Basketball B League: LUISS beaten in the derby against the Stella Azzurra

An exciting match in the midweek round at PalaLUISS, played with open face by both teams and with very high percentages at the shooting. The ‘new’ Stella Azzurra wins with merit, suffering the first half from the accelerations of Paccariè’s team, but the Stella Azzurra team has more energy in the final to control the result and closes 92-81.

The first basket of the match is by Bonaccorso. The Stella proves to be the first in the standings with a counter break of 6-0; it is still Bonaccorso to keep alive the LUISS team. The teams play face to face, defending and scoring non-stop first quarter fought with Infante and Martino that drag the LUISS on 25-22. The Stella keeps up thanks to Bruni and Visnjic in the evening of grace.

The LUISS continues to run and score thanks to the triples of Veccia, the direction of Captain Faragalli and the accelerations of Gellera the first half closes 47-40 Luiss.

The beginning of the third quarter is a nightmare for Luiss who suffers a resounding 11-0. Paccarié calls time out and bridle his team back thanks to the Martino Infante duo. But the Stella has warmed up the engines and nothing is wrong anymore. LUISS pays for Marcon’s absence but finds 5 points from an excellent Leonardo Di Francesco. Infante crushes the minus 5. The third quarter closes 66-60 for the stella.

Visnjic is a basket machine and guests continue to grind game. The Stella flies to +9. Controbreak LUISS who doesn’t want to give up and with a 6-0 by Faragalli, Veccia and Martino is back on – 3. A triple of Costs definitively closes the match and the hopes of our fans.

Next appointment for the match is Sunday 28 at 18:00 on the court at Capo d’Orlando.