They recovered from a 14-point deficit and fought to the end against the league leaders, but Dinamo lacked the edge to win again. Avellino prevailed at the PalaSerradimigni, 67-68. The Irpinia team confirmed their lead in A2, while the Sassari team realized they were on the right track, but suffered a shaky start to the season with a slew of injuries.
A good match anyway, where the defenses, both man-to-man and zone (3-2 for Banco) had the better of the attacks. Sassari did well in the first quarter, with Aromando on fire: 19-12. The white-blues also reached +8 in the second quarter but the many balls lost (8) and the cold hand of the shooters Grande and Vitali prevented them from resisting the comeback of the guests who overtook before the break: 33-36.
In the third quarter, the home team's offense struggled, growing to within 14. Irishman Flood took center stage, leading the comeback between the end of the quarter and the start of the fourth, which was completed with 10 seconds left on a three-pointer by Vitali. Sassari had two fouls to draw, and did so, but on the third, Brooks sent Francis to the line, who needed just one shot to tie the score. With a second and a half left from midcourt, Nobili reached the rim.
Flood was the top scorer with 16 points, followed by Aromando with 13 and Riismaa with 10.
