Three-pointers and rebounds. With these weapons the Blacks overcome Cus Jonico Taranto, closing the match after the first half, thanks to an excellent performance from the collective. The Apulians paid for the heavy absences of Conte and Thioune, still fighting until the end. To the 17/45 from long range is therefore added the 52-24 of the rebounds captured, statistics that photograph the progress of the match. Now Raggisolaris will have to repeat themselves on Sunday in Vicenza, a very difficult pitch given that the Venetians are one of the best teams in the group.
Taranto takes the lead 8-3 then the Blacks take control of the match by starting to score from three points: they are right quattro triple consecutive to give the score 22-16 at the end of the first quarter. In the second period, in addition to the precision from the arc, the defense takes center stage and concedes nothing to the Taranto players, leading them to lose many balls. The guests’ offensive maneuver was affected as demonstrated by the only 10 points scored, but the rebounds made the difference, because Faenza captured every ball that came out of the rim. Minute after minute the Raggisolaris take off and at halftime they lead 48-26with 31 rebounds captured compared to 12 for CJ.
The match is firmly in the hands of Manfredi who continue to grind out the game, increasing the gap until they reach their maximum advantage: 84-44. In the last six minutes coach Lotesoriere throws the youngsters into the fray Ndiaye, Belmonte and Bendandi, with the first two also enjoying the satisfaction of scoring. For the Senegalese pivot and for Bendandi it was the debut in the national team.
Blacks Faenza 95
CJ Taranto 60
(22-16; 48-26; 74-42)
BLACKS FAENZA: Ndiaye 2, Galassi 11, Papa 7, Poletti 16, Siberna 8, Vico 14, Poggi 12, Bendandi, Petrucci 7, Tomasini 4, Pastore 12, Belmonte 2. Coach: Lotesoriere
CJ TARANTO: Gigante ne, Montanaro 2, Valentini 3, Casanova 2, Conte ne, Fresno 14, Ragagnin 3, Thioune ne, Reggiani 7, Kovachev 22, Ambrosin 7. All.: Cottignoli
Referees: Scaramellini – Ferrara
NOTE. Partials: . 2-point shots: Faenza: 17/30, Taranto: 14/35; 3-point shots: Faenza: 17/45, Taranto 7/21:; Free throws: Faenza: 10/14, Taranto: 11/15; Rebounds: Faenza: 52, Taranto: 24.
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Luca Del Favero
2024-01-24 23:40:17
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