Sassari recovers, but loses the final sprint with Venice: it ends 63-66
Now the Sassari team can only aim for sixth place
Banco di Sardegna misses the important shots, Reyer instead puts them in. At PalaSerradimigni ends 63-66. Venice wins the eighth game in the last nine and can aim for fourth place, while Dinamo Sassari will hardly be able to go beyond the sixth.
Venice without the injured Daye, Theodore and Vitali, as well as without Sanders. Bramos then remains on the bench because he is not at his best. The Sassari team, however, does not take advantage of it.
Better Venice in the first quarter at least until 9 ': the defense, man and match up area, is careful and good at intercepting passes. The Banco finishes several times at -7 (Cerella's counterattack in the 7th minute) but Bilan and above all Bendzius bring the biancoblù together: 14-16 with Burnell's steal.
In the second fraction, Mazzola's clamorous interference hangs from the circle on Kruslin's triple who was already inside: the referees do not see and indeed whistle the coach at the biancoblù. Result: Venice sprints ahead again, 17-25 with a triple from De Nicolao.
Sassari tries to get closer (26-29 at 17 'with a triple from Logan) but Venice remains lucid and with De Nicolao and Tonut sprinting, bringing the gap in double figures: 26-38 at 19'.
Upon returning, Logan lights up and scores in every way: 39-42 at 24 '. Sassari approaches up to -2 but never has the paw for overtaking and Venice with Cerella and Tonut manages to stay ahead, also because from the line it is more precise: 46-50 the last set.
The Robinson-Bilan axis is reviewed and it is a tie: 53-53 in the 35th minute, but Stone puts in two triples to keep Venice ahead. Bilan scores from below for overtaking, but Watt slips in the two free throws of the counter-pass, but Robinson steals the ball and is 63-62 with 69 seconds left. But the former Brooks scores and then Tonut puts in two free throws: -3 at not even 6 seconds. Logan misses the triple of the tie.
The scores
SASSARI : Pisano ne, Bilan 15 Logan 12 Robinson 7 Kruslin, Gandini ne, Devecchi, Treier 1, Burnell 5 Bendzius 19 Gentile 4 Diop All. Bucchi.
VENICE : Stone15 Bramos ne, Tonut 12 De Nicolao 7 Echodas, Morgan, Mazzola, Brooks 7, Cerella 10 Minincleri ne, Watt 15 All. De Raffaele.
