Udine couldn't keep on driving on the right track. After the first win of the season, against one of the Euroleague top teams (Rome), Udine travelled to Pesaro hoping to steal the first win on the road. Things looked good for Udine in the first half, when, thanks to the former UConn Rashad Anderson and former Houston Rocket Oscar Torres, Udine took a 17 point lead. A disappointing performance by Jermaine Jackson at the point, the lack of help from Udine's bench, and the strong impact for Pesaro of skinny Nigerian center Deji Akindele were the factors of Pesaro's comeback in the second half. In the last 10 minutes the game was close, but down the strech Udine missed 6 free throws and suffered the good performance from the three point line by Pesaro backcourt. A disappointing loss for a team that needs to build some confidence.

With a record of 1-5, fans are worried and rumours have already put the supposedly retired Melvin Booker on the driving seat (he should take Jermaine Jackson's place at the point) but things are a bit tense also between owner Edi Snaidero and coach Attilio Caja. Sunday's home game against Teramo - a must win situation - will say something more on Udine's future in Italian LegaA.

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Let's start with the first win of the season. Udine managed to defeat the once-undefeated Rome, with an aerial assault from the three point line. Udine shot nearly 70% from the arch and took advantage of an outstanding performance by his shooting guard, former UConn Rashad Anderson. The Dagger was almost perfect from the land of plenty, scoring 7 of his 8 attempts, to go with 8 straight free throws. Udine grabbed his first win of the season thanks to a superb 4th quarter by Oscarito Torres, who exploded with 15 points in less than 7 minutes. Udine was trailing by 9 point at the beginning of the quarter when the Venezuelan took fire, scoring 4 three pointers and 3 free throws. Udine took the lead and never looked back. After 4 losses (two of them definitely disappointing), hitting a W against a top team is a fresh breath of air for a franchise that has yet to come together this season. Jermaine Jackson, the former NBA journeyman, was a factor dishing out 9 assists and scoring in double digits for the first time in 5 matches. He now leads the league in assists and his teammate Anderson is the best scorer. Fans in Udine hope that they finally saw the blooming of native player Michele Antonutti. The Swan, one of the dozen nicknames of the skinny swingman, had his best performance in his young career, scoring 17 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. Too many times, after a good performance, Michele came up short in the following match. He will have a chance to prove he's grown up this coming Sunday when Udine travels to Pesaro to play against ScavoSpar. The showdown in Pesaro is heartfelt by Udine's owner, Edi Snaidero, because the main sponsor of both teams are rivals also in "real life", duelling in the same brench of business.