Basketball, Coppa Italia: Brescia surprises Milan. Olympia eliminated

TURIN – A splendid one Germani Brescia place the first big surprise of the Frecciarossa Final Eight of the Italian Cup surpassing 72-75 la EA7 Emporio Armani, defending champion and top seed in the draw. The cup is therefore confirmed as the home of surprises, giving the many Brescian fans who arrived in Turin a unique satisfaction. The team of Thinto tell the truth, life became complicated after having played brilliantly in the first two quarters, closed on 29-45 thanks to the splendid performances of Gabriel And Massinburg. Below in the score and blocked by the excellent defense of Brescia who limited them in attack, Milan tightened their defensive shirts from the third period, also trying the area, managing to reopen the game thanks to a 19-4 run which brought the score at 48-49 in the last quarter. Germani held up after the jolt, holding the lead in the match, until overtaking Milan at 55-54 thanks to two free throws by Baron.

Game over? Not even for the idea, given that after being at -5 (61-56), Brescia has resumed grinding game thanks to the initiatives of an amazing Pertrucelli, good in defense, in triggering his teammates and in concluding, taking it 61-61 in the 37th minute thanks to a basket by the Italian-American. Milan’s last advantage came in the final moments, when Cabarrot brought EA7 up 65-63: with 1’13” still to play Petrucelli hit from the free line four times, bringing an untamed Lioness up to 65-67. After two excellent defenses, Of the valley brought his men to +4 with 42″ on the clock, not just giving a blow to the team’s resistance of Messina. Who had time to get back to -1 with a triple by Baron: the 3.5″ left on the clock were enough for Massinburg’s two free throws but not for the desperation shot by Give me, which went out on the board. Brescia celebrates with its 450 fans, Milan licks its wounds and thinks back to that second quarter spent observing a beautiful and winning Lioness.

EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILAN-GERMANI BRESCIA 72-75
(19-20, 29-45, 55-56)

MILAN: Davies 2, Cabarrot 13, Tonut 2, Melli 4, Baron 18, Napier 13, Ricci 2, Biligha ne, Hall 3, Alviti ne, Hines 5, Datome 10. All. Messina.

BRESCIA: Gabriel 13, Massinburg 16, Nikolic 7, Della Valle 10, Petrucelli 11, Taylor ne, Odiase 6, Burns 10, Laquintana ne, Cournooh 2, Moss, Akele. All. Lean.

REFEREES: Lanzarini, Sahin, Perciavalle.