Bertram overturns Brescia which hadn’t lost in 14 races

CASALE MONFERRATO

Bertram Tortona is confirmed as a great national basketball player, stopping Germani Brescia, who at PalaFerraris in Casale Monferrato sees their streak of 14 consecutive victories interrupted. The Piedmontese team thus remains in the running for the very first positions and is 2-0 in the direct clashes with the Leonessa.

In short, the team of coach Ramondino proves to be a loose cannon in the next playoffs. Meanwhile, mathematical salvation is a certainty.

In the Tortona home the heavy absence of Ariel Filloy, on the other Brescia there is no new signing, the long American John Brown. Germani immediately starts very aggressive, trying to find shots in the very first part of the 24 seconds available for attacking actions; while Tortona loses two poisonous balloons. Very little is scored with the wet powders on both sides. Ramondino had to call Macura on the bench, who immediately charged with two fouls; while on the other side Brescia places the first extension, finding the double figure of margin (8-19). Bertram defends better at the start of the second period, takes some important rebounds in attack and with a bomb from Severini returns to -7 from -13. But as soon as Tortona slows down for a moment, Germani again takes the lead in double figures.

However, the match remains very open. On the sixth attempt from 3, Daum reopens the challenge (44-48), then the unsportsmanlike allows Bertram to put her nose forward (49-48). From there the game is vibrant until the final siren and Tortona accomplishes the feat, stopping the race of Germani.

Day 16 (recovery): Milan-Cremona 70-61, Varese-Trieste 76-92, Virtus Bologna-Trentino 95-88, Venice-Brindisi 80-78, Pesaro-Fortitudo Bologna 88-87, Sassari-Treviso 94-80, Naples- Reggio Emilia 82-85, Tortona-Brescia 81-74.

Classification: Virtus Bologna * 44; Milan * 40; Brescia 36; Venice and Tortona 28; Reggio Emilia, Sassari * 26; Trieste, Pesaro 24; Varese, Trentino, Brindisi 22; Treviso *, Naples 20; Fortitudo Bologna 16; Cremona 14. –