Spissu Seals It with Late Sorpasso as Napoli Edge Trieste 90-89

Napoli Basketball beat Trieste 90-89 at Alcott Arena. The result was decided by a corner three-pointer from Marco Spissu.

Trieste had a very good performance from beyond the arc. The team made 18 of 43 three-point attempts and scored 42 points between McDermott and Galloway, who combined for two players in double figures. At one stage Trieste pulled ahead by as many as 14 points, but Napoli kept up the pressure.

Spissu led Napoli's scoring with 16 points. The 4 points that came from Petrucelli's two consecutive steals also helped Napoli's comeback.

In the final period, Trieste had the ball with 12.2 seconds left. Galloway made a mistake on his drive, and Jones's last shot rimmed out off the front of the rim. Both teams had to make a move on the scoreboard.