Injury for the long guest who falls beating his head: taken to hospital Great performance by Vittorio Ferraresi, author of thirty points
RIVAROLO CANAVESE
Usac Rivarolo wins after an extra time the home match against Reba basketball with a score of 74-70, in the silver series C championship and remains in the running for promotion. The game was marked by the injury of the long of the Reba, Alessio Borsello, 21, who fell during the third quarter by beating his head. The player then continued to play until almost the end of the match, when he suffered a headache. Borsello was taken by ambulance to the Giovanni Bosco hospital.
Returning to the game, Usac gave the clear impression of having the match in hand after having dominated the first two quarters, reaching the top twenty. At the beginning of the third he suffered the return of the Turinese who gradually returned to the game managing to take the challenge to extra time. The beginning of the match saw a good start from Usac (10-4), but the Reba has closed the gap. The first turning point was in the second part of the first quarter, when the rivarolesi scored eight points in one minute, reaching 20-10, and then closing the first ten minutes of the game at 24-13. In the second quarter the music did not change: he scored less, but the match has always been in the hands of Titto Porcelli’s guys who have also touched on more than one occasion the most twenty, closing the quarter at 38-22 .
At the restart, after a long interval, the most twenty for Usac immediately arrived (42-22), but then the Canavese attack was blocked for almost eight minutes and the Turinese slowly recovered until they reached the last minute of the partial on minus five at 42-37, with the fraction ending at 46-39. The last quarter began with the two teams paired in the score even if it was always Usac to stay ahead: the Reba came up to minus 1 (48-47). Then the Canavesani managed to recover the plus seven, taking the lead to 56-49, finally the Turinese first brought the parity to 56-56 and when there were thirty-five seconds to go they also moved forward on 59-61. The match ended with Sartore’s basket for 61-61 and it was overtime. In extra time, Usac got off to a good start with a 5-0 run in just over a minute, managing to reach the plus eight at 72-64 with ninety seconds left, and then close at 74-70. Great performance by Vittorio Ferraresi, author of thirty points at Usac, followed by Giacomo Sartore with 21. –