The last match of 2025 ends with a defeat for Triestewhich in front of a very hot audience of 6019 spectators present at PalaTrieste fight until the last possession against the The power of Bologna but he has to give up 66-74. An intense and hard-fought match, marked by a high level of physicality, moments of great balance and serious episodes such as injuries to diarrhea at the ankle and Ross to the knee, which inevitably influenced the progress of the match. The red and whites remained in the game until the final seconds, before the quality and experience of Virtus made the difference in the final.
First quarter. Trieste leaves with Ross, Brown, Ramsey, Uthoff e Brooksbut it is Bologna who has the greatest impact on the match: Alston attacks the rim in penetration and opens the score with two points on the scoreboard. Brooks commits a foul on Diarra who goes to the line, but doesn’t finish. Trieste responds with a triple from Brown’s corner, but Virtus responds immediately with Morgan scoring a side-step three in Uthoff’s face. Pajola also enters the match with a triple and takes it. After the rebounding fight, Diarra serves Morgan again who attacks Brown one-on-one, scores and is fouled to complete the three-point play. Candussi responds by recovering the rebound and scoring two points off the dribble. Excellent reception by Pajola for Niang under the basket for Bologna, followed by a turnover by Ramsey who launches Morgan’s counterattack which signs the +10 Bologna, forcing coach Gonzalez to time out. Ross tries to shake up Trieste by overcoming the Bolognese defense off the dribble and gaining two points, but Diarra’s dunk comes from the other side, but is intercepted under the basket by Pajola. Toscano-Anderson commits a foul on Alston who is precise from the foul line. Brown receives from Ross and hits a fouled 3-pointer, completing the four-point game. Brown tries to hit from outside again, misses, but Toscano-Anderson is ready for the tap-in before losing the ball: Alston takes advantage and scores on the counterattack. During the following play Diarra falls badly under the weight of Ross and suffers an injury to his left ankle. Alston continues to push and scores two more points. Trieste, however, remains alive: Deangeli fights on the rebound, Toscano-Anderson recovers and serves Candussi who scores with the hook. Toscano-Anderson attacks Hackett and unloads on Ruzzier who takes up space and scores the triple. Bologna responds with Niang served by Vildoza. Toscano-Anderson makes one in two from the line after Alston’s foul, same haul for Deangeli after Jallow’s foul. Ramsey attacks in eurostep and gets two points for interference. Morgan’s last shot doesn’t go in and the first quarter ends 22-25.
Second quarter. Trieste returns with Ruzzier, Deangeli, Ramsey, Brooks e Toscano-Anderson. Morgan opens immediately with a triple from the corner, but Toscano-Anderson responds from the opposite corner after a fake. Diouf finds two points despite Trieste’s good defense, then Morgan serves Akele all alone under the basket. Morgan attacks one-on-one again and scores, while Uthoff responds from the corner on an assist from Brooks. Diouf responds immediately from below. Taylor finds Vildoza in the corner for the triple. Trieste builds well: Brown penetrates and unloads for Brooks who fakes and scores, then Ross attacks the rim for two important points. Bologna hits with Taylor from three, Morgan scores again from underneath. Brown steals the ball and flies on the counterattack for two points, Toscano-Anderson misses the shot but Brooks corrects the rebound. Candussi, served by Ross, finds the triple that sends the teams to halftime 39-44.
Third quarter. Trieste starts again with Ross, Brown, Brooks, Ramsey e Uthoff. Ross scores the first basket, freeing himself from the defense, but Niang responds from underneath for +5 Virtus. Brown finds a difficult mid-range shot, Morgan attacks from the dribble and Niang is ready to tap-in. Ross falls badly and injures his knee. Pajola loses the ball from the throw-in, Brown recovers it and dunks, but then commits a foul on Vildoza. Alston serves Hackett for the triple for +6, then Taylor launches Alston on the counterattack who crushes with force. Trieste reacts: Ramsey scores one-on-one, Toscano-Anderson penetrates for two points, Deangeli recovers an offensive rebound and Ramsey scores the triple to make it -1. Vildoza beats Ruzzier and scores, Ramsey misses the last attempt and the third quarter ends 52-55.
Last quarter. Gonzalez relies on Ruzzier, Deangeli, Brown, Toscano-Anderson e Candussi. Niang opens the score with the help of the iron, then tap-in again on an action constructed by Pajola and Morgan. Toscano-Anderson scores a triple but fouls Diouf who makes one of two. Deangeli hits a three for -2, Niang responds with a dunk. Ramsey scores two points by falling backwards, Toscano-Anderson makes two of two from the line for the equalizer. Morgan, however, overcomes the defense from the dribble and scores, Alston is cold from the line for the +4 with 1’14” to go. Brown scores a very heavy basket from mid-range, Ramsey sends Vildoza to the line who makes no mistake. Brooks makes two out of two after the foul suffered, but with 30 seconds left Alston scores the triple with a foul falling backwards, definitively closing the game. Vildoza’s final free throws set the score at 66-74.
Basketball Trieste 66 – Virtus Olidata Bologna 74
Trieste Basketball: Toscano-Anderson 13, Martucci ne, Ross 6, Deangeli 4, Uthoff 3, Ruzzier 3, Candussi 7, Iannuzzi ne, Brown 15, Brooks 6, Moretti ne, Ramsey 9.
Coach: I. Gonzalez. Assistants: F. Nanni, F. Taccetti, N. Schlitzer.
Virtue Olidata Bologna: Vildoza 9, Pajola 3, Niang 12, Taylor 3, Alston 16, Canka says, Hickett 3, Margan 19, Derra 2, Dallow 0, Dallow 5, Diuf 5, Diole 5, Aklele 2.
Coach: D. Ivanovic. Assistenti: N. Jakovljevic, N. Trajkovic, C. Fedrigo.
Referees: C. Lo Guzzo, M. Galasso, D. Valleriani.
Progressives: 22-25 / 39-44 // 52-55 / 66-74
Partial: 22-25, 17-19, 13-11, 14-19
