Basketball, easy victory for Unahotels Reggio against Pistoia. The playoffs will see the challenge with Trapani

Reggio Emilia, 11 May 2025 – Victory without worries, and without too much energy spent on theUnahotels, that closes the regular season by beating the already relegated Pistoia. Now the playoff quarterfinals, which will start on next weekend. In them the red and whites they will challenge, from sevenths, Trapani, who by losing in Bologna, left the leadership to the Vnere. The Sicilians, in the challenge with Reggio, will have the advantage of the home field factor on their side.

With regard to match against Estra, leading actors in the Reggio Emilia house one unleashed Faried, well supported by Barford, Smith and Uglietti, with Winston a dictate the pace. In start of the race the relative intensity with which the two teams faced the match prevailed, this produced relatively low score and many mistakes, with a balanced score. The trend is similar for the second period where a add a little spice at the race was the duel under the boards between Faried and Paschall, in addition to a few classy moves from the two outside players.

Al return from long interval Reggio tried to run away thanks to Faried's dominating minutes. Pistoia, however, managed to get back on the Forrest-Allen axis. The match is decided in the middle of the last quarter: decisive break it favors it Winston, Faried, Uglietti and Smith consolidate it. At 5' the hosts reach +14. From that moment it is pure academia and there is glory for the youth of the youth team, Carbons and Deme, allseries debut A. The latter also scored his first basket.

UNAHOTELS: Barford 14, Winston 11, Gombauld 4, Smith 15, Uglietti 10, Deme 2, Carboni, Fainke, Faried 22, Grant 2, Chillo 4, Cheatham 2. Coach: Priftis STRA: Benetti 6, Della Rosa 5, Ceron 1, Paschall 9, Pinelli, Cooke 12, Forrest 17, Boglio 4, Stoch 3, Saccaggi 4, Allen 8, Valerio Bodon 3. Ne: Pinelli and Stoch. Coach: Okorn Referees: Michele Rossi, Giulio Pepponi, Matteo Lucotti Partials: 22-20, 40-36, 62-58 Notes: spectators: 3751; 3-point shots: Unahotels 6/20, Estra 9/28; free throws: Reggio Emilia 18/18, Pistoia 11/23. Rebounds: 41-40.