Another strong victory for Sebastiani who also took Game 2, beating Rimini 73-69. The guests start off strong, even reaching +20, Rieti doesn’t give up and piece after piece they hold on to home advantage. Super performance from Johnson with 24 points, Hogue and Petrovic in double figures with 16 and 12 points respectively. The series moves to Rimini where RSR will have their first match point on Thursday at 8.30pm.
Johnson unlocks it from the middle, 2-0. Marks scores two, Nobile responds, 4-2. Anumba nails it, Jazz makes the carbon copy basket from before, 6-4. Two points for Hogue, 8-4. Justin Johnson punishes from the corner, 8-7. Hogue still out of paint! Simioni scores from outside, 10-10. Anumba forcefully takes the basket from underneath, 10-12. Noble from the bow, 13-12. Johnson from Rimini scores from below, 13-14. Simioni still from 6.75, 13-17. Marks with two easy, 13-19. Marks hits from the three-point line, 13-22. Marks again from the corner, 13-25. Two & one for Marks who is already at 13 points, 13-28. Spanghero wins Rieti, 15-28. Grande’s two free throws bring the first period to the end, 15-30.
Technical to Italiano, Grande scores the free throw, 15-31. Grande also scores from outside, 15-34. Jazz puts two from midrange, 17-34. Justin Johnson away, 17-36. Hogue with two points, 19-36. Anumba doesn’t miss his free throws, Simioni with the tap-in, 19-40. Precise Jazz from 5.8, 21-40. Rieti steals the ball and Piccin scores two on the counterattack, 23-40. Technician on the Rimini bench, Johnson scores from the line, 24-40. Johnson with two points, 24-42. Spanghero dribbling, stopping and shooting, 26-42. Precise support from Jazz, 28-42. Tommassini invents two, Petrovic shoots for two, 31-44. Jazz supports two more, 33-44. Simioni hits from the perimeter, Hogue from underneath, 35-47. The first half ends with the Jazz basket, 37-47.
We return to the court, Hogue scores two, 39-47. Jazz shoots from outside, 42-37. Anumba crushes, 42-49. Petrovic from the tip! 45-49. Simioni replies from below, 45-51. Petrovic from the corner, 48-51. Hogue forcefully takes two more, 50-51. Overtaking by Piccin, Simioni replies from two, 52-53. 1/3 for Grande on free throws, 52-54. Italian scores two points, 54-54. The third quarter ends on a draw.
Tomassini first scores the free throw, then shoots a three, 54-58. Spanghero from three for -1, 57-58. Noble from the corner, 60-58. Marks invents it with the help of luck, Jazz shoots a three, 63-60. Simioni with the tap-in, 63-62. Hogue accurate from 5.8, 65-62. Tomassini shoots a three and scores, 65-65. Petrovic from the corner, a ruling, 68-65. Jazz with two points in dribble, stop and shot, 70-65. Free throw scored by Justin Johnson, 70-66. Marks makes it 1/2, 70-67. Tomassini scores 2/3, 70-69. Hogue shows his muscles and scores two, 72-69. 1/2 Jazz on free throws, 73-69. It ends like this!!
REAL SEBASTIANI RIETI vs RIVIERABANCA BASKET RIMINI 73-69 (partials: 15-30; 22-17; 17-7; 19-15).
REAL SEBASTIANI RIETI: Sanguinetti, Petrovic 12, Piccin 4, Hogue 16, Ancellotti, Johnson 24, Raucci, Poom, Italiano 2, Nobile 8, Spanghero 7.
Coach: Alessandro Rossi.
RIVIERABANCA BASKET RIMINI: Tassinari, Marks 16, Anumba 8, Bonfè, Grande 7, Tomassini 11, Scarponi, Johnson 10, Simioni 17, Pellegrino, Adamu.
Coach: Sandro Dell’Agnello
