The official debut of Cantu it’s a win over Novipiù Monferrato. Convincing performance for Acqua S.Bernardo who controlled their opponents throughout the match, extending the lead in the second half to a final score of 96-72.
The triples by Baldi Rossi, Young and Nikolic and the penetration by Hickey made it 11-0 with which Cantù started the match. Fabi unlocks Monferrato with a triple, but Cantù continues to shoot very well from long range with Burns and Nikolic again keeping the guests at a distance. Halfway through the first quarter Kelly warms up and with a break brings Monferrato back to just one possession behind. Another triple, this time from Cesana, and Burns’ basket from underneath guarantee Cantù a safety margin again, before Kelly’s free throws, already in double figures, which seal the 29-27 at the end of the first quarter .
The second quarter begins with Kelly having an impact on the game for the first time, but Hickey and Baldi Rossi put Cantù back ahead by two full possessions. As the minutes pass, the percentages decrease; a touch pass from Baldi Rossi to Burns is worth a new lead for Cantù, but it is always Kelly who leads Monferrato’s attack who does not give up and with two free throws from Fabi he finds the first advantage, to which he responds however with one more game two of Cantù’s big men. Hickey and Baldi Rossi score the break for the 49-44 with which the two teams go into the long break.
Cantù comes out strong from the locker room with Burns and Young protagonists of the set that puts Monferrato back by ten points. Nikolic’s two-handed pin, served splendidly by Hickey, updates Cantù’s maximum advantage to fifteen points. With the defense obscuring the Novipiù basket, Bucarelli’s triple puts Cantù ahead by twenty points. Baldi Rossi in the last Cantù attack of the quarter finds support in the heart of the area which makes it 77-55 in the thirtieth minute.
In the last quarter Cantù manages the advantage while also trying to entertain the public. Space on the parquet also for Nwohuocha who makes his return in an official match with the Acqua S.Bernardo shirt. Cantù never lets its guard down, Monferrato never gets back into the game and in the end Sacchetti can also give minutes to the young Clerici and Meroni. The final quarter siren sounds at 96-72.
S.Bernardo Cantù water: Baldi Rossi 20, Berdini 5, Nikolic 9, Nwohuocha 2, Tarallo ne, Meroni, Bucarelli 13, Hickey 11, Burns 20, Young 13, Clerici, Cesana 3.
Novipiù Monferrato: Kelly 26, Castellino 2, Fabi 13, Martinoni ne, Fantoma 7, Pepper 15, Pianegonda 7, Poom 2, Calzavara, Zucca.
Source: Pallacanestro Cantù press office
2023-09-09 21:28:14
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