FINE DEL MATCH
40′ Cantù doesn’t find the basket Horton fouls the rebound which is captured by Cole who launches Wheatle only on the counterattack for the shot from midfield which misses the basket
14.8″ at the end Sneed commits an immediate foul by Wheatle who scores 1/2 from the line
17.3″ at the end Basile scores 2 immediate points
Timeout Cantù
17.3″ at the end Cole scores a 2/2 from the line
23.3″ to the end Offensive throw-in by Cantù with Moraschini who eats a pass on his own. Cole grabs the rebound and Moraschini is forced to stop it with an immediate foul
40′ Cole is fouled by Gilyard. From the line Cole scores a 2/2
Timeout Cantù
39′ Sneed scores the winning triple from the arc
39′ Bowman scores 2 points in penetration
39′ Basile scores 2 points from below
38′ Bowman in penetration and underhand is fouled by Basile and scores a 2/2 from the line
38′ Basile suffers a foul from Parks and scores a 2/2 from the line
38′ Bowman scores 2 points on the counterattack
37′ Bortolani scores the winning triple from the arc
Timeout Reyer
37′ Sneed with the winning triple brings Cantù back to -8
35′ Wheatle with the defensive block recovered the ball from Venezia who with Cole launches into the counterattack and serves Horton for the flying dunk
34′ Bowden scores 2 points on the counterattack
33′ Valentine serves Horton for the mid-range shot which is worth the 2 points to number 2 orogranata
32′ Parks fouls Basile and sends him to the line for a 2/2
Timeout Reyer
32′ Andrea De Nicolao serves Basile who scores the triple for Canturino -12
31′ Andrea De Nicolao in central penetration for 2 points
31′ Snedd from midrange is fouled on a shot and scores a 2/2 from the line
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END OF THIRD QUARTER
30′ Candi burns the third quarter siren and scores 2 points with the flash penetration
30′ Bowden scores a triple and is fouled by Valentine. From the foul line Bowden scores the extra free throw
30′ Candi for Tessitori who scores 2 points with a dorsal turn and a frontal shot
29′ Valentine with a super assist for Nikolic who goes to the rim for the dunk
29′ Nikolic comes in for Tessitori who scores 2 points with the dunk
28′ Bowden scores 2 points with a mid-range shot
28′ Nikolic scores the winning triple from the left corner of the perimeter
27′ Candi for Valentine who scores the winning triple
25′ Nikolic served from the perimeter for the winning triple 70-59 Reyer
23′ Bortolani scores 2 points with flash penetration and is fouled by Parks. From the foul line Bortolani scores the extra free throw
23′ Cole dribbles and lateral steps to stop and shoot for two points
22′ Ballo suffers a foul from Parks and scores a 2/2 from the line
22′ Cole for Parks who scores 2 great points
21′ Bortolani shoots from the arc and scores a triple
21′ Cole raises it for Horton who closes the alley opp with the winning dunk
START OF THIRD QUARTER
INTERVAL
The first twenty minutes of the game saw the attacks in great shape, the defenses struggling to contain the excessive offensive power of the two teams. Venezia already sends 2 players to double figures Cole 13 points and Wiltjer with 11 points, but has already sent 10 players to the scoresheet. Cantù keeps pace thanks to Sneed 16 points, Bortolani 12 points and Moraschini with 10 points
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20′ Moraschini is fouled and scores a 2/2 from the line
20′ Bowman scores 2 points with a quick central penetration
20′ Bortolani scores 2 points from the arc
20′ Wiltjer scores 2 points
19′ Sneed with the winning triple
19′ Cole for lever who scores 2 points on the run
18′ Moaschini scores 2 points and suffers a foul by Wiltjer. From the foul line Moraschini scores the extra free throw.
18′ Wiltjer serves Lever who scores 2 points from the edge of the perimeter
Timeout Cantù
18′ Wiltjer scores 2 points from mid-range
17′ Gilyard for Ballo who scores 2 points
17′ Bortolani scores 2 points and is fouled. From the foul line he scores the extra free throw
17′ Bowman dribbles, stops and shoots from the high post for 2 points
16′ Wiltjer scores 2 points with a soft layup
Timeout Cantù
15′ Wiltjer misses the triple but Parks harpoons the rebound and gives a second chance to Venezia who goes under the rim from Wiltjer who scores 2 points with a soft layup
15′ Cole for Wiltjer who shoots but doesn’t make the triple. Horton is the quickest to rebound and scores 2 points in the break
13′ Cole recovers the loose ball in the Canturina area and scores 2 points
12′ Wheatle first blocks Bowden and then in personal action goes to get 2 points in penetration and suffer a foul from Basile. From the foul line Wheatle misses the extra free throw
Timeout Reyer Venice
12′ Andrea De Nicolao for Basile who scores 2 points with a shot placed from midrange.
11′ Sneed scores 2 points with another mid-range shot
11′ Nikolic force penetration for 2 points
11′ Sneed scores 2 points with a precise shot from medium distance
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END OF THE FIRST QUARTER
10′ Gilyard for Ballo who scores 2 points
10′ Valentine suffers a foul from Bowden and scores a 2/2 from the line
10′ Sneed suffers a foul from Valentine and scores a 2/2 from the line
10′ Basile suffers a foul from Tessitori and scores 1/2 from the line
10′ Tessitori receives under the knife and after having made Basile jump he takes it against the clock and scores 2 points
9′ Sneed scores 2 points from mid-range with a precise shot
9′ Wheatle with the front triple on target
9′ Gilyard suffers a foul from Tessitori who stops Cantù’s counterattack. From the line Gilyard scores a 2/2
8′ Valentine suffers a foul from Bowden and scores 1/2 from the line
8′ Bowden dribble, stop and shot for 2 points
8′ Reyer counterattack led by Candi who serves Parks for the winning triple +13 lagoon
7′ Candi penetrates and unloads for Parks who is deadly from the perimeter. 25-15
7′ Sneed dribble, stop and shoot from the high post for 2 points
6′ Horton scores a 2/2 from the line
After the timeout there will be 2 free throws in favor of Horton
Timeout Cantù.
6′ Horton steals the ball from Moraschini and tries a dunk on the counterattack but is fouled by Bortolani.
6′ Reyer counterattack with Parks who scores the winning dunk for the lagoon’s +7
6′ Horton suffers a foul from Ballo and fails to score 0/2 from the line
6′ Bortolani scores 2 points while shooting and is fouled by Cole and scores the extra free throw from the line
5′ Wiltjer recovers Parks’ lost ball and scores 2 points with the winning layup
5′ Bowman penetrates and raises the alley oop for Horton who closes his teammate’s assist with the flying dunk with his right hand
5′ Sneed quickly penetrates the lagoon area and scores 2 points
4′ Cole scores 2 points with the central flash penetration with a comfortable support on the glass
4′ Bortolani brings Cantù back from the arc to -4
3′ Wiltjer shoots from the arc and scores a triple to make it 12-5
3′ Wiltjer in penetration suffers a foul from Moraschini and scores 1/2 from the line
2′ Moraschini with the triple step back for 8-5
2′ Cole from the arc to make it 8-2
2′ Moraschini scores 2 points in penetration
1′ Lost ball by Cantù and on the next possession Venezia scores the 5-0 with Cole’s triple
1′ Horton grabs the rebound after a teammate’s shooting error and scores 2 points with a dunk
START OF THE MATCH
The quintets of the match
Reyer Venezia: Cole, Bowman, Parks, Wiltjer, Horton
Cantù Basketball: Gilyard, Bortolani, Moraschini, Sneed, Ballo
I roster del match:
Reyer Venezia: Tessitori, Cole, Horton, Lever, Giovanni De Nicolao, Candi, Bowman, Wheatle, Nikolic, Parks, Wiltjer, Valentine. coach Neven Spahija.
Cantù Basketball: Gilyard, Bowden, Moraschini, Andrea De Nicolao, Ballo, Bortolani, Sneed, Basile, Ajayi, Okeke. Coach Nicola Brienza.
Good afternoon to all friends of Tutto Venezia Sport from your Alberto Bison and welcome to the live text of Reyer Venezia-Pallacanestro, match valid for the tenth round of Serie A LBA.
Venezia arrives at today’s match with great energy due to the five consecutive victories in the LBA and with the desire to make up for Thursday’s bad performance against Hapoel Jerusalem. In the press conference, coach Spahija declared that the team has analyzed the mistakes made against Jerusalem and today will try to give another victory to its fans.
In the other half of the pitch there will be coach Nicola Brienza’s Pallacanestro Cantù team which, as newly promoted players, has the aim of obtaining salvation at the end of the season. Cantù’s roster should not be underestimated because it offers some talented Americans. The players to pay particular attention to are: Xavier Sneed, Jacob Gilyard, Giordano Bortolani, Ife Ayayi and Oumar Ballo who is one of the best rebounders in the league with an average of 9 rebounds per game.
