Results and Stats from B Nazionale Round 4 of Semi-Finals

Crema - Caserta Pap. 100-83

Crema made 20-of-23 charity shots (87.0 percent) during the game. Crema outrebounded Caserta Pap. 38-24 including a 33-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Crema shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. The winners were led by Argentinian point guard Lucas Chavez (186-1994) who scored that evening 23 points and 4 assists and swingman Tommaso Oxilia (200-1998, agency: Players Group) supported him with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Crema's coach Andrea Gabrielli allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 19 points by guard Matteo Lagana (189-2000) did not help to save the game for Caserta Pap.. Guard Vittorio Nobile (193-1995) added 14 points for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Caserta Pap.: M.Lagana 19+2reb+1ast, V.Nobile 14+3reb+2ast, D.D'Argenzio 12+3ast, D.Hadzic 11+4reb+3ast, L.Brambilla 9+2reb+2ast, S.Vecerina 5+2reb+2ast
Crema: C.Lucas 23+1reb+4ast, V.Niccolo 18+1ast, O.Tommaso 15+8reb+4ast, C.Carlo 12+2reb+3ast, M.Giacomini 9+2reb+1ast, C.Alberto 8+14reb+3ast

Livorno Pielle - Vigevano 83-93

Guard Alfredo Boglio (190-2003, college: RMU) fired 17 points and 7 assists for the winners. point guard Valerio Cucchiaro (185-2001, agency: Players Group) chipped in 20 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Vigevano's coach Stefano Salieri used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Swingman Jacopo Lucarelli (197-1996, agency: Players Group) produced 21 points and 5 rebounds and naturalized Ukrainian center Dimitri Klyuchnyk (211-2001) added 16 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Livorno Pielle: J.Lucarelli 21+5reb+2ast, D.Klyuchnyk 16+9reb+3ast, M.Ebeling 10+8reb+1ast, M.Mennella 9+3reb+1ast, M.Venucci 9+2reb+7ast, E.Leonzio 7
Vigevano: C.Valerio 20+1reb+3ast, B.Alfredo 17+2reb+7ast, M.Kancleris 13+6reb+2ast, V.Armando 9+3ast, G.Nemanja 9+10reb+1ast, D.Baye 8+4reb

San Vendemiano - RO Virtus 1960 77-63

Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Andrea Tassinari (187-1996, agency: SLN) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and Riccardo Murri (190-2000) who added 10 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side naturalized Dominican point guard Yancarlos Rodriguez (189-1994) responded with 13 points and Daniele Toscano (196-1993) scored 16 points (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). RO Virtus 1960's coach Marco Calvani rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
RO Virtus 1960: D.Toscano 16+3reb, Y.Rodriguez 13+3reb+3ast, G.Leggio 12+3reb+1ast, M.Barattini 6+1reb+2ast, I.Majcunic 5+2reb+1ast, M.Arrigoni 4+8reb+1ast
San Vendemiano: T.Andrea 24+3reb+2ast, O.Ivan 11+3reb+1ast, M.Riccardo 10+6reb+2ast, P.Matteo 9+4reb, C.Jakob 8+6reb, M.Nicolas 7+3reb+4ast

Treviglio - Montecatini 65-74

Montecatini outrebounded Treviglio 45-29 including a 38-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard Andrea Bargnesi (182-2001) fired 26 points and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Lorenzo DAlessandro (198-1996, agency: SLN) chipped in 9 points and 8 rebounds. Naturalized Brazilian guard Ygor Morina (190-2004) produced 18 points and 6 assists and guard Michele Rubbini (185-1999, agency: SLN) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Treviglio players scored in double figures. Treviglio's coach Paolo Luinetti tested eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Treviglio: M.Ygor 18+2reb+6ast, G.Zanetti 11+5reb+2ast, D.Reati 11+5reb, M.Rubbini 10+5reb+3ast, A.Pietro 6+5reb, M.Galassi 6+3reb+1ast
Montecatini: B.Andrea 26+4reb+5ast, J.Darryl 12+3reb+2ast, D.Lorenzo 9+8reb+1ast, S.Kristofers 8+5reb+1ast, B.Federico 7+4reb+3ast, V.Jacopo 4+10reb