Good but not great one might say. Dinamo dominated and entertained for 30', then relaxed too quickly and let 19 of the 29 points lead be "eaten up". The 81-68 victory over Treviso consolidates the fourth place. Five players in double figures, with Dowe and Diop above all for effectiveness.
Banco proposes Kruslin and Jones again but without Raspino (calf injury). Starts with a good defense and a lot of running Sassari who as soon as he replaces Stephens (in difficulty on Ellis) with the more present Diop takes off with triples as is his custom but also with many two-way games for Diop: 29-13.
In the second quarter Treviso uses the area, but in attack struggles against the defensive pressure of the biancoblù: +18 with Kruslin's bomb in the 14th minute. The guests prevented the gap from assuming more conspicuous proportions only thanks to offensive rebounds (8) and second shots, but at the break the gap was still clear: 49-33.
In the third quarter Dinamo continues to defend and run: Diop counterattacks for +24 on 24 and then scores from outside for +29 on 26'.
Banco's intensity drops in the last quarter and Treviso with a 16-2 break makes the final more interesting: 76-66 in the 39th minute. Dowe and Diop close it.
The tables
Sassari: Jones 3 Robinson 12 Dowe 14 Kruslin 12 Gandini ne, Devecchi ne, Treier 4 Chessa, Stephens 3 Bendzius 12 Gentile 4 Diop 17 All. Bucchi
Treviso : Banks 3 Iroegbu 14 Tadiotto ne, Ellis 19 Zanelli 4 Yurkatamm, Vettori ne, Sorokas 11 Faggian 4 Scandiuzzi, Invernizzi 4 Jantunen 9 All. Nicola.