11.09.2022 – 07:00 – First embrace of the red and white of coach Legovich with the audience of the Allianz Dome, which reopens its doors after the match that kept everyone in suspense for a possible qualification for the playoffs against Treviso. In the first fraction Trieste starts well from the blocks, showing a great desire to attack the ball. A few points ahead already in the first 5 minutes, he closes the first ten minutes of play on +9. Second quarter that lights up after a few seconds with a triple from Alessandro Lever put in rhythm by Gaines. Bolzanino who shortly afterwards puts on the scoresheet another 3 points thanks to an entrance plus additional free throw. However, the challenge remains very heated from a physical point of view with the referees’ whistles often interrupting the game. After a couple of too easy penetrations of the Slovenian team, coach Legovich calls his team back to the bench to put order. It is Corey Davis who rekindles the powders of Trieste, who, not even halfway through the second quarter, however, finds himself already with the fouls bonus exhausted, repeatedly sending his opponents to the bezel. Roganska hits from three with Nomen, to which Frank Bartley responds promptly from the corner. At the end of the ten minutes the Roganska conquers a couple of bloody second possessions that bring the guests back to -6 at the long rest. The second fraction opens with Corey Davis in the direction, able to turn the ball very well and arm Bartley and Pacher in order. Two consecutive turnovers hamper Trieste’s offensive mechanism, which then regains the double-digit advantage in the middle of the fourth with a shot from Campogrande’s average. Maximum advantage over +13 with Frank Bartley’s bomb. Trieste takes off in the last minutes of the fourth bringing the score to 65 to 47. The last portion of the game serves for the statistics, with coach Legovich who can rotate his men without lowering the intensity, but allowing minutes to a good part of the red and white roster. Score that closes at 87 to 57, with very comforting signals from the last two quarters of the game for the technical staff, just 3 weeks from the start of the championship.
The match report:
BASKETBALL TRIESTE – ROGASKA: 87-57. (24-15; 46-40, 65-47)
BASKETBALL TRIESTE: Gaines 2, Pacher 21, Bossi, Davis 4, Rolli, Tonut, Marcius 10, Campogrande 12, Vildera 14, Bartley 16, Lever 8. All. Legovich. ROGASKA: Riley 14, Sivka 4, Mocnik 5, Kavkler 1, Span 4, Milicevic 9, Kraljevic 8, Brankovic, Baptiste 8, Tabak 4. All. Markovinovic
[c.s.g.t.]
