A victory was needed to secure first place in this first phase and it arrived for Asd Pesaro Basket, who beat Montecchio 79-72 at home and, with a day to spare, confirmed their lead in the regular season. After a complicated first half, coach Spagnoli’s team emerges in the second and takes home the two points while maintaining their unbeaten home record (10 wins in 10 matches). Montecchio started well in the match, dominating the offensive rebounds in the first quarter and gaining a nice lead at 16-24, before containing the home team’s comeback and still going into halftime ahead 35-41. Upon returning to the field, however, it was the leaders who took command of the match, tying the match at 56-56 in the 3rd quarter and then putting the ball in the final 10 minutes to win 79-72. Best scorer is Rolfini (16p), well accompanied by the Terenzi-Carnaroli duo with 15 each, while Ricci’s 17 are not enough for Montecchio. Not to be outdone is Vuelle B, which scores the coup in Osimo against Giovane Robur and presents itself in the second phase as a pairing to avoid. The victory at home of the second in the standings matured in the two central quarters, after closing the first set under 20-16, in which coach Iannetti’s team scored 49 points and conceded 34. The last quarter was a resistance quarter, Osimo scored well 28 points but VL B takes home the victory (82-90), with six men in double figures (Bonazzoli 21p).
After 8 defeats in a row, Real Basket smiles again, beating Senigallia at home (62-51); match fought for three quarters, while in the third coach Bertoni’s Real opened the decisive gap, gaining a +10. Completing the perfect week in Pesaro is Bramante, who beats Aesis ’98 Jesi 60-75 and comes in 6th place in the upcoming 2nd phase. The victory for coach Badioli’s team came in the last quarter, after the tie at the end of the third (49-49); in the last 10′ the score was 11-26, driven by Federico’s 21 points.
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