Bertram Derthona returns to success, still without Tavernelli, at the end of a balanced match and resolved only in the final stages by the plays of Gaines and De Laurentiis. The start of the match was characterized by the balance between the two teams: Capo then tried to push forward thanks to Querci's baskets (4-10 in the 8th minute), before the reaction of the Lions - authors of a 7-0 - who closed the first period leading 11-10 with a triple from De Laurentiis. After having reached the maximum advantage (17-10) at the start of the second half, the hosts suffered a counter break from Orlandina, which impacted the match at 17 (at 15'). Kinsey and Gaines then move the scoreboard for the two teams with Bertram who, after chasing her opponents for a few minutes, finds the new overtaking (26-24) with De Laurentiis' lay-up, which forces coach Sodini to stop the challenge. The balance on the pitch remains even in the final stages of the first half and in the 20th minute the score is perfectly equal at 28. Upon returning from the changing rooms, the Sicilians start better, reaching a six-point margin (30-36) in the 23', before suffering a reaction from Derthona - led by three-point baskets from Martini and Gražulis - who find the counter-overtaking at 43-40. The third quarter ends with the Bianconeri ahead 45-41. In the initial stages of the final period, Bertram maintained its margin, responding blow for blow to Orlandina's baskets, and expanding it to 56-48 in the 35th minute. In the following phases, the guests progressively closed the gap until they were just one possession away (57-55 at 39') with Querci's basket. A penetration by Gaines restores a four-point margin to the team coached by Ramondino (41 seconds from time), Kinsey first reduces with a 2/3 on the line and then fails to make the overtaking triple. Mascolo's 1/2 and De Laurentiis' attacking rebound following the point guard's error on the line allow Bertram to win 60-57.
