Final Eight Italian Cup: Trieste last semifinalist

Final Eight Italian Cup: Trieste last semifinalist

È Trieste the’last semifinalist of the Final Eight of the Italian Cup: in the last quarterfinal at the Inalpi in Turin, the alabardati won 74-72 against Trapani Shark with a basket on the counter-break by Jeff Brooks with 9 seconds left.

First quarter in which it is the Scilians who are almost always ahead, even by 10 lengths. The first 10 minutes ended 20-15. Balanced the second quarter, but there’è a small stretch by the Triestines in the final half: at halftime ’è 38-33 in their favor.

In the third quarter Trieste never let Trapani go ahead but the lead at’the beginning of the last quarter è minimal, 56-53. In the’last quarter, from +7 for the Triestines it went to +5 for the Sicilians who in turn came to +7 with 2’42” to go.

Here there’è the final 10-1 partial that decided the match, especially the victory basket by Brooks, who finished with 10 points, one less than four of his teammates. Amar Alibegovic’s 18 points and 17 for Justin Robinson on the other hand in Jasmin Repesa’s team.