Unahotels dominates in Scafati: decisive victory towards the playoffs

SCAFATI 69 Reggio Emilia 84

GIVOVA: Sakota, Zanelli 3, Anim 3, Ulaneo, Sorokas 10, Miaschi 2, Pinkins 10, Cinciarini 24, Maxhuni 16, Akin 1. Ne:Sangiovanni and Borrelli. Coach: Ramondino

UNAHOTELS: Barford 15, Winston 21 Faye 8, Gombauld 9, Smith 10, Uglietti 8, Fainke, Vitali 5, Grant 2, Chillo, Cheatham 6. Ne: Bonaretti. All.: Priftis

Referees: Benjamin Manuel Attard, Denny Borgioni, Alessandro Nicolini

Partial: 24-23, 35-44, 49-63

Footnotes: 3-pointers: Givova 7/28, Unahotels 8/24, free throws: Scafati 16/20, Reggio Emilia 8/9. Rebounds: 34-33.

Much more easily than one might have thought on the eve of the match, also thanks to the emotional and technically terrible evening of the opponents who, in theory, should have played to the death to accomplish a feat in terms of salvation, theUnahotels conquers the parquet of without particular worries and wasting little energy, all in all Scafati. This is a rather important factor in view of race 2 of the Bcl Playoffs scheduled for Tuesday at the PalaBigi against Malaga.

The red and whites took control of the match at the start of the second quarter, with a decisive 12-0 run, and never let go, playing with great concentration, adequate defensive intensity, and seasoning everything with their high level of talent: undoubtedly superior to that of Campania. Despite the discreet performance of the former Cinciarini, Scafati has never in fact found the key to the problem, not even managing to warm up its traditionally heated support, nullifying the home field advantage of the PalaMangano. On an individual level they are Winston, sharp and strong-willed, and Faye, solid and dominant under the boards, to show the way to the red and white success. By virtue of which the Reggio Emilia basketball takes another important step towards the playoffs. Putting momentarily, waiting for today's games, 4 points between themselves is the ninth place.

The match picture shows the first brush strokes of quite cheerful defenses. On which Cinciarini stands two steps above the others, also taking advantage of the not so excellent defensive skills of Winston and Barford's excessive nervousness. TheUnahotels he stays afloat with Uglietti's "verve" and the physicality of Faye, for the -1 of the first siren. The second period is marked by two breaks; the first is red and white: an imperious 12-0 attack, the result of an extreme intensity in defense that produces easy baskets on the counterattack. At that point, however, Reggio, inexplicably, instead of placing other decisive uppercuts, shows off, and Scafati blunts with a counter-partial of 8-0. Then it wastes too much, Priftis's troops reorganize their ideas, and manage to go to the long interval with a bit of hay in the barn in their favor: 35-44. In the second 20' the leitmotif of the contest does not change, with Vitali and his teammates leading the dance. The decisive blow is theUnahotels he unleashes it at the start of the last quarter: 14-3 in three minutes that sets the scoreboard at +25 outside. At that point the game is over.