Serie A Basketball: Trapani and Virtus Bologna Continue Their Race to the Top

Bologna, 20 April 2025 – There is always the combination of Virtus Segafredo Bologna and come on Trapani Shark at the top of the Serie A basketball championship at the end of the Easter round, the 27th of the regular season. Felsinei and Siciliani have in fact obtained two successes in their respective games against Pistoia and Venezia.

Virtus Segafredo Bologna dominates Estra Pistoia

The one obtained from the Virtus Segafredo Bologna who overwhelmed at home with a peremptory 86-63Estra Pistoia, ever closer to the abyss of A2. The game was a true solo for the black and whites, who stepped on the accelerator pedal already in the first quarter, which ended 28-13 ahead, and never looked back. Without Toko Shengelia, who was rested, the black and whites were dragged along by Matt Morgan with 16 points and Ante Zizic with 17, while Forrest's 20 points were not enough for the Tuscans.

Hard-fought victory for Trapani Shark

Much more difficult, however, was the victory of Trapani, who had to wait for overtime to get the better of Umana Reyer Venezia, who were beaten 110-100 at the PalaShark, where they showed up with a positive streak of seven victories in the last eight games. On the wings of Tyler Ennis (best of his team with 26 points), Reyer started strong and closed the first quarter at +12, but Trapani never gave up and, after returning to the locker rooms at -2 (48-50), put the arrow in and then ran away to +10 in the fourth quarter. A run that was not enough to protect themselves from the comeback of the lagoon team who took the match to overtime with a triple from half court and at the buzzer by Wiltjer. In the final 5 minutes, however, the petrol in the tank of the orogranata ran out and Trapani was able to gain success thanks to the plays of JD Notae (27 points) and Chris Horton, author of 18 points on par with Amar Alibegovic.

Teams Qualified for Playoffs

Behind the Bolognese and the Sicilians, the picture of the playoff participants is starting to take shape. In fact, they have snatched the pass for the post-seasonEA7 Emporio Armani Milan – winner in the advance against Cremona – the Germani Brescia, the Dolomites Energy Trento , Unahotels Reggio Emilia.

Brescia prevailed 86-72 over Givova Scafati, whose hopes of salvation remain hanging by a very thin thread. The 49-31 at the end of the first half sent the game in a direction that was decidedly congenial to coach Peppe Poeta's team, led by 16 points each from Amedeo Della Valle and Miro Bilan (who also grabbed 10 rebounds).

Away victory for Dolomiti Energia Trento who conquered the PalaTriestre by beating Pallacanestro Trieste 94-88: decisive performances for the black and whites were by Myles Cale (19 points), Quinn Ellis (18) and Anthony Lamb (17).

Instead, he had to sweat blood. Unahotels Reggio Emilia to get the better of Naples Basket, defeated 89-86 despite the superlative performance of Leonardo Totè (36 points and 12 rebounds). Among the Emilians, Winston was the star with 21 points.

The last two places available for the playoffs remain in contention Venice, Trieste e Tortona, which however made a misstep at home to Treviso, winning 92-91. A defeat – the third in a row in the championship – with a decidedly bitter taste because the Piedmontese, down by even 26 points, came close to an epic comeback, stopped only by a very heavy basket by Bowman (31 points for him) with 20” to go.

Finally, it is worth mentioning a move towards salvation. Openjobmetis Varese who stopped Sassari's winning streak by beating them 89-85 thanks to a superlative Jaylen Hands (27 points).