Acqua S.Bernardo Pallacanestro Cantù struggles, but in the end wins against a tough HDL Nardò game 2 of the playoff quarter-finals of the Serie A2 championship. 82-62, the final. Now Race 3 in Puglia on Thursday 18 May with a duo ball at 8.45pm.
«We won a game that didn’t go very well in attack in the initial stages – coach Sacchetti’s words at the end of the match -. Congratulations to my players who have put a game back on its feet that wasn’t easy to recover. I haven’t been this satisfied for a while. Having Logan on the court takes attention away and gives more room for others to shoot. Even if he didn’t make a basket, he opened up situations for us in attack. We made a first break, then they took us back, but in the end we pushed. As we developed our game, we found open rolls that lead us to wins. Kudos to my players.”
The news (Source: Cantù Basketball Press Office) – Ready to go, Smith’s bomb to which Baldi Rossi responds. A series of assorted errors by both sides followed, both in terms of shooting and turnovers. Smith, however, has a very hot hand and still stings from the arc (2-6). Hunt goes on the scoresheet for the clubs in penetration, then La Torre scores again from outside (4-9). Partial of 5-7 for Nardò with the challenge between Smith and Baldi Rossi (9-16). Cantù hurts from the corner and scores again from three with Stefanelli (12-16). Nardò closes on 12-18 in the 10th minute.
Better the Apulian rebound: 9-14. Both teams do not shine shooting in the first fraction with percentages around 30%.
The second quarter opens with a 9-5 for the Canturini who find two triples from Stefanelli and one from Da Ros for -4 (21-23). It is the former Zugno who returns to +5 from outside, then Stefanelli from the line goes to -2 (24-26). He wads for 24-28, but Baldi Rossi lights up the PalaFitLine from outside for 27-28. Here comes the overtaking of the Acqua S.Bernardo with 3/3 from the arch of Baldi Rossi (30-28). Hunt and Da Ros for 33-30, then La Torre impacts. Bucarelli from outside sends the teams to halftime on 36-33.
Acqua S.Bernardo improves under the planks in the second period, reaching 21-22. For coach Sacchetti’s men 50% from long distance in the first 20′. Stefanelli and Baldi Rossi already in double figures for the hosts with 23 points in two. Crippled Smith for the grenades with 18 points in the first half. Out of Hunt with a thigh muscle problem.
Upon returning to the field it is immediately 42-35 for the Brianzas with Bucarelli and Baldi Rossi in the chair. From the line Da Ros pushes up to +10 (45-35). S.Bernardo water in gas with Stefanelli’s fourth bomb for +12 (49-37). Nardò doesn’t give up and replies with a break of 2-11 which is worth 51-48. Bucarelli kicks back the Neretini with his third triple, but Smith repays with the same coin (54-51). At half an hour it’s 58-56 for the biancoblù.
Fourth fraction: Bucarelli opens the dance with two more bombs (64-58). Smith is the last to raise the white flag for Nardò, but Cantù is a long-range ruling: 70-58 by Baldi Rossi and Stefanelli. The fifth bomb of the biancoblù number 1 and the basket of Logan condemn the guests: 75-60. Cantù administers and wins 82-62. For Cantù 17 triples scored.
The scoreboard of Acqua S.Bernardo Pallacanestro Cantù-HDL Nardò 75-60 Partial hours: 12-18, 24-15, 22-23, 24-6.
Acqua S.Bernardo Basketball Cantù: Logan 5, Bucarelli 15, Nikolic 2, Baldi Rossi 18, Hunt 3; Stefanelli 26, Da Ros 11, Severini, Morgillo 2, Berdini. All.: Bags
HDL Nardò: Zugno 3, Smith 31, Borra 4, Stojanovic 5, La Torre 11; Parravicini 4, Baldasso 3, Donda 1, Baccassino. Ne: Buscicchio, Antonaci, Quarta. All.: Di Carlo
Referees: Ursi, Pecorella, De Biase.
2023-05-15 20:47:15
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