Second consecutive victory for the New Basketball Messina which overcomes in the derby the Fortitudo Messina for 75-74 in a balanced match until the end. Under one point the Portuguese Baroque Fernandes scores the decisive basket 20 seconds from the end with the Giallorossi defending well on the last guest possession.
The first basket of the match is by Niang who starts in the quintet, Fortitudo ahead with the free throws of Bricis, a great block by Perriere and a home advantage with the suspension of Pierleoni (5-4). Very balanced match, Lo Iacono finds the game by 3 points, then Perriere closes with a crescendo putting a triple and scoring the 19-13 on an assist from Barroca Fernandes from over 20 meters. First quarter ending on 19-15.
Teams dry for two minutes, coach Manzo also gets points from Maddaloni and Guadalupi, Nuova Pallacanestro extends up to +8 thanks to Salvatico and Pierloni (27-19). Timeout of coach Cavalieri, Bricis puts two consecutive triples forcing coach Manzo to counter-timeout at 2’26 ”, Vicente hits at 33 from the line, Niang sets a free and on the siren Leanza scores the triple of the 34-36 fixing the result in the middle of the race.
It starts again with a missed free by Nicolini for a technician assigned to Bricis during the last action of the previous quarter, 9-2 at home with two baskets by Niang for the 43-38. Bricis gets hurt among the guests who have a vehement reaction with Bellomo and Tagliano from the line, 0-9 counterpart and host advantage on 43-47. Captain Salvatico scores with a foul and completes the three-point game, Nicolini hits at 49. Match broken up by the many whistles, many free shots are thrown, yellow and red at +5 with Pierleoni flying on the counterattack, Fortitudo mending with Cavalieri’s free shots and the free throw shot by Tagliano for the technician whistled at Salvatico; third quarter closing on 55-53.
Last quarter forbidden to the faint of heart with mutual overtaking, 0-4 guest with Bellomo in evidence, Barroca Fernandes lights up who puts on four consecutive, always guest advantages with Cavalieri and Vicente, two Nicolini baskets are worth the parity at 65 to 4 ’26’ ‘from the term. Bellomo overtakes, Perriere fights offensive rebound, scores, is fouled (fifth by Leanza) and puts the extra for 68-67 at 3’52 ”. Triple from Stevanovic for the new guest overtaking, Pierleoni from the line impacts, overtaking with Barroca at 1’30 ”, Bellomo loses the ball and takes a technician for protests that Perriere finalizes at 1’24 ”. It is not over because Bellomo puts two from the line one minute from the final siren, breakthrough called to Pierleoni and guest possession. Fortitudo who overtakes with Stevanovic 26 seconds from the siren, Manzo timeout to put the attack back. Barroca in suspension (8 points all in the last quarter) overtakes, Fortitudo no longer has suspensions, great home defense with Nicolini stopping Vicente’s overtaking shot with 1 second from the end, ball disputed three tenths from the end with the arrow that assigns possession to the Giallorossi who close the match by freezing possession.
New Basketball which rises to six in the group formed by Vis, Castanea and Dierre, leaving Fortitudo at an altitude of 4, which defends the difference in baskets (70-68 victory in the first leg). On the next day the Nuova Pallacanestro Messina will observe the rest period provided for in the calendar, to return to the field on Sunday 12 December at 18:00 away against Dierre Reggio Calabria.
New Basketball Messina – Fortitudo Messina 75-74
Partials: 19-15, 15-21 (34-36), 21-17 (55-53), 20-21 (75-74)
New Basketball Messina: Salvatico 9, Vasilevskis, Fernandes Barroca 8, Perriere 16, Guadalupi 4, Pierleoni 16, Maddaloni 2, Lo Iacono 4, Niang 8, Nicolini 8. All: Beef
Fortitudo Messina: Bellomo 17, Vicente 8, Camara ne, Bricis 15, Molonia ne, Cavalieri 4, Leanza 9, Mollica 2, Giovani ne Stevanovic 6, Llukacej 2, Tagliano 11. All: Cavalieri
Referees: Luca Beccore and Matteo Gazzara of Messina (ME)
