Under the tree there is yet another away defeat but also a new playmaker. Dinamo also loses in Reggio Emilia 77-59 and their chances of reaching the Final 8 of the Italian Cup are slim. Indeed, given Treviso's recovery, some anxiety returns. The most surprising aspect is that during the match the club announced the signing of a new playmaker: Brandon Jefferson, 32 years old, 175cm tall, ex Pau Orthez last year in China. He will replace Stanley Whittaker. Almost at the same time, the collapse began in Reggio Emilia, where the blue and whites had played a decent first half.
THE NEWS - Two counterattacks by Sassari who tries to run a lot, at the risk of missing some passes or shots: 5-9 in the 5th minute. The reaction is entrusted to Galloway's triples, Tyree responds and is +7 in the 8th minute with a shot from outside by the newly introduced Whittaker. Reggio Emilia tries to come back, but the blue and whites remain in front even with the substitutions and despite a few too many lost balls, also because the high pace still causes many lost balls for the home team too. And so with its running basketball, Dinamo gets to +8 in the second quarter: 22-30 in the 16th minute with a basket from underneath by Treier and a triple by Tyree. But here he stops and undergoes a comeback and overtaking signed by 6 points from the Cagliari winger Grant.
The third quarter begins with a lot of confusion on the parquet between offensive fouls and turnovers. Charalampopoulos breaks the deadlock, McKinnie scores again, but Tyree doesn't find his feeling with the basket and Reggio Emilia stays in front and tries to extend it: 49-41 in the 27th minute. Sassari gets closer with a triple from Whittaker but then fails the two attacking actions. The match ends there, because Reggio Emilia regains altitude and in the last quarter even reaches +15 in the 33rd minute with Chillo striking in the heart of the Sassari area.
The last stage is truly a nightmare for Bucchi's team which literally melts away.
