The first defeat of the season is the one that also decrees the elimination from the Super Cup. Brindisi prevails in Bologna, winning 76-66 in a match where Sassari gave the impression of being able to win only in the third quarter, when he recovered and went to +3.
Too much difference within the area: Happy Casa center Nick Perkins closes with 21 points and 10 rebounds, Mekowulu with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 5 fouls. Opaque test also for Battle and Gentile (in two 1/8 shooting) so the veterans Logan and Bendzius were not enough, 16 points each, helped by Burnell and Clemmons, to resist the Apulian formation, which appeared more constant in the performance of almost all its players.
Chronicle - In the first quarter left-handed Nick Perkins immediately emerges: 13-6 at 5 'for the Apulians. The graft of Logan in attack and a more effective Treier in defense on the pivot gives Sassari a new tone which goes back to -1.
The defenses increase in intensity, better that of Brindisi, even if the biancoblù of Cavina miss some triple open too many (1/11 but it is not that the Happy Casa does better with 2/10) and on the counterattack Chappell retakes the maximum advantage : 23-14 to 13 '. Clemmons first and Bendzius then try to mend: 29-25 at 19 '. Brindisi, however, dominates with Nick Perkins who goes to rest with 13 points and Banco is at - 9.
On the return after the interval, warmer hands from beyond the arc for Dinamo who, with Burnell and Bendzius, approach and overtake: 45-46 at 27 '. He also faces +3 with a rare high from Mekowulu but then the Apulians make a big voice inside the area with Adrian and Perkins closing the last set ahead: 52-48.
In the last quarter Brindisi continues to dominate inside the area: the Bednzius-Gandini duo is too light and when Mekowulu returns he commits his fifth foul in attack, coach Cavina plays without centers. The bombs of Redivo and Zanelli dig a deep furrow: 66-54 at 35 '. Dinamo is in the area, Logan from three and Burnell on the counterattack plus Bendzius from the arc: 70-64 in the 39th minute.
The play Josh Perkins closes it from three in acrobatics.
Scoreboards
Happy Casa Brindisi: Carter Adrian 5, J. Perkins 5, Zanelli 6, Visconti 7, Gaspardo 11, Ulaneo, Redivo 10, Guido, Chappell 8, Udom 3, N. Perkins 21. All. Vitucci.
Banco di Sardegna Sassari: Logan Clemmons 12, Gandini, Devecchi, Treier, Chessa ne, Burnell 12, Bendzius 16, Logan 16, Mekowulu 7, Gentile, Battle 2, Borra ne. Herds Cavina.
