Another defeat in the Champions League (79-87)
SASSARI. Another defeat for Dinamo in the Champions League. At PalaSerradimigni the Sassari lose 79-87 against the Ukrainians of Prometey in the third match of group A. The Sassari waste the +16 of the first half (36-20), they are reached and overcome in the last 5 minutes, from 74-72, they collect an 11-0 break that closes the accounts in favor of the former Miro Bilan and his teammates.
The Sassari start well, take the match in hand with a 10-0 break and at the end of the first quarter they are ahead by 9, 22-13. Mewowulu is not in the game, Logan and Clemmons on the other hand are and with Treier’s substance close to the basket the Banco flies up to +16, 36-20, just before halfway through the second quarter. It all seems easy, but Prometey raises his head with the ex from Brindisi Harrison and before the interval he shortens up to -6 (44-38) thanks to two triples by Stephens.
After the break, the Bank is even more difficult, the Ukrainians fly and put the arrow, placing a break of 12-2 (46-50) in just 2’17 ”. The Sassari recover with difficulty from the slip, put the arrow back with Burnell (57-56) and at the third siren they are down by 2, 63-65.
The last quarter is very hard, Banco remains afloat thanks to a great Treier, who scores the triple of 74-72 at 4’50 ”, before the new total blackout of Cavina’s team. It ends 79-87 and now the qualification is really far away. Another thrilling match on Sunday, at the Olimpia Milano home of Ettore Messina and Gianmarco Pozzecco. (a.si.)