8 May 2024 | 10.01pm
4th QT
Last 10 games to be experienced. Floaters by Simonetti. On the other side Mei shoots from 3 (61-56). Two free inside for Tyrtyshnik (61-58). What a mistake on the counterattack for Viola, Tyrtyshnik makes a mistake and Seck commits the 4th foul of his match. Simonetti scores 2 (61-60).
8 May 2024 | 9.58pm
End of 3rd QT – Viola down 58-54
We return to the field for the second half. Incredible but true, we start with a coach Cigarini, who probably matured at the end of the first half. Inside the free of Chaves (43-35). Do it on triple di Tyrtyshnik: 3/3 (43-38). Ani, another mistake from underneath, then goes hard on the rebound and earns a foul: 0/2 on free throws.
Needle them from the average, a Timmy ruling (43-40). Two for Seck, Reggio Calabria comes back under (43-42). Two with foul for Ani: additional free kick out (45-42). Lost During in the corner: triple (48-42). Chaves cuts and doesn’t finish but chooses the extra pass Basile in the corner, another triple, what an action from Salerno! (51-42). Two for Seck (51-44).
Two with foul for Sharpeners: free outside, no 3-point play (51-46). Ani in the bezel: 1/2 (52-46). Foul by Duranti, protests and coach on the Salerno bench: Tyrtyshnik misses the coach’s free throw, Maksimovich is 2/2 (52-48). Mavric in the bezel: 2/2 (52-50). In the lunette Maksimovic: 2/2, new tie (52-52). Floaters by Chaves (54-52). Two more for the Argentine point guard after a stolen ball (56-52).
Two free for Tyrtyshnik, both inside (56-54). Chaves is elegant and lethal: penetration, catalyzes the defense’s attention, draws During free who achieves (58-54). He ends the third quarter here.
8 May 2024 | 9.24pm
“Benvenuti reggini”, Salerno’s greeting to the Reggio Calabria fans
A very heartfelt match, as it could only be one Race-1 of the Playoffs, but the atmosphere is beautiful. It’s a Wednesday evening, it must be underlined. There are just over 20 Viola fans present in Salerno, the home crowd welcomed them with a beautiful banner which underlines the sporting twinning between the two cities: “welcome Reggini“.
8 May 2024 | 9.21pm
End of 2nd QT – Viola down 42-35 at halftime
Triple of Mavric, finally! But she answers immediately During (21-17). Triple of Manisi (24-17). Still Manisi, this time from the average (26-17). He replies Tyrtyshnik on the scoreboard (26-19). Attention attention! Problem for Ilya Tyrtyshnik: thigh injury, he has to come out. Meanwhile triple of Mavric (26-22). Triple of Maksimovich (26-25). Two for Aguzzoli, first overtaking Viola in the match (26-27).
Two for Ani (28-27). Tyrtyshnik returns, let’s hope it was just a blow, probably painful, to his thigh. Chaves, without rhythm, crazy triple (31-27). There he is Tyrtyshnik: snake on the doubling, floats among the opponents, 2 in hand. Is fine? It seems so (31-29). Seck in the bezel: 2/2 (31-31). Misolic stops Tyrtyshnik’s reverse layup on the other side Mei hits a 3 (34-31). Technician to the Salerno coach, Tyrtyshnik makes no mistakes (34-32).
Needle them scores 2 with a foul: extra free throw inside (34-35). Triple of Ani (37-35). Maksimovic’s mistake, lost ball. Crazy Mei, triple with a hand in the face (40-35). Tyrtyshnik loses ball from the ground, Zanini scores 2 following a sensational error by Ani from underneath (42-35). He ends the second quarter here.
8 May 2024 | 8.54pm
End of 1st QT – Viola down 18-14
Start Salerno-Viola. Coach Cigarini’s quintet: Seck play, Tyrtyshnik guard, Aguzzoli small forward, Simonetti power forward, Cessel center. Run away Chavez, 2 points in hand (2-0). Two turnovers from Seck, Zampa ‘gives it back’ at the first, and at the second Misolic supports 2 (4-0). Foul by Zampa on the triple attempt by Needle them who will go to the line for 3 free throws: 1/3 (4-1).
Misolic makes himself felt on the offensive rebound, he was absent in the last match in Reggio Calabria. Meanwhile, the Salerno crowd is very hot, the game is in hell. Two for Seck on the break (4-3). Two with foul for Misolic who is making the difference under the boards: extra libero inside (7-3). Simonetti challenged to shoot, challenge accepted: triple! (7-6).
Alone in the corner, Chaves hits 3 (10-6). Nice move by Simonetti who uses his body and scores 2 (10-8). Still Chaves on the break (12-8). Nicola Mei from the average, only retina (14-8). Do it on triple di Tyrtyshnik, 3 more free throws for Viola: 2/3 (14-10). Needle them in penetration, Basile looks for a breakthrough, but there are two free throws Viola: 2/2 (14-12). Two out of two from the foul line for Basile (16-12).
Bad offensive choices by Viola, Salerno does well with an offensive rebound, but then doesn’t capitalize. Basile still on the line: 1/2 (17-12). Two missed triples and a turnover for Mavric, we have seen better entries. Mei in the bezel: 1/2 (18-12). Another ball thrown by Mavric. Maksimovich in the bezel: 2/2 (18-14). The first quarter ends.
