Galloway vs Napoli
A playoff challenge with no holds barred, the one that is preparing to be played within the walls of the Giulio Bigi sports hall and which sees the hosts of the Unahotels Reggio Emilia – in sixth position on equal points (30) with Trento – host the GeVi Naples – momentarily ninth with 26 points and today the final call for the playoff train. The match, which is essentially a remake of the semi-final of the Italian Cup (lost by Regio) a few weeks ago, sees the red and whites returning from three defeats in the last 4 matches, all of which however came against top-class teams (Milan, Pistoia and Virtus). ; for them today’s victory would mean securing entry to the playoffs and continuing the hunt for fifth place. The biancazzurri, on the other hand, have recorded only 2 victories in the last 11 matches, with a return round which – with the exception of the grandiose victory in the Italian Cup – saw them completely nullify the good first round played.
The ball will be raised by the referees Borgioni, Dori and Lucotti at 6.15 pm, the match will be visible in streaming on the Dazn platform.
Below you can read the live text of the meeting.
1Q (16-15): the hosts take the field with Weber, Vitali, Galloway, Chillo and Faye, the guests respond with De Nicolao, Brown, Sokolowski, Zubcic and Owens. Reggio wins the ball and immediately opens the match with Faye’s left hook. De Nicolao doesn’t reply from long range and, after Owens’ block, Galloway finds the assist for Faye’s and-1 basket, which extends Reggio to 5-0. Kel Brown earns Vitali’s foul on the long shot, and sets the scoreboard up for the visitors with a triple. Sokolowski follows his teammate and, after good ball circulation and an assist from Owens, scores the equalizer at 5. Vitali finds an excellent outlet for Faye’s attack, who in the following action scores her ninth personal point and team after the turn. 9-5 Reggio after 3 minutes, but De Nicolao shortens with a running layup. Vitali scores the first triple of the evening, bringing the home advantage to +5, then an excellent defensive performance from Reggio forces Napoli to infringe the shot clock. Galloway throws a ball away, giving the substitute Ennis the chance to score on the counterattack. first two of his game and close to -3. Sokolowski 1/2 from the line, but on Ennis’ recovery he fails to score the equalizer, Pullen instead takes care of it for 12 equal with 3′ from the end of the first quarter find the back of the net, despite the good attempts attempted. Many turnovers for the red and whites, which also lead to Napoli’s overtaking on Sokolowski’s triple. Black returns to the home scoreboard, with the basket and foul for the additional free throw (wrong). , 14-15). Grant flies a defensive rebound and flies on the break for the basket 16-15, Ennis’ shot at the end doesn’t go and the first quarter ends with the home advantage. For Reggio 9 points from Faye, for Napoli 6 from Sokolowski.
