Real Sebastiani Rieti – RivieraBanca Basket Rimini 74-73 (13-21, 11-6, 19-17, 31-29)
Real Sebastiani Rieti: Jazz Johnson 21 (5/8, 1/5), Marco Spanghero 15 (6/8, 1/2), Nazzareno Italiano 12 (0/0, 4/5), Lorenzo Piccin 10 (2/3 , 1/2), Dustin Hogue 7 (3/8, 0/0), Davide Raucci 4 (2/2, 0/4), Danilo Petrovic 3 (1/2, 0/0), Vittorio Nobile 2 (1 /2, 0/3), Alvise Sarto 0 (0/1, 0/1), Andrea Ancellotti 0 (0/2, 0/0), Karl markus Poom 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 13 / 20 – Rebounds: 34 7 + 27 (Andrea Ancellotti 7) – Assists: 15 (Jazz Johnson 5)
RivieraBanca Basket Rimini: Alessandro Grande 28 (1/2, 8/13), Justin Johnson 15 (6/9, 0/1), Derrick Marks 12 (3/10, 1/4), Alessandro Simioni 9 (3/6 , 1/4), Simon Anumba 6 (3/5, 0/0), Francesco Pellegrino 3 (0/3, 0/0), Andrea Tassinari 0 (0/1, 0/3), Alessandro Scarponi 0 (0 /0, 0/0), Giovanni Tomassini 0 (0/1, 0/1), Adamu adam Abba 0 (0/0, 0/0), Simone Bonfè 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 11 / 14 – Rebounds: 33 8 + 25 (Justin Johnson 13) – Assists: 10 (Alessandro Simioni 4)
Sebastiani takes Game 1 with character, resisting tooth and nail against Rimini’s return at the end and winning 74-73. Rimini ahead for the first two quarters, Rieti slowly nibbles away and overtakes them. The Romagnoli attempt the final overtaking thanks to an amazing Grande, author of 28 points. Johnson’s free throws are decisive and Sebastiani wins Game 1 like this. 21 for Jazz, 15 for Spanghero, 12 for Italian.
THE RACE
FIRST HALF
Adamu breaks the deadlock with two points, 0-2. 50% for Hogue from 5.8, 1-2. Simioni responds to Hogue, 3-4. Four points for Rimini, two for Rieti, 5-8. Hogue frees himself under the basket, 7-8. Justin Johnson with two in precarious balance, Piccin replies, 9-10. Grande hits from outside, Raucci from the middle, 11-13. Anumba with support, 11-15. Spanghero with the basket in transition brings Rieti to -2. Pellegrino scores 1/2 on free throws, 13-16. Still great from outside, 13-19. Grande also scores from two, at the siren, 13-21.
After 2′ and 10′ seconds we start scoring again, Johnson scores two for Rimini, 13-23. Johnson breaks the deadlock with two points, 15-23. Play by the two USA, Johnson for Hogue and two points by #15, 17-23. Pellegrino doesn’t miss from the charity line, 17-25. Two free throws for Marks, 17-27. Two points on the counterattack for Raucci, 19-27. Jazz Johnson from outside! 22-27. Piccin doesn’t miss from the line, 24-27. Thus ends the first half.
SECOND HALF
Marks scores two, Italiano shoots a three, 27-29. Nobile impacts the match, 29-29. Johnson against Johnson, two points each, 31-31. Two more points from Rimini’s 23rd, 31-33. Simioni adds two for Romagna’s +4. Back and forth from outside between Italiano and Simioni, 34-38. Spanghero on the counterattack with two points, 36-39. Three-point play for the guests, two points for Johnson, 38-41. Grande strikes again from 6.75, 38-44. Two more points on a stop and shoot for the Jazz, 40-44. 1/2 of Petrovic to free throws, 41-44. Piccin with the easy support, 43-44.
Spanghero scores the overtaking, counter-overtaking Rimini with Anumba, 45-46. More penetration for the captain, Marks from the corner. Spanghero and Piccin from 6.75, Rieti finds itself at +4. Johnson scores two free throws for Rimini, 53-51. Grande’s bomb from the corner brings RivieraBanca back ahead, 53-54. Spanghero again with two points in stoppage and shooting. Reply Marks, 55-56. Italian burns the retina from outside, 58-56. Petrovic’s rebound and two points, 60-56. Italian explodes the building with another bomb, 63-56. Grande makes no mistakes from outside, Spanghero scores two more, 65-59. Great again from the arc, Rimini at -3. Precise Jazz from 5.8, 67-62. So is Grande, 67-64. Johnson impeccable from the charity line, 69-64. 1/2 for Marks, 69-65. Johnson on the other hand is still 2/2, 71-65. Grande keeps Rimini alive with another three points, 71-68. Another prolific lap for the Jazz, 73-68. Johnson scores for Rimini, 73-70. Piccin makes it 1/2, Grande again from outside with one second left, 74-73.
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