May 24, 2024
The Apu Udine match in the Legadue basketball semi-finals
Apu Old Wild West Udine clearly prevails over Cantù in game 3 of the semi-finals and extends the series to game 4: The final score was 76 to 60 of a match conducted right from the start and decided in the second half. On Sunday we return to PalaCarnera to bring the series to a close.
After a fairly balanced first half finished 37 to 30, with Udine ahead but still by a handful of points, in the second half the Friulians immediately made a push: 9-0 to start the second half with two triples from Alibegovic and a three-point play from Cannon. The Brianza team struggled to get closer because they rarely found the basket. One of their leaders Moraschini was disastrous, scoring a terrible 1 out of 11 shooting, Hickey wasn’t too much better either, scoring only 11 points with 4 out of 12 shooting. The guests’ only shock came at the end when a triple by Da Ros from 8 meters gives the hosts the plus fifteen (65-50), it seems over, but a flash of 8-0 by Cantù calls the match into question. Monaldi’s triple, however, definitively closes the score and Udine can still dream for one night. Top scorer and MVP Diego Monaldi, author of 19 points with 4 of 8 threes. Mirza Alibegovic also did well with 16 and Iris Ikangi with 12.
Coach Adriano Vertemati can rejoice for one evening: “We are very satisfied with tonight’s performance. In the first two races in Desio we had only had the necessary energy and physicality in flashes. This evening however we managed it for 40 minutes, my boys were everywhere in defence. I complimented my players who were fantastic. Now if we manage to have the same energy in game 4 we will go to game 5. Cantù is a very strong team, but we can compete with them. THEthe public? it was crazy tonight and I hope he supports us on Sunday too, we really need it.”
