Sassari overwhelms Varese, Reggio wins in Trieste, Pesaro tames Brescia

Banco crumbles Varese agreeing to play at his breakneck pace despite a short rotation, buffered for necessity by an excellent one Tommaso Raspino in the role of defensive specialist all-around. But Sassari knows how to sink the blade where it hurts the most. Showing how coach Matt Brase’s system dances in a very dangerous way on a very thin thread that divides the fireworks display from the basketball abyss. The soft defense of Openjobmetis is affected by the talent of Chris Dove (23), from the wisdom of Stefano Gentile (16) and, above all, from the physicality of Ousmane Dioptrue MVP of a match who commands the center of the painted (22 points with 9/13 from two, career-high). And the attack, on a bad shooting night (only 6/28 from the bow for 21%), collides repeatedly against the wall erected by an attentive, ravenous and mangy Dinamo. Varese piles up 20 turnoversmany of which in a wicked third period that sees it fall under a break freak Of 32-4.

Sassari spreads even touching the +38, and continues to oil mechanisms that now seem to run on automatic pilot. Banco wins the rebound fight by controlling 19 offensive players, stands out in the line (24/28) and finds concreteness and effectiveness even without particular use of heavy shooting (only 8 triples scored). In the very long garbage-time finale there is room for everyone, even for career-highs Riccardo Pisano (4) e Matthew Librizzi (13).

Banco di Sardegna Sassari – Openjobmetis Varese 102-73

• Sassari: Dowe 23, Kruslin 6, Stephens 9, Bendzius 12, Raspino 2; Pisano 4, Devecchi, Chessa, Gentile 16, Treier 8, Diop 22. Ne: Gandini. All.: Bucchi.
• Varese: Ross 6, Woldetensae, Brown 9, Owens 8, Johnson 6; De Nicolao 5, Kings 12, Librizzi 13, Virginio, Blacksmith, Caruso 14. All.: Brase.

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The challenge of the Vitrifrigo Arena sees a better start than Germani, Magro’s team touches the +6 in the first quarter, then the +9 on 29-20 at the start of the second period with a triple from Gabriel. The hosts respond with Moretti and Cheatham who shorten up to -1 with a couple of triples, then Daye and Gudmundsson overtake from the line up 35-34, but at the interval Brescia takes the lead over 37-35 for a siren edge bomb of Of the valley. In the second half it is instead Carpegna Prosciutto who shoots better from the blocks, Cheatham and Visconti sign the +6 with two targets from the arc, but the balance remains and in the 30th minute it is 59-58. The solution to the match comes in the fourth period: Massinburg and Della Valle respond to Tambone for -1, there Pesaro places an 11-0 with triples of Abdur-Rahkman, Tambone and Delfinoand two free from Totè, goes to +12 and never looks back.

Carpegna Ham Pesaro – Germani Brescia 88-79

• Pesaro: Kravic 7, Abdur-Rahkman 8, Visconti 5, Moretti 12, Tambone 12, Stazzonelli, Daye 14, Gudmundsson 2, Totè 8, Cheathman 12, Delfino 8. All. review
• Brescia: Gabriel 10, Massinburg 5, Nikolic 3, Della Valle 14, Petrucelli 22, Cobbins 2, Odiase 11, Burns 2, Laquintana ne, Cournooh 2, Moss 8, Akele. All. Lean.

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UnaHotels celebrates a great victory deserved, group, cohesive and collectivebranded by the triple finals of Jeremy Senglin (MVP with 16 points and 4/4 from the arc) e remove anim (12). Coach Dragan Sakota’s team gets strong responses from all of its key players. Andrea Cinciarini (15) shows that he can be incisive even in alternation with Senglin himself. Momo Diouf (9+4 rebounds) is a determining factor in signing the stretch at the start of the match (16-24 at the first break). Osvaldas Olisevicius a thoroughbred attacker, with a thousand resources (13 with 5/12 from two). And also Mikael Hopkinsdespite a declining season, always remains an important lifeline under the boards (13+9 rebounds).

Trieste, now eleventh a 9-13instead loses contact from the playoff area, showing himself too dependent on his pair of wingers composed of Corey Davis (23) and from the reentrant Frank Bartley (27 points, but with two decisive errors in the final sprint). Coach Legovich’s team fails to involve Emanuel Terry (one point in 21 ‘), collects only a couple of leaps at the start of the game from Skylar Spencerand has yet to find the best way to enter the new signing Jalen Hudsonmaking his debut with just 2 points in 8 minutes.

Basketball Trieste – UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 75-80

• Trieste: Davis 23, Spencer 8, Deangeli, Bartley 27, Terry 1; Hudson 2, Campogrande 2, Vildera, Lever 8, Ruzzier 4. N.e.: Bossi. All.: Legovich.
• Reggio Emilia: Anim 12, Hopkins 10, Cinciarini 15, Olisevicius 13, Diouf 9; Reuvers 3, Strautins 2, Vitali, Lee, Senglin 16. In: Stefanini, Cipolla. All.: Sakota.