Brescia raids Venice 90-89, Napoli beats Scafati 96-94 in overtime and breaks the deadlock, Sassari, Tortona and Reggio ok

Important away victory for Germani Brescia that is imposed 90-89 at Taliercio againstUmana Reyer Venice and achieves the sixth victory in a row, the tenth of the season to reach 20 points and gain the pass for the Final Eight of the Italian Cup. Fifth KO in the last six outings instead for the orogranata who are even 1-5 within the friendly walls of Mestre and remain stuck at 8 points, with the aforementioned Final Eight becoming a mirage.

Challenge decided in a wild point to point final, with Miro Bilan who scores his only triple of the day for 86-84, Venezia who misses the hook with Parks' 1 of 2 free throws but then still has one last chance at -1, 89-90: there Ennis he goes to manage the last and decisive attack, however Della Valle he makes an unusual (for him) great defensive play, steals the ball and closes the matter by making the clock go to zero.

There are 16 points at the end Della Vallethe same as Ivanovic with 5 assists, while the best is his own Miro Bilan with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and the bomb that definitively sends her ahead German. At home Reyer 26 points with 6 assists but also 4 turnovers are not enough Ennisi 22 in Parks and the 15 with 5 rebounds from Wiltjer, while Kabengele finished with 8 points and 6 rebounds.

The match gets off to an excellent start Brescia, 24-14 after an excellent first quarter, but in the second period Venezia he responds with Ennis, Kabengele and Wiltjer, and at half-time he puts the arrow on 45-43. In the second half it's a battle, but the German he is at +6 at 30' and even goes to +11 thanks to Bilan and the excellent impact of Cournooh. It seems over, however Reyer rises again dragged by Parks and Ennis, who overtake the84-83. Hence the aforementioned wild ending, with Brescia which imposes itself by virtue of the plays, above all, of With e Della Valle.

Venezia: Tessitori 2, McGruder 11, Lever no, Casarin, Fernandez, Ennis 26, Janelidze no, Kabengele 8, Parks 22, Wheatle 1, Simms 4, Wiltjer 15. All. Spachia.

Brescia: Bilan 23, Ferrero ne, Dowe 4, Della Valle 16, Ndour 13, Burnell 6, Tonelli ne, Ivanovic 16, Mobio, Rivers 5, Cournooh 7, Pollini ne. All. Poet.

Precious victory, the third in the last four races for the Banco di Sardegna Sassari which bends in a sprint 96-94 the Nutribullet Trevisofresh from five consecutive successes. Dinamo rises to 10 points and moves away from the hot zone while the Venetians remain stationary at 12 but still retain the chances of catching the train that leads to the Final Eight of the Italian Cup in Turin.

The PalaSeradimigni match has two sides, Treviso plays an excellent first half and goes into half-time ahead 51-45 after reaching +7, while in the second half Sassari he changes gear, finds baskets from Bendzius and Fobbs, overtakes and runs away up to +10 at 71-61. At 30' it is 74-69with the Nutribullet put back on her feet by Bowman, then in the fourth period the back and forth continues: the ending is thrilling, Bibbins he gets +4 with the triple del 91-87, Treviso it doesn't fit and D’Angelo Harrison packs a tremendous bomb for the 94-94 10″ from the end. Dinamo has one last chance, Bowman commits a naive foul, Bibbins it is glacial and marks the free throws of 96-94then Harrison again fails to reply and so the Sardinians rejoice.

Sassari enjoys the 22 points with 8 assists BibbinsHalilovic's 20 and captain Bendzius' 16 points, with 6 rebounds, without forgetting Fobbs' 12. For Treviso however, 22 points were insufficient Harrisonthe 16 with 6 rebounds and 4 assists from Mascolo, and 15 points from Bowman.

Sassari: Cappelletti 9, Bibbins 22, Piredda, Vasselli, Trucchetti, Halilovic 20, Fobbs 12, Tambone 3, Veronesi 10, Bendzius 16, Vincini 4, Renfro. All. Markovic

Treviso: Bowman 15, Spinaz, Harrison 22, Torresani 1, De Marchi, Mascolo 16, Mezzanotte 11, Pellegrino 4, Alston 7, Paulicap 13, Macura 5. All. Vitucci.

Match of ups and downs, col Derthona avanti 28-24 in the first quarter; then in the second it goes in flames, with Pistoia's 11-0 for +6, then Tortona responds with a thunderous 15-0 and the team By Raffaele command 51-45 at the interval. The music doesn't change in the second half, guests at +11 at 66-55, the extra but it doesn't give up, it goes back up to -2 in the 30th minute 70-74. The last quarter becomes decisive, the Bertram escape for the umpteenth time, return to +11 at 89-78 and then from there he manages until the final siren.

Tortona led by 21 points Vitalfrom 15 with 8 assists from Kuhse and from the double double by Kamagate14 points and 14 rebounds, in an evening of 15 of 34 from the arc for the guests. For Pistoia the sumptuous performance of 24 points with 6 triples is not enough ForrestPaschall also reached double figures with 16 and 7 rebounds, and Rowan with 13.

Pistoia: Benetti ne, Christon 11, Della Rosa 5, Anumba, Paschall 16, Pinelli ne, Rowan 13, Kemp 12, Forrest 24, Chiti ne, Saccaggi ne, Silins 8. All. Markovski.

Tortona: Zerini 4, Vital 21, Kuhse 15, Candi, Denegri, Strautins 16, Baldasso 13, Kamagate 14, Biligha 4, Severini 6, Josovic ne, Weems. All. De Raffaele.

UnaHotels makes the first attempt to reach the goal in the second part of the first quarter, touching the +9 (20-11)absorbs the guest's mini-response and opens the gap to double figures at the start of the second period with Barford, Cheatham and Faried. Varese responds in his own way, firing from the arc with Librizzi, Alviti and Gray. Forges a devastating counter-break of 4-15 to put your head forward on the 34-35but Barford again and a blast from Winston bring the home team back to the lead +7 to the long interval (48-41).

The final blow comes upon returning from the changing rooms, when Reggiana forges another partial goal 20-6 in five minutes of pure chorality, he leaps up +21 and takes full control of the inertia of the game. Varese continues to float around the 20-point gap, instilling a small thrill by reaching -15 3' from the siren, but a time-out by coach Priftis rearranges the situation and allows Reggiana to arrive calmly at the siren.

The MVP is Cassius Winstonprotagonist with a double-double of 21 points and 13 assists, followed by 17 of Jaylen Barford and from the 14th of Kwan CheathamWhile Kenneth Faried collected his best performance since his arrival in Reggio Emilia with 11 points and 8 rebounds in 18' off the bench. For the OJM the 16's are not needed Jaron Johnson and the 15 of Davide Alviti.

Reggio Emilia: Barford 17, Winston 21, Faye 12, Gombauld 11, Grant 4; Gallo, Uglietti 2, Vitali 5, Faried 11, Cheatham 14. Ne: Fainke, Chillo. All.: Priftis.

Varese: Akobundu-Ehiogu 10, Gray 8, Sykes 4, Hands 12, Johnson 16; Alviti 15, Tyus 2, Librizzi 10, Virginio, Assui 3. Ne: Fall, Carità. All.: Almonds.

Match decided by Leo Totè21 points and 11 rebounds, and from Jacon Pullentremendous with 28 points, despite shooting 6 of 19 from the field and 4 of 12 from three, but with 12 of 14 free throws due to the 10 fouls suffered. Good for Naples too bruises11 points and 10 assists, e Gentile10 with 11 rebounds, while the other horse returns Tomislav Zubcic stops at 5 points in 20'. At home Scafati 25 points from the bomber are not enough Rob Gray and 20 with 14 rebounds of Pinkinswhile the ex Stewart it stops at 14, and Andrea Cinciarinion the parquet for 40 minutes, finished with 14 and 8 assists.

The PalaBarbuto race is heated and fought straight away, Napoli he puts the arrow at the end of the first quarter, then in the second he touches the +13 at 41-28 with the impact of Pullen and Zubcic, and at half-time he commands 46-38. The Givova Scafati she is good at staying afloat, at a safe distance, with Gray's baskets above all, but also Pinkins, Jovanovic and Stewart, she slowly comes back and equalizes on the82-82 con Gray in penetration with 10″ to go. Napoli still has the winning shot but Pullen misses it, so we go in overtime.

Here Valli's team goes to +3 with two triples bruises (90-87), then at +5 with a bomb of Pullen on the 94-89 1' from the end, and it seems closed. Instead Scafati goes up again, triple of Sorokas and penetration of Cinciarinie 94-94. For the second time Napoli has the shot to win, Pullen he goes for penetration but misses, luckily for him however he is well placed Totem who scores on a tap-in and scores the basket 96-94 which is worth the first Neapolitan victory.

Napoli: Pullen 28, G. De Nicolao 6, Woldetensae 5, Totè 21, Bentil 10, Zubcic 5, Treier 3, Pangos 11, Newman 3, Green 4, Saccoccia, Dut Biar ne. All. Valli.

Scafati: Gray 25, Anim, Pinkins 20, Cinciarini 16, Jovanovic 12, Stewart 14, Sorokas 7, Miaschi, Sangiovanni none, Zanelli none, Ulaneo none, Greco none. All. Pilot.