Al PalaDesio at Cantù Basketball hosts the Germani Brescia Of Matteo Cotelli. The hosts are going through a very difficult moment, with eight consecutive defeats. For coaches Brienza it is therefore the last call to keep his bench intact and to give a turn to the championship. There Lionessafter the KO of Sassari, it immediately redeemed itself with last week’s home success against Tortona. Cutlery will finally have the entire roster at his disposal, with the return of NDour e Burnell who recovered from the physical problems that had gripped him during the week.
Pallacanestro Cantù-Germani Brescia, analysis of the match
One of the worst versions of Germani Brescia this season he still manages to get the better of the Cantù Basketball, reached their ninth consecutive defeat. In the last possession the Brianza team twice had a shot in their hands to send the game to overtime, first with Bortolani then with Green: Both went out far from the target. The bench of Brienza it is now shakier than ever.
The 5-23 from beyond the arc is indicative of how the blue and white team was unable to find its usual rhythm in attack, also thanks to a frenzied defense from the coaching team Brienza. To tell the truth, Della Valle and his teammates still made some good shots, especially in the first half, but they simply didn’t find the back of the net like on other days. Up to the two triples of Rivers and of the same Della Valle, which proved decisive in the end. A match which, especially in the second twenty minutes, became extremely physical, with the hosts attempting to play the “audience” card by trying to inflame the atmosphere in the entire stadium. But the experience of the Brescian players, although in the second half many of them appeared tired, on their knees, was the key that decided the match.
For the Lioness the top scorer of the evening is Della Valle con 17 points, seven of which came in the last two minutes: the triple and the free throws that put the match on ice. Burnell puts some 15 con 7 rebounds: it is his great energy in his half court that keeps his team up during the third quarter. In double figures too Ivanovic at altitude 11. The people of Brianza have 15 points from Chiozza, but after him 11 he only scored one in the first quarter 4 in the rest of the race. Sixteen points for Erik GreenI will be offensive for the hosts and last to grind for his team. Dance capture 10 carom.
The statistical scoreboard of the match
Partial individual quarters: 21-20, 20-16, 15-17, 15-23
Progressive partials: 21-20, 41-36, 56-53, 71-76
Cantù Basketball: Chiozza 15, Moraschini 5, De Nicolao 4, Ballo 7, Bortolani 3, Sneed 10, Basile 3, Molteni, Zimonjic, Green 16, Aiayi 8, Okeke.Coach: Brienza.
Germani Brescia: Bilan 9, Ferrero ne, Massinburg 6, Doneda ne, Santinon ne, Della Valle 17, Ndour 8, Burnell 15, Ivanovic 11, Mobio, Rivers 5, Cournooh 5. Coach: Cotelli.
