Pesaro 28 April 2024 – Pesaro wins and hopes: 91 to 86. In a race heart and heartbeat. In a match, above all, which suddenly caught fire in the first minutes of the second half when Cremona he was calmly skating over the apathy of Sacchetti’s lineup. Choirs from the stands, not exactly urban, to ask for temperament from the players Carpegna ham.
The game caught fire with Vanoli leading by six to nine points when Mcduffie started the engines with an incoming basket, splitting the field in two. A kind of revolution within the home team because then Bluiett arrives behind the American wing with a couple of baskets from Tambone – the best player on the pitch – and then Cinciarini who puts in, for the first time in the history of this championship three bombs out of 5 attempts, and some of his conclusions were very heavy because they arrived in the hot moments of a final played in a sprint.
Everyone brought their own brick but the real star of this match – irresistible in the last twenty minutes – definitely Tambone who finished with 24 points scored with 4 out of 5 from deep and 5 out of 11 from outside, all topped off with 5 rebounds. The assessment that very heavy baskets were scored with Cremona hanging on to their pants is valid for him as well as for Cinciarini. The first twenty of the match were very difficult also due to Cremona’s absolute domination under the baskets thanks also toex Eboua and in Pecchia. In the second half the music turns also because Cavina’s battery of shooters, who had achieved very high percentages in heavy shooting, suddenly saw their averages drop and this facilitated the overtaking of Sacchetti’s team.
One eye on the pitch and another on the results of the other pitches where Treviso surprisingly won at Varese and Brindisi beat Venice. All within a championship finale that risks distorting the matches between those who play because they are sure of entering the play offs and also for those who no longer have anything to ask for because they are out of the top eight and out of the relegation round. In short, a lot of teams in slippers and with costumes in hand. A tiring effort from Pesaro who with this victory in the sprint can still cultivate the dream of salvation even if Sunday’s schedule doesn’t bode well for Carpegna Prosciutto who travel to Venice, now a safe fourth, while Brescia hosts Brindisi, Treviso faces Derthona at home and Pistoia has Varese at home. However, as the tavern philosophers say, as long as there is life there is hope.
The scoreboard
Carpegna Prosciutto 91 Vanoli 86 CARPEGNA PROSCIUTTO PESARO: McDuffie 13, Bluiett 5, Visconti 6, Wright-Foreman 15, Ford, Maretto ne, Tambone 24, Cinciarini 14, Mazzola 10, Love 4. All. Sacchetti. VANOLI CREMONA: Eboua 21, Davis 7, Pecchia 10, Vecchiola, Galli 2, Lacey 8, Piccoli 6, McCullough 16, Golden 6, Zanotti 10. All. Cavina. Referees: Baldini, Quarta, Nicolini. Notes – Partial: 22-26, 43-49, 66-68. Free throws: Pesaro 19/23, Cremona 15/19. 3-point shots: Pesaro 14/33, Cremona 9/27. Rebounds: Pesaro 26, Cremona 27. Out for fouls: Visconti. Attendance: 6,032.
