Defeated but with honor, Dinamo lost to Hapoel Jerusalem 83-75 after extra time on the first day of the Tel Aviv tournament in Israel. The Sassari team will face Promitheas of former Jamal Jones and Deshawn Stephens tomorrow evening for the consolation final, defeated by Hapoel Tel Aviv 84-71,
The performance of the Sassari team was really good, taking to the field without three foreigners from the starting lineup, all injured: point guard Tyree, wingers Charalampopoulos and Bendzius.
Favorable start for the Israelis of former Levi Randolph: 18-8 in the first quarter. Dinamo began their ascent driven by point guard Whittaker and center Diop: 15 points each. Between the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the last, Bucchi's blue and white team even took a 6-point lead but Hapoel recovered. Whittaker's winning shot at the rim: 69 all.
In overtime, tiredness took away Dinamo's clarity. Also noteworthy are Treier's 11 points and 5 from point guard Cappelletti, who returned after the injury.