Juventus symphony: Turin defeated, it's 1-1
Reale Mutua Torino-Bertram Derthona 77-89
(17-22, 37-44, 56-72)
Scoreboards:
Turin: Clark 24, Alibegovic 13, Pagani, Penna, Cappelletti 7, Campani 2, Pinkins 11, Toscano 5, Origlia ne, Mortarino ne, Diop 13, Bushati 2. Coach Cavina
Derthona: Cannon 13, Gazzotti 1, Ambrosin 8, Tavernelli 9, D'Ercole 5, Fabi 15, Mascolo 15, Severini 8, Sanders 15, Morgillo ne. All. Ramondino
1-1, it's Gran Derthona in Turin! The Lions played a very solid game for all forty minutes, leading the score right from the start and making the decisive breakthrough in the third period. An exciting team performance, with four players in double figures: Sanders, Mascolo and Fabi (15 p each), Cannon (13 p). Now the series moves to Voghera, to the PalaOltrepò: game 3 scheduled for Thursday 24 June at 20.45pm
The Lions started off with great intensity in game 2, with attention to defense and offensive fluidity, Bertram finished the first ten minutes ahead 17-22. In the second period Derthona continues to produce good solutions in the attacking half of the pitch, building shots in rhythm and extending the gap to 37-44 at the break. Upon returning from the locker rooms the leitmotif of the match does not change, with Bertram, very solid, leading the operations and trying to give the decisive push to the match thanks to the precision in the three-point shot (4/5 in the half), with Agustin Fabi definitely on top: in the 30th minute the score was 56-72. In the last quarter Torino tries to get back into the game, but the Lions maintain their clarity and find heavy baskets, even at the end of the 24 seconds, to maintain control of the score. In the final stages Bertram resists the guest's last comeback attempt, thanks to her coolness on the line, and wins 77-89. Back to Voghera!
