Following: commentary, report cards, interviews and photos of the match!
SCORESHEET
GERMANI BRESCIA: Christon, Bilan, Gabriel, Burnell, Massinburg, Tanfoglio, Della Valle, Petrucelli, Cobbins, Akele, Porto Coach Alessandro Magro
HAPPY HOME BRINDISI: Morris, Malaventura, Laquintana, Sneed, Alszewski, Smith, Seck, Lombardi, Bartely, Riismaa, Bayehe, Washington Coach: Dragan Sakota
Referees: M. ROSSI – C. BORGO – G. CAPOTORTO
Note: spectators 4,671
LIVE MATCH
Warming up for the last home match of the regular season is underway. Mauro Ferrari and Graziella Bragaglio were on the pitch to thank all the sponsors, the fans and the public who filled the stands throughout the season as well as coach Magro, the technical and medical staff and all the players.
FIRST QUARTER
QUINTETS: BS Christon, Bilan, Gabriel, Della Valle, Akele BR Sneed, Laszewski, Bartely, Bayehe, Washington
2-0 Akele (assist by Chrsiston)
2-2 Bayehe
5-2 Akele triple (assist by Bilan)
7-2 Balance
10-2 Bilan triple (assist by Della Valle)
12-2 Akele (assist by Christon)
12-5 Laszewski triple
14-5 Christon (assist by Bilan)
14-8 Sneed + free
14-10 Bartely
16-10 Della Valle 2/2 from the line
16-12 Washington in jumper
18-12 Akele on assist from Burnell
20-12 Massinburg
20-15 Riismaa triple
20-18 Laszewski triple
22-18 Cobbins
22-20 Morris 2/2 from the line
First quarter final 22-20
Top scorers: BS Akele9pt, Bilan5pt BR Laszewski 6pt; Riisma and Sneed 3pt Two-pointers BS 7/13(54%) BR 4/7 (57%) Three-pointers BS 2/7 (29%) BR 3/10 (30%) Rebounds BS 12(off4) BR 9 (off3) PP BS 0 BR 1 PR BS 0 BR 0 Assists BS 7 BR 4
SECOND QUARTER
22-23 Morris triple
24-23 Cournooh
26-23 Burnell
26-26 Morris triple
29-26 Gabriel triple
29-28 Lombardi
29-30 Bartely
31-30 Bilan crushes
31-32 Lombardi2/2 from the line
33-32 Gabriel
33-34 Morris
35-34 Akele
36-34 Massinburg 1/2 from the line
38-34 Massinburg crushes on the counterattack
41-34 Della Valle triple
43-34 Christon (assist by Massinburg)
43-36 Morris
45-36 Della Valle (assist by Bilan)
47-36 Della Valle 2/3 from the line
47-39 Washington 3/3 from the line
Final second quarter 47-39
Top scorers: BS Akele11pt, Della Valle 9pt BR Laszewski 6pt; Morris 12pt Two-pointers BS 15/22(68%) BR 8/16(50%) Three-pointers BS 4/13 (30%) BR 5/17 (29%) Rebounds BS 20(off7) BR 18(off8) ) PP BS 1 BR 5 PR BS 2 BR 1 Assists BS 14 BR 6
THIRD FOURTH
QUINTETS BS Christon, Bilan, Gabriel, Della Valle, Akele BR Sneed, Laszewski, Bartely, Bayehe, Washington
47-41 Laszewski
49-41 Christon
52-41 Akele triples on the buzzer beater
52-43 Bayehe 2/2 from the line
52-45 Sneed
55-45 Della Valle triple
55-47 Bartely eurostep
57-47 Akele (assist by Della Valle)
57-50 Bayehe + free
59-50 Burnell (and gets a technical)
59-51 Sneed from the line
61-51 Burnell 2/2 from the line
63-51 Cobbins dancing
65-51 Cobbins dunks (assist by Burnell)
65-54 Sneed triple
67-54 Cobbins
67-56 Morris 2/2 from the line
67-58 Bayehe
69-58 Gabriel 2/2 from the line
69-60 Morris
Final third quarter 69-60
Top scorers: BS Akele16pt, Della Valle 12pt BR Bayehe and Sneed 9pt; Morris 16pt Two-pointers BS 21/33 (63%) BR 14/22(63%) Three-pointers BS 6/18 (33%) BR 6/22 (27%) Rebounds BS 28(off11) BR 21(off8) ) PP BS 8 BR 11 PR BS 6 BR 4 Assists BS 19 BR 9
FOURTH QUARTER
72-60 Della Valle triple
72-62 Bayehe
75-62 Cournooh triple
78-62 Della Valle 3/3 from the line
81-62 Gabriel triple
81-63 Bayehe 2/2 from the line
81-65 Smith
81-68 Washington triple
83-68 Budget
83-70 Lombardi
85-70 Burnell
88-70 Gabriel triple
88-72 Smith
88-74 Washington 2/2 from the foul line
90-74 Burnell
92-74 Gabriel on Cournooh’s alley oop
94-74 Burnell (assist by Cournooh)
94-75 Sneed 1/2 from the line
Fourth quarter final 94-75
Milan wins in Cremona with a three-point shot with one second left. Germani finishes in third place and will face Pistoia in the first round of the playoffs. First two races in Brescia, then one in Pistoia. If they were to serve Game 4 in Pistoia and Game 5 in Brescia.
