There Happy Casa Brindisi, after the victory in Pistoia he also surpassed theUmana Reyer Veniceat the end of a very strong-willed match, which ended with the search for success despite the news arriving from Pesaro condemning it to relegation before the final whistle.ª
HAPPY CASA BRINDISI vs UMANA REYER VENICE, 84-80
Spissu scores immediately. Kabengele from the line but Happy Casa remains ahead: Lombardi scores 69-60 in the 33rd minute. Kabengele scores two from underneath, dunked by Laszewski on the other side: 71-62. Rayjon Tucker sent off after a bad elbow, Brindisi reaches +11 with 5:25 to play. Meanwhile it ended in Treviso, Happy Casa was mathematically relegated. The news reaches Caoch Sakota’s team, while Venezia closes the score to -3 with 2′ to go. Brindisi scores again, one minute from the end Spissu scores the free throws to make it 79-76. Bayehe scores a +4 tap-in with 30 seconds left. After a timeout Wiltjer finds two quick points, 82-80 and another Sakota timeout. Washington doesn’t miss from the foul line, he closes 84-80 the match. Brindisi leaves Serie A in front of its fans with a victory: the Apulian club is relegated after 12 years.
Happy Casa Brindisi – Reyer Venezia 84-80 (19-22; 45-38; 67-57)
Happy Casa: Morris 14, Malaventura ne, Laquintana 4, Sneed 22, Laszewski 7, Smith, Seck ne, Lombardi 7, Bartley 9, Riismaa ne, Bayehe 17, Washington 4. All. Sakota.
Umana Reyer: Spissu 23, Tessitori 5, Heidegger 6, Casarin 2, O’Connell, Janelidze ne, Kabengele 19, Parks 1, Brooks 2, Wiltjer 11, Barbero ne, Tucker 11. All. Spahija.
END OF 3Q – 67-57
67-57 at 30′ – Spissu scores two for -5 in the open field. Sneed takes two free throws at the other end: 2/2. Weavers good from underhand, winning half hook. SNEED! Another bomb from 59-51. Spectacular assist from Heidegger for Tessitori’s dunk, 59-53 with 3:30 to play. Break Reyer, Heidegger scores a nice circus shot with the foul and the guests are within 3, 59-56 in the 27th minute. He shortens Reyer again with Tessitori, -2. Bomb from Morris and coach Spahija immediately stops the match. Bad loss for Casarin, Sneed nails it and calls the fans: Brindisi at 64-57. MORRIS! Vanoli bombs and flies, +10 on 67-57.
54-47 at 25′ – The first points of the quarter go to Reyer, the guests at -5. Spissu scores from the area, but Bayehe scores four in a row at the other end and it’s 49-42 in the 22nd minute. Heidegger shoots from three, Bayehe also produces from the line and Laszewski scores the triple to make Brindisi +9, 54-45 in the 24th minute. Cenastrone by Tucker, Reyer at -7.
END OF 2Q – 45-38 AT HALF TIME
45-38 at 20′ – Spissu scores two free throws, but Bayehe scores the new +10 and coach Spahija stops the match again. Brooks scores, on the other side Bayehe with an offensive rebound serves Lombardi’s triple to make it 40-29 in the 17th minute. Reyer increases her defensive intensity and slowly manages to recover. Tucker brings his score back to -7, and Kabengele further reduces it with two free throws: 40-35 in the 19th minute. Bartley! Basket and foul by the former Trieste player, Brindisi returns to +8. Kabengele responds: he also scores from three, from the corner, the long orogranata and 43-38. Bayehe scores two free throws late on. Laszewski snatches, Bartley misses the dunk at the siren: 45-38 the score at halftime.
35-25 at 15′ – Field also for O’Connell at Reyer’s house, while on the other side Sneed continues to strike: 4-0, Brindisi ahead 23-22. Andrew Smith had a terrible impact in the match as he committed three fouls in a very short space of time. Morris! 26-22 bomb. Umana Reyer scores again with Wiltjer, but Bayehe scores a great basket for the new +4. Morris again: another triple, Happy Casa at 31-24. After a timeout by Spahija, Parks goes to the line. Bartley on the other end scores the first two of his game. Then I snatch Laquintana, 35-25 at 15′.
END 1Q, 19-22
19-22 at 10′ – The guest half doesn’t stop, Casarin scores 10-16, orogranata 10-0. Spissu shoots a triple for +7, 12-19 in the 6th minute. The Sardinian playmaker repeats himself shortly after: Sakota timeout, Venezia is running away, 12-22 in the 7th minute. BAYEHE! Smash shot from the Happy Casa big man who tries to shake up his players. Unsportsmanlike sanctioned against Kabengele, Sneed brings his team back to -4 with five points in a row: 18-22 in the 8th minute. Match interrupted due to scoreboard problems, restarted after several minutes. Bayehe wins two free throws, 1/2. Series of bad mistakes in the finale: 19-22 after 10′.
10-14 at 5′ – Immediate attempt by Bartley, error. Casarin also makes a mistake, while Sneed shoots the first triple of the match: 3-0 after 1′. Reyer responds with two from below from Spissu. Kabengele scores the overtaking, 3-4 in the 2nd minute. Brindisi goes to +4, Kabengele adds two more but Washington immediately responds for 10-6. Break Reyer, 5-0 with a triple from Spissu and 2+1 from Tucker: 10-14 at 5′.
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There Happy Casa Brindisi, after the victory in Pistoia, it continues its race to try to save itself by hosting theUmana Reyer Venice, which comes from the success in the Veneto derby against Treviso. The two teams have already faced each other in the season on Sunday 12 November 2023 during the 7th day, when Umana Reyer won 79-71 driven by 21 points from Tucker and 14 points from Simms. Where to see it: Sunday 28 April 2024 at 6.15pm, DAZN. Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Gabriele Bettini, Marco Catani. Breaking news: Simms and De Nicolao out for Venice
– Previous. This is match number 44 between the teams, with Reyer ahead 31-12 overall and 11-8 in the matches played in Brindisi. The two clubs played in the 2020 Italian Cup final, won by Venezia 73-67. Among coaches, Neven Spahija has won both previous games against teams coached by Dragan Sakota.
