Italy

Regular Season Round 9: Sassari - Faenza 88-86

Date: December 5, 2021
A very close game took place in Sassari between Sassari and Faenza. Tenth ranked Sassari (3-5) got a very close home victory over 13th ranked Faenza (2-7). Sassari managed to escape with a 2-point win 88-86 on Sunday evening. Sassari made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 Faenza turnovers. Strangely Faenza outrebounded Sassari 49-28 including a 34-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was American forward Jessica Shepard (193-96, college: Notre Dame) who had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds. Her fellow American import guard Maggie Lucas (178-91, college: Penn St.) chipped in 30 points and 7 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). At the other side the best for losing team was Nigerian forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (188-97, college: Northwestern, agency: LBM Management) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points and 28 rebounds and American guard Jori Davis (176-89, college: Indiana) added 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists respectively. Faenza's coach Diego Sguaizer tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Sassari moved-up to ninth place. Newly promoted Faenza dropped to the twelfth position with seven games lost. They share it with Costa Masnaga. Sassari will meet higher ranked Lucca (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Faenza will play against Ragusa (#4) and hope to secure a win.

  FAENZA (coach: Paolo Seletti)86
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
48 giLas, zIQa 35 7-68 (90%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 0 1 9 8 3 8 5 5 65 85 88 5
4 KujiaFa-SVpijih, Oillis 49 7-67 (39.3%) 5-5 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 63 63 82 5 8 4 6 8 6 6 85 49 5
7 CupadI, eIsi 43 8-4 (11.9%) 8-0 (35%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 6 3 6 4 5 5 3 68 1 5
3 AZhTaRjMiZhRQ, vaZai 82 6-0 (85%) 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 2 1 5
1 bIQsaija, vuZai 84 3-2 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 2 9 5
65 OIlaZiQa, qlasi 85 8-3 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 5 4 4 4 0 4 6 6 5 6 9 7 5
33 OIQZu, eiZhRlR 61 5-8 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 9 5 6 5 5 5 8 5 3 5
68 bijJIUUa, Gaulai 63 6-8 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 0 5 5
63 vlIQRjUR, kaZUIQai 65 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 8 4 5 5
61 CisURllI, qlRji 2 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 8 8 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 4 8 5
0 CippRllIUUI, SlaZR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   45-07 (05.7%) 0-62 (89.2%) 66-61 (12.2%) 60 43 37 89 84 61 9 4 8 84 21 74  


  SASSARI (coach: Paolo Citrini)88
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
44 vuZis, biDDaR 30 0-66 (30.0%) 3-65 (35%) 2-2 (655%) 6 4 3 9 3 0 4 5 5 4 45 45 5
48 AhRpiQd, zRssaZi 34 65-83 (36.9%) 6-4 (44.4%) 4-4 (655%) 3 65 63 8 6 4 6 8 4 1 81 88 5
9 bIQIja, Gaulai 43 6-8 (05%) 3-0 (25%) 4-4 (655%) 6 8 4 4 4 1 4 5 5 4 69 83 5
3 PQiJJI, biQadi 44 6-4 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 6 4 6 8 5 5 4 1 6 5
1 gRllPlaI, kRQIjaZi 44 6-4 (44.4%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 6 4 6 5 5 5 5 8 5 5
31 ORQUalR, GaILijji 62 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 4 4 8 5 8 5 5 5 6 6 3 5
2 SQaIla, CajJai 69 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 4-3 (90%) 5 5 5 8 8 0 5 5 5 8 1 1 5
7 OiUijR, Gaulai 0 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
64 AZiju, biQai  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
11 yiQi, CiURQaji  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
65 baUQRLi, waniji  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
60 KIJhIMishaILsVi, oLIji  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   62-31 (47.6%) 66-83 (30.2%) 67-88 (21.3%) 1 88 82 62 61 84 7 8 4 62 22 29  


86Faenza
TOP PERFORMANCE
Sassari88
37MINS45
20POINTS30
14D.REB3
14O.REB1
28T.REB4
0ASSISTS7
1STEALS3
2BLOCKS0
03FGP40% (4/10)
47.4% (9/19)2FGP45.5% (5/11)
40% (2/5)FTP100% (8/8)
#3 PALLAS KUNAIYI-AKPANAH
Height: 188 cm / 6'2''
Position: F
Born: Jul 12, 1997
COMPARE PLAYERS #33 MAGGIE LUCAS
Height: 178 cm / 5'10''
Position: G
Born: Nov 29, 1991

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)