OraSì falls in overtime. Piombino does not forgive

Serie B Gay scores only one free throw and does not close the game. The Tuscans dominate on the rebound

di UGO BENTIVOGLI
23 March 2025
Serie B Gay scores only one free throw and does not close the game. The Tuscans dominate on the rebound

Serie B Gay scores only one free throw and does not close the game. The Tuscans dominate on the rebound

Ravenna 87 Piombino 91

NOW RAVENNA: Brigato 12 (2/4, 2/4), Crespi 6 (2/4), Dron 14 (3/6, 2/3), Casoni 2 (1/1, 0/1), Gay 12 (1/2, 3/10); Ferrari 23 (9/12, 1/4), Munari, De Gregori 12 (5/11), Tyrtyshnyk 6 (2/3, 0/2), Malaventura. Ne: Pezzi. Coach Gabrielli.

SOLBAT GULF PIOMBINO: Casero-Ortiz 12 (4/9, 1/4), Ferraresi 11 (3/8, 1/1), Nicoli 8 (0/2, 0/3), De Zardo 17 (4/8, 2/5), Onojaife 17 (6/9, 1/3); Forti 6 (2/3, 0/2), Sipala 4 (1/1, 0/2), Longo 11 (3/6, 1/1), Ianuale 3 (0/1, 1/1), Castellino 2 (1/3). Ne: Spagli. Coach Conti.

Referees: By Luzio and Mariotti.

Notes. Partials: 18-30, 43-51, 80-80. Two-pointers: Ravenna 25/43, Piombino 24/50. Three-pointers: Ravenna 8/24, Piombino 7/22. Free throws: Ravenna 13/19, Piombino 22/26. Rebounds: Ravenna 30, Piombino 48. Assists: Ravenna 14, Piombino 7. No fouls called.

He was hoping to get back at his own game, but instead heNowYes suffers the same treatment as the first leg and also loses the home match against Piombino: 87-91 (48 to 30 the rebound challenge, also won by the Tuscans). And to say that we really missed by a hair's breadth: there are 8'' left in the fourth quarter and Ravenna is down by 1 (79-80) but Longo commits his third personal foul on Gay who goes to the free throw line for the first time in the match. Two out of two and the game is won, if he misses both it's lost: Gay misses the first but scores the second and overtime starts after the tie at 80.

And here, with Piombino leading 89-97 – but Ravenna was ahead 87-85 – Tyrtyshnyk loses the ball and Gay is forced to foul Forti, also at the free throw line for the first time: but the 2 out of 2 closes the game and sinks the Ravenna, sucked down the table, with safety still to be achieved and the playoffs decidedly further away. But, above all, theNowYes he can't remember how the president would have wanted Roberto Vianello, disappeared during the week.

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