Amazon edged Team Teaching 83-76 in Oberanven, a game defined by swings and timely perimeter shooting. After Amazon's 6-0 burst for a 2-8 start, Team Teaching closed the first quarter on a 16-6 stretch to lead 18-16, driven by Xavier Engel's four straight points and Pol Schwartz stringing together multiple free throws.
The second quarter flipped the game. Amazon posted a 26-15 period to take a 42-33 halftime lead, with Fabrizio Merlo catching fire from deep and Mattia Coghetto mixing drives and free throws. Merlo splashed five triples overall, including back-to-back blows in that decisive phase, while Coghetto kept piling points at the line and around the rim.
The third quarter was punch-and-counterpunch (23-23). Coghetto's early three pushed the gap to 33-45; Team Teaching answered through Jean De Marchi and Schwartz (including a three and a series of foul shots), but Merlo's fifth triple and steady scoring from Amazon's supporting cast kept the margin intact. An unsportsmanlike on Bruno Didier Monfils in the third and later on Luke Feldman in the fourth did not break Amazon's rhythm; Matteo Visone had two personals in quick succession in Q2, while Filippo Mancini navigated foul trouble.
Team Teaching's last push came in the fourth: Engel's two-pointer and a three cut it to 64-69, later 73-79 after another Engel triple and free throws. Amazon answered every time Balsa Knezevic inside, Feldman from deep, and Mancini with a 2+3 sequence reaching the night's largest lead at 67-79 before closing it out.
Top scorers
- Amazon: Merlo 19 (five threes), Coghetto 19 (six made free throws), Mancini 9, Knezevic 8, Merci 7, Visone 7, Feldman 7.
- Team Teaching: Engel 26 (6 two-pointers, 2 threes, 8 free throws), Schwartz 25 with long trips to the line and two threes, De Marchi 11, Musquar 7, Kirsch 6.
Coach Francesco Cecchetto's squad managed the key moments and answered runs, while player-coach Engel kept his side within striking distance late before Amazon secured the road win.
(AI generated)