Great team performance, TVB passes Varese 100-95: salvation one step away

TREVISO – The Nutribullet moves to Varese and achieves a success of capital importance for its ranking, partly nullified by its contemporaries victories in Pesaro (suffered with Cremona, 81-76) and Brindisi (84-80 with Reyer). To obtain the mathematical certainty of permanence now two more points are needed against Tortona in the last match of the championship or, alternatively, it’s enough that Varese doesn’t win in Pistoia against a team that yesterday, beating Trento away (105-80), obtained mathematical and historic access to the playoffs. Treviso immediately starts very strong with great ball circulation and intelligent shooting choices but also with great athleticism (4 blocks in the 1st quarter alone, 3 from a wild Paulicap). The hosts quickly lost ground and closed at the first mini-break 12 points behind (19-31). In the second quarter TVB continues to grind out the game and find points Olisevicius an infallible finish, but on the other side Mc Dermott, a pure shooter, and above all Mannion wake up and keep Varese glued to the match. The Treviso tears produce the most 14reduced to 9 in the final (49-58). Recovery is an all-out battle. The Nutribullet sees itself inexorably nibbling away at its lead while Harrison and Bowman they lose their heads and are whistled by two lethal coaches who force them to the bench with 4 fouls shortly afterwards also joined by Paulicap. It’s a time of great suffering with Varese also comes within -2 at 67-69. This evening in Masnago, however, Vitucci’s troops are there and he withstands the attack, still taking the lead at the break of the 3rd quarter (74-77). In the last minute Openjobmetis tries everything but Tvb resists, tries to extend, is almost caught 1′ from the end by the bombs of the former Moretti and Mc Dermott (93-95) as long as one Bowman magic from the bow the contest ends and Harrison’s free throws even seal the 100 points in the most delicate away match of the season. Individually, a great performance by the Lithuanian Olisevicius (23 points, 3 triples). Allen (16), Harrison and Bowman with 18 and Paulicap with 12 (9 rebounds) also did well. On the other hand, Mannion was sumptuous (29 and 7 assists) but Mc Dermott also put in a great performance (21 with 4 triples).

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