(by Davide Colotti). Good first one for Trieste Basketball which surpasses the Turin stadium and surpasses the Royal Mutual 76-83. A quarter each in the first half of the match: guests with a double-digit lead in the 10th minute (18-28). 27-13 gialloblù in the second quarter, and Torino gets their head back despite the 9 turnovers and 7 offensive rebounds conceded. Third fraction in contact, Trieste digs the decisive furrow in a final fraction led from start to finish.
The match
1Q – Trieste starts strong, 4-9 after 2’30”.
Guests who insist on Candussi’s pick ‘n pop, more internal Turin relies on Thomas.
Strong defense and precision from the arc (5/6): Giuliani digging the +12 in the 4th minute 7-19, Ruzzier has already 5 assists.
4-0 Reale Mutua after coach Ciani’s scolding. Trieste lowers the percentages, but Turin grants second and third rebound opportunities.
A 3-point play by Vencato brings Torino back to -7 (16-23).
After the initial 5/6, Trieste missed the next 5 shots from beyond the arc, but Bossi punished at the siren, 18-28.
2Q – Pepe from 3, Ghirlanda from 2, De Vico from 3, Schina from 2: Savoy monologue in the first 2′ and partial score of 10-0. Tied at 28 and coach Christian is forced to time out. The inertia is not reversed: two more strong defenses from Turin, in the middle Pepe’s triple for Reale Mutua’s first lead.
Candussi closes the score to 13-0 on the line, but commits his second foul.
Trieste gets its thoughts back on track after the home team’s burst from Pepe (3 triples) and defense, and puts their heads back in the 17th minute with a triple from Brooks (36-39), who then commits his second foul.
Thomas from 3 in the 19th minute and Torino takes the lead again (43-41). Schina to Poser and we go to the locker room 45-41.
Brooks (11) for Trieste and Thomas (10) for Turin are the only ones in double figures.
3Q – We start again as we started: offensive rebound and tap-in by Reyes. A match that then turns to tears: 5-0 Turin, 5-0 Trieste, 4-0 Turin with two assists from a strong-willed Kennedy, despite the 0 points. +8, maximum advantage, and Christian time out at 56-48.
Ciani tightens the defense and Trieste relies on the individual talent of Reyes and Brooks to stay afloat. Filloy and Brooks again, and Trieste goes back to -1 in the 29th minute. The free throws of the former Schina push the guests back to -3. Two more from a wild Brooks (11 in the quarter) and a triple from Filloy: 62-64.
4Q – Nervous phases, there is no score for the first 2’20”, until Vildera’s support. A bad turnover by Kennedy triggers the counterattack that takes Reyes to the line and Trieste digs the gap at +6 (62-68).
Dry from the gust of the second period, Pepe unlocks Torino in the 4th minute with a triple to make it 65-68, his fourth of the evening. Defense and nerves bring Torino back up to -2, but Reyes and Brooks bring it back to -6 in the 37th minute (69-75).
The last to give up for Turin is a strong-willed Donte Thomas (17 points at the siren). Filloy’s triple puts the night on the match (71-80) in the 39th minute.
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