Debut with victory forS.Bernardo water Cantù basketballwho takes the derby of the first day of the Serie A2 Green Round at homeUrania Milan per 70-85.
The biancoblù have to do without Stefanelli, but they recover Berdini. Coach Sacchetti relies on a quintet with Rogic, Bucarelli, Nikolic, Baldi Rossi and Hunt. And it is the US center that opens the ball with two baskets from below and 50% from the line: 0-5. A basket by Baldi Rossi follows: 0-7. Potts on the counterattack signs the first points of the premises, then replies Rogic in penetration (2-9). Bucarelli scores, but Hill and Potts go on -4 from the outside (7-11). Rogic and Hunt for the 7-15, but Pullazi and Potts score two bombs for the -2 of the 8 ‘(13-15). The Milanese impact with Potts, an action that kicks off the final question and answer from the long distance. They score from outside: Montano, Berdini and Severini (18-21 at 10 ‘).
Sacchetti throws Rogic and Berdini at the same time, while Da Ros goes to the scoresheet. Urania is there with Piunti and Pullazi (24-24). Potts overtakes and goes to double figures in the 15th minute, then Amato da tre blows up the PalaLido. The San Bernardo water suffers: partial 12-3 for the hosts (30-24). Cantù reorganizes, led by Rogic who goes into double digits and slips two triples, in addition to the excellent Baldi Rossi, Nikolic and Pini: break of 5-21 which is worth 35-45 of the interval. Cantù did well in the first half: 11-20.
Balance reigns in the third quarter: 10-12 after 9 ‘. For the biancoblù, Hunt, Baldi Rossi and Nikolic also enter double figures. At half an hour it is 48-60 for Cantù, who rebounds (22-31) and shoots better from two points (23/35 against Urania’s 10/26).
A few too many turnovers on both sides, but Cantù manages without problems in the fourth quarter: 50-67 in the 33rd minute. It is Buccarelli who puts the +20 to 6 ‘from the end from outside: 50-70. Urania takes a break of 9-4, then Berdini definitively closes the accounts from outside in the 37th minute: 59-77. Final of 70-85. For Cantù 55.7% shooting (pallacanestrocantu.com).
Urania-Cantù, the match report
Urania Milan: Amato 12, Montano 10, Potts 16, Hill 8, Pullazi 13; Piunti 4, Ebeling 5, Valsecchi 2, Chiapparini, Pezzola, Cavallero. Ne: Ciccarelli. All .: Villa
S.Bernardo Cantù water: Rogic 15, Bucarelli 7, Nikolic 15, Baldi Rossi 16, Hunt 11; Berdini 13, Severini 2, Pini 4, Da Ros 2, Borsani. Coach: Sacchetti
Partial: 18-21, 17-24, 13-15, 22-25.
