L’Umana Reyer Veniceafter the defeat in Brindisi, closes its regular season by hosting the Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro, which comes from the success against Cremona which still allows them to hope for salvation. The Marches – to remain in Serie A again next year – must win at Taliercio and hope for Treviso’s simultaneous defeat against Tortona and Varese’s victory in Pistoia. The two teams have already faced each other in the season on Sunday 8 October 2024 during the 2nd day, when Reyer won 64-76 with 14 points from Simms and 13 from Tucker. Where to see it: Sunday 5 May 2024 at 6.15pm, DAZN. Referees: Guido Giovannetti, Denny Borgioni, Daniele Valleriani
Reyer Venezia vs VL Pesaro, the live text
4Q LIVE
With McDuffie he tries to shorten the VL, but Casarin scores a new +20 from three. Tessitori extends the lead from the line to 82-57 in the 32nd minute. Wright-Foreman scores a free throw, the Reyer attack doesn’t stop on the other side: 84-58 in the 34th minute. Game that has little to say: Love scores, Wiltjer scores and it’s 86-66 in the 37th minute. Wright-Foreman with -18. He shortened the WL to -13 before the foul against Wiltjer on a three-pointer: 3/3, 89-73 with 1:30 to play.
3Q 77-55
We start again at Taliercio immediately with a 5-0 Reyer. McDuffie broke the deadlock after a minute from the line: 47-46 at 21′. Reverse layup by Simms who continues to produce points, already at 15. Bomb by Tucker, Sacchetti timeout: 52-46 at 22′. Unlucky McDuffie, his triple blocked by the rim. Two free throws from Tucker make it 54-46. VL in great difficulty, Tucker scores +10 with the clock stopped: 56-46 at 23′. Wright-Foreman returns, but VL doesn’t score anymore and Reyer goes up 14 with two from Kabengele with 4:43 to play, timeout: 60-46. Pesaro finally scores again: the 13-0 break was closed with two from McDuffie from underneath. De Nicolao shoots a three from the corner on +15 Reyer. VL seems to have raised the white flag: Tucker from the line, Parks and orogranata at +19, 67-48 in the 28th minute. Wright-Foreman scores, Tessitori responds: basket and foul. McDuffie unlocks Pesaro from distance, but Simms scores the third bomb of his 74-53 game. Nice play by Love at the end of the quarter, last possession in Venice and Simms puts in another: 77-55 after 3Q.
2Q (42-44)
Nice ball by Love for Ford, then basket and foul by Visconti, Spahija immediately timed out. VL returns to -2, Venezia scores again but Wright-Foreman makes it 33-29 after 2:30. De Nicolao scores two free throws, then a triple by Jordan Parks who restores the +6, 38-32 in the 15th minute.
McDuffie makes it 1/2 with the clock stopped, then comes close to making a recovery. Venezia doesn’t score but Tucker forces the opponent to lose: 38-33 in the 16th minute. Casarin flies over the rim, +7 and Sacchetti timeout. Pesaro is there, Wrright-Foreman scores from three, then recovery and Bluiett supports the -2, 40-38 in the 18th minute. Cinciarini equalizes with the first two points of his match. And Cincia invents a great ball in the corner for Bluiett’s triple: 40-43 in the 19th minute, VL lead. With two free throws from Simms, Umana Reyer scores again. Pesaro is in the game: The score was 42-44 at halftime.
1Q (27-20)
Kabengele scores immediately, Mazzola responds. A lot is scored at the start of the match: Bluiett bomb, Simms’ reply. McDuffie supports the 7-9 in transition in the 3rd minute. Casarin scores a free throw before Simms’ triple from the corner: 11-9 in the 4th minute. Reyer on fire, partial, 16-9 and timeout in the 5th minute.
Simms adds two more points to his scoreboard, while McDuffie opens the VL scoreboard, 18-11 with 3:30 to play. Tucker scores a free before another successful penetration by Simms. Parks also scores, Reyer in control: 23-11 in the 8th minute. A couple of laps on the line allow Pesaro to get back to -9. Wright-Foreman! Great play by the VL guard who scores a three with the foul: 24-17. Wiltjer shoots a three but Wright-Foreman closes the quarter with another triple: 27-20 after 1Q.
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– Previous. This will be match number 90 between the two teams, with Venezia ahead 45-44 overall and 33-10 in the direct clashes played within friendly walls.
– Those who are absent. Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro – Leonardo Totè is out due to a contusive-sprain injury to his right elbow.
– The exes of the race. In Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro Riccardo Visconti grew up in the Umana Reyer youth team from 2013 and remained under contract until 2020. In total he recorded 46 appearances on the roster with the orogranata club; Valerio Mazzola played – in national competitions – a total of 136 matches in 4 seasons (from 2018 to 2022) in Venice, winning the 2019 Scudetto and the 2020 Italian Cup; Leonardo Totè was part of the Orogranata youth team from 2013 to 2016.
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