On the eve of the game coach Totire was “ready for the fight with the necessity to contain Sora’s onslaught”, he knew there “was a tough task ahead” and so it’s been. Sora managed to address things during a game that was not going according to plan. In the end: a third tie-break in four games, and the second away win in as many attempts.

CANADIENS MANTOVA: Sbrolla 1, Antonov 20, Miraglia 14, Barbareschi 14, Ruiz Ivan Benito 8, Tognazzoni (L), Jacobsen 8, Frosini, Leonardi 7, Cavalieri dnp., Rossi dnp., Botto dnp.. I Coach. Michele Titore; II Coach. Alberto Mori.

GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA: Scappaticcio (K) 1, Anderson 27, D’Avanzo 8, Di Marco 8, Argilagos 7, Libraro 18, M. Gatto (L), Nonne, Bartoli 1, Costantino 1, Lattanzi, Santucci 2. I Coach. Alberto Gatto; II Coach. Maurizio Colucci.