Treviso Basket goes out to overtime: Fortitudo Bologna goes to Palaverde

Nutribullet complicates life with a bad home defeat: in extra time a crazy triple from Imbrò is not enough, Bologna wins 99-93

VILLORBA. Question: if you haven’t fought a Fortitudo without Fantinelli, Mancinelli, Feldeine and Aradori, when will you ever be able to return to victory? Treviso throws away a game that, while not deserving it, could also have won: more or less what had happened in Pesaro: the underdog team, decimated by absences, found the spirit, energy and clarity to overturn the prediction.

And so the match of the crisis Bologna passed to an ugly Nutribullet, confusing and inconclusive, who do not understand with what spirit he will take the field on Monday evening with Manresa in the Cup.

Sims immediately with two fouls is already a problem for Menetti, here Effe tries the extension (16-10) putting himself in the area, punctured twice by three by Dimsa. Nutribullet, however, which continues to lose balls (10 in the middle of the match) due to the chronic excessive and unjustified frenzy. It is Procida (8 in the first quarter) who takes the situation in hand and keeps her parents ahead: the embarrassments of TvB are evident, everyone tends to go over the top: but it is in defense that Bologna puts intimidation by perfectly presiding over the area. It is an Italian derby back to the good times, tension, nervousness, fiery protests at almost every action.

Treviso is still detached (28-36 at 16 ‘) above all without giving the impression of leaving the tunnel: everyone thinks he is the savior of the homeland with the result of increasing the chaos. The second half started much better: Nutribullet returned to -1 then two triples by Dimsa and Jones: 45-45 on 23 ‘. And who will think about making the break? Obviously Lele Procida. Treviso crashes again, goes to -10 with the revived Chara: here Fortitudo seriously begins to believe that it can make a bang, almost incredulous in front of the opponent’s littleness. The only thing would be to speed up operations by preventing Bologna from returning to defense: Chillo’s three rebounds in attack allow his teammates to return to -2 (Russell from three). Then Chillo himself invents the overtaking tracer (63-62 at 32 ‘): the break is 13-0.

It is a duel between Imbrò and Frazier, we are point to point. Bologna comes back (75-70) with the bombs of Chara and Frazier. Sokoloski in tap in the griffa another overtaking (77-76, 38 ‘): Groselle replies. Then a 2 + 1 of Sims: +2 to -48 “. Frazier draws from the line, then Sims blatantly fails by an inch, Frazier’s match ball on the iron.

Overtime. Same story: Bologna much more serene. The turning point comes with a triple from Chara and two free from Benzing in the same action: +3 Bologna. Treviso falls asleep on defensive rebounds, Frazier and Benzing put it from the middle of the field. Imbrò reopens it from 6.75: 91-93 to -42 ‘. The Greek puts it at -23 ”, scores Sims but Benzing, as a good German, is cold and does not fail from the line. And this time it’s really over. That’s right.