Friendly at Palashark between Trapani and Agrigento, in view of the important commitments next week, for the Granata the start of the play-offs against Piacenza, for the guests the start of the Salvation Phase. Renzi and Pugliatti at rest. The guests win with a score of 79-82 (26-24, 16-15, 23-19, 14-24). Below is the scoreboard and match report.
Trapani Shark: Jd Notae 7, Pierpaolo Marini 7, Amar Alibegovic 19, Rei Pullazi 4, Stefano Gentile 4, Matteo Imbro 6, Fabio Mian 2, Chris Horton 11, Joseph Mobio 5, Marco Mollura 7, Yancarlos Rodriguez 7, Veljko Dancetovic ne.
Fortitude Agrigento: Ambrosin 7, Traore, Meluzzi 22, Cohill 9, Caiazza 9, Morici ne., Sperduto 19, Peterson 4, Polakovich 12.
The match report
1st Quarter: Trapani starts with Horton, Alibegovic, Notae, Imbro’ and Mian. Agrigento with Polakovic, Meluzzi, Cohill, Toure and Ambrosin. 6-3 Trapani after 3′. The defensive approach and the desire to find themselves in attack are good. Alibegovic, Imbro’ and Notae scored. 9-5 with Alibegovic’s triple, already at 5. Meluzzi repeatedly penetrates the area and creates advantages, 13-12 after 7′. Horton also hurts on the pick and roll and Trapani maintains a little inertia. Bonus achieved for the guests, Trapani makes a profit on the line but Cohill’s three triples keep Agrigento in their wake. Mobio and Marini also bombed. The first 10′ ends at 26-24.
2nd Fourth: Chiarastella and Fabi are also out of the rotation. 28-26 after 13′. Less prolific attacks. Defenses that prevail. Agrigento wastes several possessions to put their head forward. Trapani with Pullazi scores 2/2 from the line, for +4. 30-26. Triple by Meluzzi, Agrigento is intense. Rodriguez is also being kept out as a precaution. 33-29 with Notae from the line in the 16th minute. Triple by Ambrosin, 33-32. Agrigento is there. He also puts his nose forward, with Polakovic from underneath. 35-36 at 17′. Also free for Alibegovic, who makes shots in the low post (38-36). Trapani tests the area. Caiazza misses the overtaking triple. Horton from mid range sends him to +3 (42-39 at 20′).
3rd Fourth: After 1 minute of the third quarter the score is 46-41. Lost Man’s Bomb, 46-44. Alibegovic replies, again from three, for 49-44. It’s a rain of triples, Sperduto again for the 49-47. Rodriguez also enters. Alibegovic is on fire, 51-47. Agrigento is still there, but Trapani maintains a small gap in its favor. 53-49 at 26′. Fewer goals were scored but Trapani tried to take the lead with a 5-0 minibreak (58-49). Polakovic interrupts the run from underneath after coach Pilot’s time out but Trapani responds with 7 points from Mollura. In the last minute Meluzzi takes 2 good shots from the center of the area before the buzzer beater from beyond the center of the field: 65-58 at 30′.
4th Fourth: Sperduto (twice) and Meluzzi hit from beyond the arc and score a 9-0 run that puts the guests ahead and forces coach Diana to call a suspension: 65-67 with 7’20” left. Sperduto again from below before Rodriguez’s counterattack basket which interrupts Agrigento’s 11-0 break. Alibegovic impacts with a long-two. Back and forth between Caiazza and Alibegovic from 3. Polakovic from the mid range responds to Horton’s 5 consecutive points (75-74 in the 36th minute). Meluzzi and Marini score in penetration before Ambrosin’s triple. Imbrò records parity at 79 with 1′ to go. Caiazza hits the target from mid-range: Diana time out with 31” left. Mian misses the triple of the potential overtaking and then Ambrosin makes 1/2 from the line: 79-82 and last suspension for coach Diana with 9” left. Trapani misses 2 3-pointers with Imbrò and Mian: Agrigento wins 79-82.
