Basketball, Mens Sana defeats Brusa Livorno 90-83: next playoff round
Biancoverdi who do not find the right rhythm in the first quarter and have to deal with a wild Livorno in the first period. At the end of the quarter, Mens Sana are down by six points.
Mens Sana struggles to attack the iron and find the right clarity to fight the opponent. The Leghorns take advantage of the opportunity and immediately try to lengthen the distance from the green-and-whites.
Coach Binella’s boys increase the pace of the match in the second quarter and shorten the distance until overtaking. After three minutes of play, Mens Sana is one point ahead (24-23). Brusa Livorno, however, does not give up and follows the green-and-whites. Menconi tries personal action, trying to enter the area and getting a foul that is worth two points for the green-and-whites. Milan echoes him as he bags the ball and earns the foul. Livorno responds with a triple taking the lead 28-31 but Menconi immediately equalized the score by bagging the personal bomb. Pannini and Menconi play the charge of Mens Sana and try to lengthen the distances from the Leghorns, two minutes from the end the green-and-whites are ahead of 4 points (40-36). Again Pannini unstoppable scores 16 points in the second quarter and brings the green-and-whites to plus 8 (46-38). When time runs out, the scoreboard says 48-41 for Mens Sana.
Livorno takes advantage of the third quarter to shorten the gap from Mens Sana and goes to plus one with one minute left (56-57). The Leghorns bag three points at the end and move forward by four from the green-and-whites. At the end of the third quarter the scoreboard scores 56-60 for Brusa Livorno.
Mens Sana struggling to find the right rhythm of the game, Livorno in the meantime moves to more than eleven from the green-and-whites. The spark goes off three minutes from the end, with Pannini and Milan bagging two important bombs, taking less than due from Brusa Livorno. Captain Pannini shows the fabric of Mens Sana and with personality he bags the triple advantage, Mens Sana in the lead 80 – 77. Brusa Livorno is now in trouble and has to deal with an unbridled Mens Sana. Thus ends, with the resounding victory of the green-and-whites who throw their hearts over the obstacle, the last championship game ends 90-83 for Mens Sana.