The game opens with Rieti which places the first break at 4-0 but Salerno he returns immediately finding two trips from the line and two triples Chaves e during to stay in the wake. The two teams settle on a partial parity until the last moments of the first quarter when Rieti puts the arrow and thanks to a very active Thomas and a reagent Capocotta closes the first quarter at 25 to 18. In the second quarter Rieti continues to push until reaching the maximum lead of 9 points. Salerno reacts and gets closer after a transition Cappelletti and a triple of Mei. Power, however, wastes a lot beyond the arc and loses the chances of getting close to NPC who extends the lead to even +10. At halftime it was 42 to 32 for the home team.
In the third period the competition heats up. Salerno recorded the first ring with the realization of a triple by Chaves with a foul which would have allowed Power to benefit from a four-point game (with the extra free not assigned to compensate due to a technician called to Station). Coach’s boys Farabelloafter the discussed situation mentioned above, they detach Rieti with a lethal +9 after the triples of Kekovic and Mei, closing the deficit to just two points and, subsequently, even regaining the advantage. The NPC gets back on top and with a counterbreak of 8 points to zero closes the match. We go into the fourth quarter with the score 58 to 53.
In the first moments of the last period the teams are very physical with a ferocious duel between Belshazzar e Matron under the basket. The former commands the scoreboard for his team, while the latter scores an unexpected triple to bring Power back to -2. Salerno’s advantage materializes one minute from the end thanks to a choral impetus from the whole team which completes the partial comeback. Rieti remains in the wake and uses a trip from the line to equalize and lock the match at 73 all. We go to overtime.
Captain Lucas Chaves takes charge in extra time for Salerno’s first acceleration, after two free throws and a 2+1 Power has a five-point lead over Rieti. From this point on, the hosts try desperate attacks without being able to regain feeling with the basket and after a series of systematic fouls, well managed by Salerno, the match ends with a score of 78 to 85, a comeback accomplished for Power.
The declarations of the directorate Carmine Parrella: «I was sure that after two setbacks the team would respond with a display of character. We have set up a roster that has a lot of quality in it and today we demonstrated it on the pitch.” Coach Daniel Farabello’s statements: «We played a great game. It was important to correct the mistakes made in the first half. We came back from the locker room raising our three-point percentage and so we attacked and restarted the game. Our team truly offered a great performance.”
Scoreboard
NPC Rieti: Aaron Thomas 22 (6/17, 1/5), Patrick Baldassarre 17 (6/8, 1/5), Davide Meluzzi 12 (4/8, 0/8), Mattia Melchiorri 10 (1/4, 2/4 ), Marco Felice Capocotta 9 (2/4, 1/1), Kurt Cassar 4 (2/2, 0/1), Keller Cedric Ly-lee 2 (1/3, 0/0), Flavio Cannavina 2 (1 /1, 0/0), Victor Sulina 0 (0/0, 0/3), Lorenzo Mele 0 (0/1, 0/1), Federico Margarita 0 (0/0, 0/0), Agustin Fabi 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 17 / 24 – Rebounds: 41 10 + 31 (Patrick Baldassarre 11) – Assists: 14 (Aaron Thomas, Davide Meluzzi 4)
Power Basket Salerno: Lucas Chaves 27 (5/10, 4/7), Nicola Mei 11 (0/2, 3/9), Ferdinando Matrone 11 (3/6, 1/2), Lazar Kekovic 9 (3/7, 1/4 ), Nicolas manuel Stanic 7 (3/4, 0/2), Yande Fall 6 (2/3, 0/0), Giulio Candotto 5 (1/3, 1/2), Carlo Cappelletti 4 (2/3, 0/0), Bruno Giuseppe Duranti 3 (0/0, 1/4), Giancarlo Favali 2 (0/5, 0/1)
Free throws: 14 / 17 – Rebounds: 40 6 + 34 (Ferdinando Matrone, Lazar Kekovic 8) – Assists: 21 (Lazar Kekovic 5)
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