BERLIN - The ball bounces off the ring, two or three times, and lands back out. The basket by Italy's Francesca Pasa would have tied the game against Australia, ranked No. 3 in the FIBA Ranking, which eliminated Italy from the Women's National Team World Cup in Berlin. In the playoff that would have allowed Italy to advance to the quarterfinals against Spain, the Azzurre were defeated by the Opals by a score of 80-82. Capobianco's team had to chase throughout the game, even reaching a 26-point deficit, but thanks to an extraordinary fightback in the final quarter (31-13), they rallied and deserved to play in overtime.…