoring three-point shots or shots in transition. They have a lot of points in their hands, we will have to be good, with our defense, to limit their strengthsʺ.

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Novipiù Casale Monferrato

# Player Role PTS
14Martinoni Niccolo-20
5Musso Bernardo-8
9Cesana Luca-5
18Cattapan Riccardo-0
4Banker Federico-0
30Giovara Edoardo-0
35Lazzeri Niccolo-0
12Battistini Leonardo-0
7Valentini Fabio-10
11You denigrate Davide-3
15Pinkins Kruize-21
2Tinsley Bradley Glen-10
 Total 77

 Coach Ferrari Coach  

Bertram Tortona

# Player Role PTS
4Tuoyo JustinWing9
9Cremaschi LorenzoCentro0
10Ganeto GabrieleWing2
11Blizzard BrettGuard22
12Funny EdwardGuard0
13Ndoja KlaudioWing22
14Ugolini PietroWing0
16Lusvarghi MarcoCentro2
19Viglianisi KennethGuard8
31Lorenzo slangsPlaymaker17
34Spizzichini GabrielePlaymaker0
 Total 82

 Coach Ramondino Coach  
PTS
77
82

PalaEnergica Paolo Ferraris