Winning in a tough, dirty and complicated race is worth a lot for Banco di Sardegna, which raises its head after the latest dangerous defeats: 81-76 against a Trento always below, even in double figures, but never tame.
Sassari without Trier and Dowe but with Devecchi, Trento without Ladurner.
Two surprises in Bucchi's quintet: Gentile instead of Kruslin and Diop instead of Onuaku. It is a concentrated Dynamo that starts like a rocket: 11-2 at 3 ', even +16 at 7' with all the players of the quintet on target. Trento returns to the game thanks to the direction of the Forray-Spanish duo and with a 13-0 break between the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter reopens the match: 24-21 at 12 '.
Bucchi also plays with two play (Robinson and Nikolic) and with the return of Diop the biancoblù find balance and certainties: 31-23 at 15 'and +12 shortly after with a very hot Jones, the first to arrive in double figures.
In the third quarter Trento comes dangerously close with Atkins (triple and dunk): 58-53 at 28 '. The already mediocre refereeing from the start becomes confusing and the game is certainly not beautiful to watch.
In the last quarter Trento is dragged by Crawford and then by the ever present Atkins who with 4 points in a row reduces the gap to a minimum: 71-69 in the 37th minute. Gentile's return (held back by fouls) is seasoned with a triple and assists for Diop: 78-71 in the 38th minute. Even with some trouble, the game is decided.
The scores
Sassari: Jones 15 Robinson 10 Kruslin 7 Gandini ne, Devecchi, Chessa ne, Bendzius 13 Gentile 7 Raspino ne, Diop 12 Onuaku 11 Nikolic 6 All. Bucchi
Trento: Conti 5 Spanish 5 Forray 2 Flaccadori 10 Udom 7 Dell'Anna ne, Crawford 14 Grazulis 4 Atkins 22 Lockett 7 All. Molin