Pallacanestro Tromello defeated San Pio X Milano 93-84 on its home court, bouncing back from two losses.
The victory halts a slide for the Mosquitos under coach S. Garavaglia, who defended their home floor against an opponent riding momentum from a win against Cernusco, according to L’Informatore Vigevanese.
Speaking to L’Informatore Vigevanese, S. Garavaglia remarked: «Abbiamo meritato questa vittoria perché siamo sempre stati avanti,» and added: «Ci tenevamo a vincere questa partita perché il nostro avversario veniva da una vittoria contro una squadra importante come Cernusco e voleva provare a confermarsi.»
Captain Pirovano led all Tromello scorers with 26 points, steering the hosts through a tightly contested opening ten minutes that ended at 28-22.
The Mosquitos accelerated in the second quarter with a 13-1 run to stretch the lead to 41-23 before San Pio X responded with a 9-0 counterbreak.
Tromello carried a 52-44 advantage into halftime, but foul trouble allowed the visitors to chip away at the margin in the third period.
Three consecutive three-pointers from San Pio X narrowed the gap to 65-62, forcing Garavaglia to call a timeout before the hosts restored a 70-66 edge at the end of the third quarter.
Sharing his thoughts with L’Informatore Vigevanese, Garavaglia stated: «Sebbene tra i ragazzi ci sia stato qualche screzio vista la tensione in gioco, voglio vedere il bicchiere mezzopieno,» before continuing: «Dobbiamo limitare quelle dimenticanze difensive che possono costarci caro. Questa sera ho dato un poco di spazio anche a Elezi e secondo me può crescere ancora.»
In the final period, Andrea Facchi and Gabriele Facchi pushed the lead back to double digits, backed by Alessandro Gioia’s three-pointer that made it a 14-point game near the 38th minute.
Pallacanestro Tromello scorers included Pirovano with 26, Ceretti with 15, A. Facchi with 13, Gioia with 12, Invernizzi with 10, G. Facchi with 9, Scibola with 4, and Temporali with 4, with Elezi also appearing. San Pio X Milano was led by Sebastiani with 28, Finzi and De Gregori with 15 each, Santoruvo with 10, Mora with 6, Barbantini with 5, Zecchillo with 3, Viscardi with 2, and Spinetto and Brambilla scoreless under coach Belluomo.
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