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Titolo: Ventspils - Metis 66-75 (cronaca e scout)

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Metis of Varese is the first leader of Group C after winning its third game
without a loss, 66-75 on the Ventspils court in Latvia on Tuesday. Varese,
3-0 and alone in first after Red Star lost also, played an impressive
defensive game to stop the usual scoring ability of Latvian champions. The
Italian team led from midway in the second quarter with slim margins and,
despite a rebounding disadvantage of 45-31, shot better from the arc and the
charity stripe to pull out the victory. Captain Francesco Vescovi led the
winners with 19 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw
line. Point guard Jerry McCullough and shooting guard Andrea Meneghin nailed
13 apiece for Varese, who saw another scorer, Tyrone Nesby, injured with a
sprained ankle. Lithuanian forward Kestutis Sestokas netted 17 for
Ventspils. The home team suffered bad shooting from the arc, where it made
just 7 of 29 attempts, and also turned the ball over 20 times. Aigars Vitols
tallied 11 points and Mire Chatman added 10 with 7 assists for Ventspils,
whose record fell to 2-1.
The game started with McCullough and Vitols on fire scoring all the baskets
for the 4-5 after a minute. Ventspils new arrival Casey Shaw snaked in for a
layup for the slim 12-9 advantage midway through the quarter, but a 0-9 run
for the guests with 5 straight points by Nesby changed the game with Metis
ahead 12-18. Daniel Farabello netted a pair of free throws and Kestutis
Sestokas hit a three for the final 17-22 after 10 minutes. Paolo Conti
scored the mid-range jumper for a 19-26 Varese advantage early in the second
quarter, but Chatman led a mini-comeback for Ventspils and tied with a
triple after 14 minutes. The Italians didn't wait long to answer, however,
and with Vescovi making things happen, Varese surged ahead again to finish
the first half up by 7 points, 30-37.
In the third period, Varese clung to its lead by playing tough half-court
defense, forcing Ventspils to turn over several balls and also to shoot
poorly. But the Latvians also were able to play well in the defensive end
and they stayed close, 46-50, after 30 minutes. The music didn't change
early in the last quarter when the cushion remained the same, and Metis with
a free throw by Alessandro De Pol went ahead 53-59 with 4 minutes left after
2 minutes in which neither team scored and end-of-game pressure resulted in
4 turnovers between them. A pair of free throw and a short jumper by
McCullough enlarged the Varese gap, however, with less than 3 minutes left.
Chatman fed the Latvians' hopes to go closer, 59-65, but the free throw
accuracy of the Italians, 10 of 10 in the last 2 minutes, allowed them to
easily manage the scoreboard until the final buzzer.
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Beh, dopo anni di thin cows ci voleva.
Bye,
Mau

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Ciao
gab
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Bye,
Mau
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 Mau
Ciao
gabriele
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 Notizie sull'infortunio di Nesby?
La squadra arriva a Varese alle 19 di questa sera; probabilmente lo staff
sanitario si darà da fare subito con gli esami del caso. Nel dopo partita
(da fonti dirette) non era possibile un giudizio perch la caviglia era
ancora gonfia.
Speremm, ma la vedo grigia per sabato.
Qualcuno ha un fiammifero? :-)))
Ciao
d.
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 d.
Bye,
Mau
PS Certi atteggiamenti da ultras non me li aspettavo da te ;-P
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