U19 National Finals Excellence increasingly in sight: Allianz beats GranTorino, Crocetta falls in Cantù and 3rd place is now solitary
GranTorino Basketball Draft – Allianz Derthona 64-80
(15-25, 30-46, 48-69)
GranTorino: A. Porcella 12, Milone 8, Fracasso 12, Diakhate 13, Lunardi 6, Vignoli 5, Ferrero 4, Donnini 2, Bollito, Bossola ne, Elkazevic. All. Comazzi.
Derthona: Albertinazzi 2, W. Bellinaso 4, Conte 23 (5/9 from three, 6/6 from free throws, 26 vals), Diodati, Farias 6 (9 ast), Fogliato, Fonio Fracchia 4, Josovic 20 (9 rb, 4 ast, 8 sub fouls, 33 vals), Korlatovic 2, Moro 4, Tambwe 15 (13 rbs, 6 blocks, 23 vals). All. Ansaloni, ass. Tosarelli, Censurini.
Referees: Giordano from Chivasso (TO) and Pulina from Rivoli (TO).
THEAllianz Derthona he runs away immediately in the first quarter and immediately puts things right to bring home his thirteenth victory in 17 games in Group 1 National U19 Excellence. To the Altarpiece Gianni Asti di Torino ends 80 - 64 for the Bianconeri on the 6th return day against GranTorino Basketball Draft, a success that combined with the defeat of Don Bosco Crocetta Torino on the Pall pitch. Cantù allows the boys coached by Luca Ansaloni to escape to the third place alone distancing the Turin rivals by 2 points and increasing the chances of directly qualifying for the National Category Finals.
In the Piedmontese capital, the trio composed of Stefano Conte, Andrija Josovic and Gloris Tambwe took center stage, with the former (in the photo) finishing as top scorer with 23 points thanks above all to the 5 triples out of 9 attempts which repelled the 11 total bombs of the owners home, the second to add the usual all-round performance to once again break through the wall of 30 rating and the third to still dominate the two areas not so much for the 13 rebounds but for the 6 blocks made to his opponents. The brain of Bruno Farias, who came very close to reaching double figures in assists, guided everything.
Allianz rises to 26 points in the standings, still remaining 2 points behind vice leaders College Basketball Borgomanero but increasing the margin to 2 points against Crocetta with 5 rounds left in the group. Nello direct confrontation on the parquet of the PalaCamagna di Tuesday 27 February at 20pm – which also coincides with the team's next round – the Bianconeri Lions could also lose up to 5 points, thanks to the +6 from the first leg, and still maintain third place, the last to grant the direct pass to the tricolor tournament.
