Concrete proof for the Bertram Derthona which, still without Nibbles, wins against Legnano - forced to give up Laganà - a success that came at the end of a match that the Bianconeri led from the start.
Start of the race favorable to Bertram Derthona, who took advantage of his great precision in his three-point shot (5/8 in the first minutes of the match) to produce the first break, at 21-13 in the 7th minute. At the end of the half, Legnano comes closer thanks to Raffa's initiatives: in the 10th minute the Bianconeri lead 24-19.
In the second quarter the match flows in balance, both in the game and in the score: the Knights remain in contact thanks to Thomas (author of 11 points in the period). In the last two minutes of the first half the triples of ndoja and the unsportsmanlike fine imposed on Bianchi – capitalized by Alibegović with five consecutive points – allow the Derthona to go into the break leading 52-40.
Upon returning from the locker room, Thomas again narrowed the gap in the score (54-49), before the new acceleration of the Bertram favored by the triples of ndoja e Bertone and by the coldness of Alibegović on the line: coach Mazzetti interrupts the game at 63-51 in the 24th minute. In the following minutes the Bianconeri responded blow for blow to Legnano, maintaining a double-digit margin: in the 30th minute the score was 76-63.
At the start of the last quarter the Bertram scores a new break in the score, which allows them to reach their maximum lead at 85-65 in the 33rd minute. In the final the baskets of Alibegović they allow the hosts to exceed 100 points for the first time in the season: the final is 104-85.
