At the PalaBigi after a quarter there is only Sassari on the parquet. Bucchi's biancoblù asphalt 99-74 a Reggio Emilia that appears very little beyond the undeniable merits of Dinamo.
A coup that removes the fears of being sucked into the dangerous area and leaves some cracks open for a less anonymous second part of the tournament . And if Cinciarini surpasses Pozzecco as assist man of all time (1,784) Robinson and Dowe with 10 unmarking passes each have clearly won the match.
Reggio Emilia starts by serving Hopkins inside the area, Sassari responds with Robinson and when Jones scores from three he starts to break away, also helped by the positive impact of Kruslin: 5-11 in the 7th minute.
Reggio manages to grab the equalizer at the beginning of the second quarter with two counterattacks (20-20) but Kruslin and Robinson promote the new draw which brings Banco to +12 (26-38 in the 16th minute) thanks also to a Diop well triggered inside the area, feasting without Hopkins. And the detachment was maintained until the interval by exploiting the vulnerability of the landlords in the paint: 30 points inside the area .
Upon returning to the field, Stephens hurts his ankle as he goes out. No problem, Diop enters and signs +16 from below. Robinson continues to make fire and flames, Reggio Emilia apart from Cinciarini and Hopkins plus a couple of triples from the former Dinamo Vitali is very little. The last partial is eloquent: 58-76 .
At the opening of the last quarter, two bombs by Jones for +24. Race closed well in advance.
The tables
Unahotels Reggio Emilia: Anim 11 Reuvers 2 Gibertine, Hopkins 17 Cipolla 2 Vitali 8 Stefanini. Cinciarini 11 Olisevicius 10 Diouf 6 Nembhard, Burjanadze 7 All. Sakota.
Banco di Sardegna Sassari : Jones 14 Robinson 25 Dowe 6 Kruslin 14 Raspino 2 Devecchi, Treier 6 Chessa 3 Bendzius 7 Gentile, Diop 16 Stephens 6 All. Bucchi.
