The Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro in the match of 18th day of Serie A returns to success and does so by giving a beautiful performance to the 4500 red and white fans. At the Vitrifrigo Arena the match against UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia ends 85-74 in favor of Pesaro who thus confirm their fourth place in the standings, rising to 22.
Coach Jasmin Repesa has ordered a quintet of Gudmundsson, Abdur-Rahkman, Charalampopoulos, Cheatham and Kravic while coach Sakota has affirmed Cinciarini, Anim, Reuvers, Olisevicius and Hopkins.
The match starts with Cheatham’s bomb to which the ex of the evening answers Andrea Cinciarini. The Pesaro team immediately start strong and with Charalampopoulos they go up 5-3. Kravic’s semi-hook is 7-5; it goes on point by point, then Cheatham’s triple allows Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro to overtake. With Kravic and Mars, coach Repesa’s team goes up to 21-15: the UNAHOTELS bench calls timeout 22 seconds before the first siren. The initial quarter ends with a triple from Visconti which is worth 24-15.
The second period begins with Vitali’s basket and Cinciarini’s three-point shot for the -4 guest. Captain Carlos Delfino returns to the field after the injury: in the 14th minute Diouf crushes and coach Repesa calls timeout. The number 35 from Reggio signs the tie at odds of 30, on the other side Abdur-Rahkman places the bomb of 33-32. Gudmundsson 37 seconds from the interval makes the tap-in which is worth the 39-36 with which he goes to the locker room.
Coming back from the long break, the second half unlocks with Charalampopoulos’ 1/2 and Kravic’s two points for 42-38. From 6.75 Reuvers and Visconti score, then Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro places an important break that allows them to go up to 54-45 with 4’30” left in the third quarter. However, the Emilians reply with a 6-0 counter which means -2 at 1’47” from the third siren: break interrupted by Tambone’s basket to which Diouf then replies. At 30′ the scoreboard is on 57-55.
The last ten minutes begin with an excellent Davide Moretti, author of five important points. Totè also realizes and suffers a foul by Vitali: in the 33rd minute the red and white are ahead 65-59. Olisevicius shortens the distance, Pesaro rallongs with the two speed points of captain Delfino. Coach Sakota calls timeout 6’02” from the conclusion on 71-62, Cinciarini puts in the shot from long distance which is worth the new Reggio -6. A few moments later it is Delfino who scores from the arc, then imitated by Tambone for 79-69. Mars replies to Singlin from seven meters and then signs the two points which effectively close the game which ends 85-74.
CARPEGNA PROSCIUTTO BASKETBALL PESARO – UNAHOTELS REGGIO EMILIA 85-74 (24-15; 39-36; 57-55)
CARPEGNA PROSCIUTTO BASKETBALL PESARO: Kravic 8, Abdur-Rahkman 19, Visconti 8, Moretti 9, Tambone 7, Gudmundsson 4, Charalampopoulos 8, Totè 9, Cheatham 8, Delfino 5 Coach: Repesa
UNAHOTELS REGGIO EMILIA: Anim 2, Reuvers 8, Hopkins 8, Cipolla, Strautins, Vitali 2, Stefanini ne, Cinciarini 13, Burjanadze 4, Senglin 19, Olisevicius 10, Diouf 8 Coach.: Sakota
Referees: Sahin, Galasso, Pepponi
WHO match statistics
Source: victorialibertas.it
In the image Abdur-Rahkman, photo Ciamillo-Castoria
