Varese – The Fiba Europe Cup is back and Varese faces the Turkish side Bahcesehir in the first leg with the aim of trying to build a treasure to manage in the return match in Istanbul in a week’s time. Delicate match and a lot of attention to be paid to Boutsiele and Cavanaugh, impactful players with easy points: limiting the impact of the two big men will certainly be one of the key points to win the first 40 minutes of the double match. Let’s follow her live.
THE LIVE
FOURTH ROOM
Boutielle sees an already scored bomb come out, but Varese is unable to break the deadlock: 66-70 at 31’30”. It’s a Varese team that seems like a team that’s always a penny away from making a euro: they apply themselves, they work hard in defense, but then they don’t materialize in attack: 67-72 in the 33rd minute. Besson gets to the rim on an assist from Ulaneo: 69-72.
THIRD FOURTH
Varese holds up well defensively, but leaves a couple of opportunities at the rim: 48-45 in the 21st minute. He overtakes the Turkish team from the arc and doesn’t waste what they sow: Bouteille scores from the corner to make it 48-51 in the 22nd minute. Brown scores an assist from Mannion: 51-51 in the 23rd minute. Back and forth from beyond the arc: Kell first, Moretti then to make it 54-54 in the 24th minute. The Turks repeatedly protest against the referee’s calls, but it is Varese who leaves too much generosity at the rim: 56-55 in the 25th minute. Besson from 8 meters places the central triple which is immediately blocked by an approaching basket from Cavanaugh: 59-59 in the 26th minute. We only score from the arc: Brown makes it 62-59 in the 27th minute. 0-5 external immediately stopped by another triple bosina. Woldetensae seals the move for 65-64 in the 28th minute. Candan stings again with a bomb from the corner to punish the careless Bosina defense: 66-68 in the 29th minute.
SECOND QUARTER
Taylor beats the man and raises the dive to avoid the help of Spencer who redeems himself with yet another smash of his match: 21-28 in the 11th minute. The first double-digit deficit arrives for Itelyum who suffers a triple from Baygul: 21-31. Red and white mini partial with Besson picking up two points coming in: 25-31 at 12′. Baygul continues to hurt with solutions from the dribble, then Besson serves behind the back for Moretti who scores the bomb to make it 28-36 in the 14th minute. Varese, however, does not let go and continues to look for the ball to circulate: Besson receives it in the corner and makes the triple to make it 33-38 in the 15th minute. It’s a Varese team that also puts intensity into defense and the recoveries arrive from which the counterattack is born: Besson for Brown and 36-38 at 16′. Varese runs, Varese creates problems for the Turks and Spencer in tow sinks the dunk of 40 in the 17th minute. Spencer imaginative in defense on the mammoth Boutsiele, Mannion with a photo of pure joy for McDermott: he is overtaken at 42-40 in the 18th minute. Moretti did a great job recovering the ball from Scrubb and suffering an unsportsmanlike foul from Scrubb who was then downgraded to a normal foul: 45-43 in the 19th minute. Mannion closes the quarter with a triple off the dribble which makes it 48-45.
FIRST QUARTER
Moretti returns and is immediately in the quintet. First minute of only errors on both sides, then comes Spencer’s dunk: 2-0. The Turks play the game close to the basket at the start, then Boutielle places the triple marked by Spencer: 2-3 in the 2nd minute. Scrubb puts him at +3, then an excellent assist from Mannion for Spencer who crushes undisturbed: 4-5 in the 3rd minute. Turkish sprint with Boutsiele hitting from the mid range, but the circulation of the ball serves Moretti who doesn’t miss the triple: 7-9 at 4’30”. The Turks keep the lead, but Varese’s executions keep Varese in contact and they impact with a splendid play with McDermott’s pivot in the area: 11-11 at 6′. Cavanaugh repeatedly attacks Brown, Moretti with a central cut supports the 13-16 in the 7th minute. Besson attacks former Kell from the dribble: basket and foul for 15-19 in the 8th minute. Kell leads the Turkish partial: he scores and distributes assists for the 17-23 in the 9th minute.
Itelyum Varese – Bahcesehir College 66-70 (19-26, 48-45, 66-70)
Varese: Mannion, Ulaneo, Spencer, Woldetensae, Zhao, Moretti, Virginio, McDermott, Besson, Brown. All. Bialaszewski.
Bahcesehir: Ozmirak, Baygul, Kell, Guven, Boutsiele, Arna, Taylor, Scrubb, Candan, Cavanaugh, Yilmaz, Bouteille. All. Radonjic.
Matteo Gallo
2024-03-27 19:30:30
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