2022 ends with a defeat for Happy Casa Brindisi which leaves the stakes for Givova Scafati with the final score of 71-75. Despite a sold out Palapentassuglia Brindisi once again pays for the bad shooting percentages and the 15 turnovers that often produced baskets on the break. Scafati – for his part – had different interpreters in the game starting from point guard Julian Stone who finished the game with a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, Stanley Okoye surgical from the arc in the second half and the ever green David Logan who he celebrated 40 springs with a performance of 21 points and 6 assists in 37 minutes of use. The Happy Casa revealed the usual offensive continuity problems with the second and third periods of 10 and 13 points and a lack of personality and lucidity from the whole team in most of the match. In the second period, after Bowman’s basket of +6 (24-18), Brindisi stopped completely, giving Givova the green light for a peremptory partial 0-9 which canceled the accumulated advantage in an amen. In the second half Scafati even brought the advantage into double figures (31-43 after a basket by the usual Logan) and the time outs called by Frank Vitucci to turn the inertia of the match were useless.
In the last period the hosts have tried a comeback but on the other hand they have always found a well-organized team that has rebutted point by point. Bowman and Etou with archery gave hope to the audience but once again forced shots and shots outside the box brought the travelers ahead in the score. In the frantic final Mascolo and his teammates tried to overturn the outcome of the game with an all-court pressing managing to mend the disadvantage up to – 4 but Pinkins with a carambolesque shot taken from the garbage and subsequent foul definitively closed the ambitions of success of the from Puglia.
The Campanians conquering Brindisi reach the Apulians at an altitude of 10 with a ranking that sees Reggio Emilia at 4 points and a group of 7 teams (including Happy Casa) in a handkerchief of 2 points. A delicate situation with New Basket Brindisi who will be engaged on 2 January away on the Dolomiti Energia Trentino parquet which occupies fourth place in the championship with 14 points.
Happy Casa Brindisi – Givova Scafati 71-75 (19-16, 10-15, 13-19, 29-25)
Brindisi: Burnell 9, Reed 10, Bowman 16, Guadalupi vs, Mascolo 7, Bocevski vs, Mezzanotte 3, Riisma 8, Bayehe 0, Perkins 12, Dixson vs, Etou 6. All. Vitucci
Scafati : Thompson 4, Okoye 15, Caiazza ne, Pinkins 10, De Laurentiis ne, Rossato 2, Imbrò 0, Butajankovs 12, Monaldi ne, Tchintcharauli ne, Logan 21, Stone 11. All. Caja
Referees: Martolini, Nicolini, Gonella
Tasco Brindisi Studio’s photo
Dario Recchia
