Sella Cento – Elachem Vigevano 1955 74-72 (11-19, 17-26, 24-14, 22-13)
Sella Cento: Carlos Delfino 18 (4/8, 1/2), Bernardo Musso 16 (3/5, 2/4), Davide Bruttini 11 (2/4, 0/0), Mattia Palumbo 11 (5/9, 0/ 5), Yankiel Moreno 6 (3/5, 0/2), Wendell Mitchell 5 (1/6, 1/4), Maximilian Ladurner 4 (1/2, 0/0), Daniele Toscano 3 (1/4, 0/4), Mattia Pavani 0 (0/0, 0/0), Federico Mussini 0 (0/0, 0/0), Dominique Archie 0 (0/0, 0/0), Tommaso Bucciol 0 (0/ 0, 0/0)
Free throws: 22 / 29 – Rebounds: 41 9 + 32 (Carlos Delfino 9) – Assists: 13 (Carlos Delfino, Mattia Palumbo 4)
Elachem Vigevano 1955: Tyler Wideman 18 (3/5, 4/8), Leonardo Battistini 14 (3/8, 2/2), Gianmarco Bertetti 10 (1/1, 2/8), Ikeon deonta Smith 8 (1/1, 2 /2), Filippo Rossi 7 (2/6, 0/4), Michele Peroni 6 (0/0, 2/4), Lorenzo D’alessandro 5 (1/1, 1/2), Giacomo Leardini 2 (1 /2, 0/2), Kristofers Strautmanis 2 (1/1, 0/2), Marco Ceron 0 (0/0, 0/2), Matteo Bettanti 0 (0/0, 0/0), Filippo Bertoni 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 7 / 12 – Rebounds: 34 2 + 32 (Filippo Rossi 9) – Assists: 17 (Filippo Rossi 7)
The Sella tour de force comes to an end, at least for the moment. A hungry Vigevano arrives at the Baltur Arena, with two points they would secure eighth position and an extraordinary early salvation. Cento, already confident of the Salvation Phase, after the victory in Piacenza, is still looking for two important points to face the last phase with more tranquility.
New in the quintet for Mecacci starts with Mitchell, Palumbo, Delfino, Bruttini and Toscano. An obligatory news, as Archie, injured, will not be part of the match. Coach Pansa responds with Peroni, Smith, Rossi, Leardini and Wideman. The game is played in a fiery environment, with Benedetto’s curve providing goosebump-inducing choreography. Smith opens the scoring with a triple and the red and whites struggle to break the deadlock in attack. Another triple from Smith and an easy support from Rossi force the coach into the first timeout at 0-9. Dolphin moves the retina with two free throws. Vigevano executes perfectly and punishes the weak points of the Centese defense. Mitchell breaks free from three, but Wideman immediately responds with the same coin. Smith is possessed, but is forced to sit on the bench, supported by his teammates, after having badly supported his ankle. Cento raises the pressure and gets closer to 11-16. The hosts struggled to find clean shots, allowing themselves to be influenced by the physicality of the guests. 11-19 after 10′.
On one hand, Bertetti scores a three-pointer, on the other Ladurner dunks after Mitchell’s assist. However, Vigevano leads the pace of the match, especially after the triples from Battistini and D’alessandro. Timeout Cento at 15-30. Another triple from Bertetti even puts Vigevano at +18, but Palumbo tries to shake himself off and scores with the foul, however not converting the free throw. Vigevano has the eyes of a shark and scores another triple, this time with Peroni (shirt number 66 obviously). The guests continue to shoot with unplayable percentages from outside, even when Benedetto resorts to the area. Delfino tries to get points from a broken game, carrying the team on his shoulders and finds four consecutive points, Palumbo scores two on the counterattack and 6-0 Sella. Cento struggled to defend the first pick and roll of Vigevano’s transition, who kept his distance and closed the first half at 28-45. Peroni immediately sends Vigevano to +20, with yet another triple of the evening, Bruttini responds with an old-fashioned hook. Vigevano, even at the beginning of the second half, seems to have double the intensity. Palumbo tries to believe it and scores four points in a row, going to the rim with conviction, but Wideman is surgical and Baltur is cold with another triple and scores 11/23 for his team from 6.75. The only one who struggles to enter the game is the latest arrival Ceron who concedes a turnover, sending Toscano to score in the open field. A triple from Delfino puts Baltur Arena back in the game and Pansa calls a timeout at 43-55. Cento changed his face in defence, forcing the guests into forced and not always effective shots. Bertetti finds two magic points, Palumbo takes other free throws and Musso explodes the Centi fans with the triple for -8. Ladurner receives from Delfino and with a 2/2 closes the quarter at 52-59. Moreno opens the decisive quarter with a penetration of great conviction, while Vigevano seems to have lost the brilliance of the first two quarters a little, without forgetting that Smith, after 8 points in a few minutes, remained in the pits with a sore ankle. La Sella has raised the intensity in defense and the results are evident in attack. 8′ from the end, the scoreboard says 56-59, after a jumper, again from Moreno and the game is more reopened than ever. Vigevano, as has often happened, turns to Wideman in decisive moments and, this time too, the big man invents a meaningless triple and brings him back to +7, while Delfino responds immediately with a forceful stop in the area and the support to glass. Moreno scores another basket and is the soul of the Sella comeback, together with Musso who scores another triple, the -2, immediately canceled out by yet another three-point masterpiece from Wideman. +5 Vigevano with 4′ to go. Delfino earns two free throws and brings Benedetto back to -3, then Musso controls the body again on the counterattack and scores -1, immediately before the breakthrough suffered by Toscano. Meanwhile, the news of Luiss Roma’s defeat has reached the Vigevano fans, so their stay in Serie A2 is already official. Bruttini appears at the line and brings the score to a tie, but Vigevano puts his nose forward again with two more from Wideman. Bruttini scores 272 and doesn’t tremble a minute from the end, we’re heading towards a sprint finish. And who to go to when it matters? Carlos Delfino takes the Sella ahead for the first time with two points as an eternal champion. Battistini equalizes it with an offensive rebound, after Bertetti’s airball. Mecacci timeout. Last possession for Sella. Who took it when it was hot? Ah yes, Carlos Delfino…5, 4, 3, 2, 1…dribble, stop and target. Cento wins. 72-70, after a great second half.
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