Results and Stats from B Nazionale Round 5 of Semi-Finals

Caserta Pap. - Crema 94-89

Caserta Pap. made 32-of-38 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game, while Crema only scored seven points from the stripe. Caserta Pap. looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. 32 personal fouls committed by Crema helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Croatian center Matej Radunic (211-1996) stepped up and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners and naturalized Bosnian forward Damir Hadzic (203-1997, college: Flagler) chipped in 19 points. Caserta Pap.'s coach Lino Lardo used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Alberto Cacace (198-1996) responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and Argentinian point guard Lucas Chavez (186-1994) scored 22 points.
Top scorers:
Caserta Pap.: L.Andrea 19+4reb+2ast, H.Damir 19+4reb+3ast, R.Matej 18+6reb+3ast, V.Simone 7+1reb, L.Matteo 7+5reb+6ast, D.Domenico 7+4reb+2ast
Crema: L.Chavez 22+4reb+1ast, A.Cacace 21+5reb+1ast, G.Marco 14+5reb+7ast, C.Cappelletti 8+2reb+2ast, D.Zilli 8+8reb+2ast, E.Caversazio 7+1reb

RO Virtus 1960 - San Vendemiano 86-62

RO Virtus 1960 dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to San Vendemiano's 22 and made 17-of-18 charity shots (94.4 percent) during the game. They outrebounded San Vendemiano 46-27 including a 36-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. RO Virtus 1960 players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Forward Marco Arrigoni (198-1991, agency: SLN) nailed 6 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and naturalized Dominican point guard Yancarlos Rodriguez (189-1994) accounted for 16 points and 4 assists. RO Virtus 1960's coach Marco Calvani felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Naturalized Nigerian center Ivan Onojaife (200-2003, agency: Players Group) came up with 8 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Andrea Tassinari (187-1996, agency: SLN) added 12 points respectively for San Vendemiano in the defeat.
Top scorers:
RO Virtus 1960: R.Yancarlos 16+2reb+4ast, S.Marco 15+3reb+4ast, M.Ivan 14, B.Marco 10+5reb+4ast, T.Daniele 9+2reb+1ast, V.Matteo 6+1reb+4ast
San Vendemiano: M.Picarelli 15+1reb, A.Tassinari 12+3reb+2ast, J.Cebasek 11+3reb, I.Onojaife 8+11reb+2ast, R.Murri 5+2reb+2ast, N.Morici 5+2reb+5ast

Montecatini - Treviglio 72-64

Montecatini outrebounded Treviglio 41-23 including 30 on the defensive glass. Maltese-American Darryl Jackson (189-1985, college: WPU, agency: Interperformances) nailed 30 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the winning side and forward Lorenzo DAlessandro (198-1996, agency: SLN) accounted for 5 points and 10 rebounds. Montecatini's coach Marco Andreazza allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Giacomo Zanetti (206-2005) came up with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Tommaso Rossi (198-1999) added 19 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) respectively for Treviglio in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Montecatini: J.Darryl 30+5reb+1ast, A.Mattia 7+9reb, B.Andrea 7+3reb+2ast, B.Alberto 6+4reb+1ast, S.Kristofers 5+2reb, L.Passoni 5+3reb+1ast
Treviglio: T.Rossi 19+4reb, G.Zanetti 17+8reb+4ast, M.Restelli 8+1ast, A.Pietro 8+1reb, M.Ygor 5+3reb+2ast, D.Reati 5+1reb+2ast