Tap-off at 8pm for Pallacanestro Cantù-Reyer Venezia, match valid for the eighteenth day of the LBA 25/26.
The guests were ahead 38-50 at the end of the first half, thanks to a 10-0 run in the last two and a half minutes of the second period. Wiltjer already has 18 points with 7/11 from the field, for Cantù the only one in double figures is Ballo with 13 points – 5/6 from two -.
The second half begins with another 7-0 Reyer, De Raffaele’s men find their first basket in a lifetime with Basile’s 4-point play in the 23rd minute.
Venice falls asleep, Green and Basile propitiate a 9-0, Cantù rides the excellent finish of DeNicolao and Green to get back to -1 at 66-67.
After almost 3 minutes of errors on both sides, Cole breaks the deadlock in the fourth period, until the 35th minute for Cantù’s first points with Sneed. A 7-0 by Venezia in a minute and a half makes it 68-78, Parks scores 70-80 two minutes before the siren.
It ends 81-86, Venice reaches 12 victories. Wiltjer top scorer with 22 points (5/7 from three), 9 rebounds and 7 fouls conceded, Cole makes himself felt with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 fouls conceded. Parks also did well with 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 assists.
Cantù shows character but stops at the best moment, Green (16 in 21 minutes) leads 5 athletes in double figures. DeNicolao’s impact was good (10+3 assists and +19 plus/minus in 17 minutes), Sneed contributed with 10 points and 8 assists, Ballo finished with 15 points and 5 fouls suffered.
