The curtain falls on Masnago and a pitiful veil over a truly indecipherable year for Varese, who now has to quickly plan next season, probably starting again with a new coach.
NutriBullet Treviso Basket wins the survival clash in Masnago. The guests got off to a decidedly better start, taking advantage of Harrison’s dribbling skills and Paulicap’s athleticism to surprise the opposing defense, while Mannion’s first blasts ignited Openjobmetis and tried to keep the match balanced (5-12) . Subsequently, Bowman responds to Moretti with a great four-point play, Olisevicius from the low post exploits his technique to push the guests to +12, before the flashes of Gilmore and Moretti shake the hosts (12-22 ).
At the end of the quarter, Bowman and Olisevicius are unable to be contained by the opposing defense – bringing the NutriBullet up to +15 – while Mannion carries Varese on his shoulders, giving Brown and Spencer some dunks, before Ulaneo and Gilmore shorten a minimum from the line the gap for the red and whites at 19-31 at the end of the quarter. Although Olisevicius and Paulicap continue to dominate the opponent’s paint even at the beginning of the second period, Besson takes center stage with a couple of super penetrations and six consecutive points from McDermott put Varese back on track at 30-37.
Treviso, however, does not allow itself to be caught and on the contrary, continues to press on the accelerator pedal with the snipers Olisevicius and Allen, rejecting the gusts of Mannion and McDermott and finding Harrison at the rim with the support of 35-48. After a timeout called by coach Bialaszewski, Mannion scores another seven consecutive points of pure talent but Allen at the rim is a factor and his umpteenth triple reaffirms Veneto’s +12 (44-56). At the end of a high-scoring half, Mannion counters Harrison from the line and brings the red and whites back to below the double-digit deficit after 20′ of the game (49-58).
Although Bowman and Harrison continue to put on a show with their individual initiatives, Mannion still creates havoc in the opposing defense from the dribble and his triple – together with a winning run by Moretti – does not allow Treviso to get away (57-64). Subsequently, the tension rises on both sides and both Moretti from the arc and a concrete McDermott take advantage of it to close the gap to Bowman and his teammates and Besson puts the score at 67-69. However, Openjobmetis is unable to catch up with the guests, with Allen, Zanelli and Robinson who are in fact cynical on both sides of the pitch, before the energy of Gilmore and Mannion brings the hosts closer together at the end of the period (74-77 after 30′).
After a triple by Allen and a dunk by Gilmore, Olisevicius and Besson take the stage with a magic feat each and a tap-in by Mezzanotte allows Treviso to breathe a little (79-85 with 6′ to go). Subsequently, Spencer is well found by his teammates under the scoreboards, but Robinson is concrete with his initiatives from the dribble and a support from McDermott is worth -5 (85-90 with 2′ to go). A super triple from Harrison later shakes up the NutriBullet but Mannion and Moretti from the arc keep the red and white hopes alive with two bombs that close the score to -3, before Robinson scores the 90-95 from the line with 60″ to go. However, a great triple from McDermott doesn’t make the red and whites give up, Bowman responds with character with the same coin and an error from Mannion forces Varese to surrender.
Ends 95-100. The curtain falls on Masnago and a pitiful veil over a truly indecipherable year for Varese, who now has to quickly plan next season, probably starting again with a new coach.
The scoreboard
OPENJOBMETIS VARESE – NUTRIBULLET TREVISO 95-100
(19-31, 49-58; 74-77)
VARESE: Mannion 29 (7-11, 3-8), Moretti 11 (0-3, 2-7), McDermott 21 (3-3, 4-8), Brown 2 (1-3, 0-2), Spencer 10 (5-10); Gilmore 9 (3-4), Ulaneo 1, Woldetensae, Besson 12 (4-8, 1-3). Ne: Okeke. All. Bialaszewski.
TREVISO: Robinson 9 (3-7, 0-4), Bowman 18 (3-5, 3-4), Harrison 18 (4-6, 2-5), Olisevicius 23 (5-9, 3-7), Paulicap 12 (4-4); Zanelli 2 (1-1, 0-5), Faggian (0-1 from 3), Mezzanotte 2 (1-1, 0-1), Allen 16 (2-4, 3-7). Ne: Torresani, Scandiuzzi, Camara. All. Vitucci.
REFEREES: Bartoli, Gonella, Capotorto.
NOTE. From 2: V 23-42, T 23-37. From 3: V 10-28, T 11-34. Tl: V 19-21, T 21-22. Rebounds: V 32 (12 off, Spencer 7), T 43 (17 off, Paulicap 9). Assists: W 15 (Mannion 7), T 20 (Harrison 6). Lost: W 7 (Mannion, Moretti 2), T 9 (Olisevicius 3). Collected: V 4 (Besson 2), T 4 (Allen 2). Exit 5 fouls: Spencer. Technical F.: Harrison, McDermott, Bowman, Mannion. Attendance: 4,772.
