Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù had a poor shooting evening and was unable to close out the series in Game 3. They will return to the pitch at PalaCarnera on Sunday at 7pm for the fourth match.
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Cesana, in the quintet in place of a feverish Bucarelli, scores the first basket of the match for Acqua S.Bernardo. Udine made a decisive start, but Baldi Rossi brought the match back into balance with 5 consecutive points. Monaldi is the protagonist of a final mini-stretch for the Bianconeri who end the first quarter ahead 20-16.
Udine starts again with great vigor and extends up to +8. Young unlocks Acqua S.Bernardo with two triples, Berdini follows him and brings the gap back to just one point. Monaldi interrupts the run with a triple that reverses the momentum. Baldi Rossi and Alibegovic scored the last points, thus sending the two teams to the break at 37-30.
Cannon and Alibegovic immediately score 9 consecutive points and APU flies to +16. Cantù returns to score with Young and Hickey. After a timeout, Udine finds rhythm and returns to equalize its maximum lead. Acqua S.Bernardo continues to shoot with low percentages and Udine continues their lead. In the final Young and Hickey cut it to 59-46.
Ikangi immediately scores another triple. Acqua S.Bernardo tries to reverse the trend with Young and Nikolic, coming back ten points behind. Nikolic closes a counterattack to the basket, but Monaldi once again invents the triple that closes Cantù’s run. Baldi Rossi keeps Cantù’s hopes alive, but it is always Monaldi with three who sends the final credits. Udine extends the series to game 4.
APU UDINE – ACQUA S.BERNARDO CANTÙ 76 – 60 (20-16, 17-14, 22-16, 17-14)
S.Bernardo Cantù water: Baldi Rossi 9, Berdini 6, Nikolic 7, Nwohuocha, Tarallo NE, Bucarelli 2, Hickey 11, Burns 4, Moraschini 5, Young 14, Cesana 2.
APU Udine: Alibegovic 16, Cannon 7, Caroti 3, Arletti 4, Gaspardo 6, Delia NE, De Laurentiis 6, Da Ros 3, Marchiaro NE, Zomero NE, Monaldi 19, Ikangi 12.
Referees: Bartoli, Cassina, Giovannetti.
