The coach of the Sassari team after the overtime defeat in Reggio Emilia
SASSARI. Bitter transfer for Dinamo in Reggio Emilia: after having been in the lead for a large part of the match, the team of coach Bucchi was caught up and overcome in the last quarter, managed to catch the extra time but in the end had to give up the victory at Reggiana, more reactive under the basket and more precise in managing the ball.
At the final siren the scoreboard scores 85-81 for the hosts, and for Dinamo it is really a wasted opportunity, as the words of coach Piero Bucchi in the post match testify: «Losing in extra time annoys. But they managed to do something more than us. In the last quarter they won eight attacking rebounds and this really turned the fate of the match ».
Yet Dinamo for much of the game were ahead in scoring and play, giving the distinct impression of being in control of the game. But for lightness and imprecision she never managed to place the decisive break: 18 turnovers and 14 offensive rebounds granted to the opponents made the difference.
Little did the 25 points of the usual sniper Bendzius and 17 of Logan, with a still evanescent Bilan waiting to fully enter the team schemes. Reggio Emilia led by an impeccable Cinciarini, who always shows off record performances against the Sassari players (19 points and 9 assits yesterday), got the better also thanks to the energy of Hopkins (18 points and 12 rebounds), and an extraordinary Strautins , able to place 15 of his 17 total points between the last quarter and the extra. Plus 10 rebounds.
Now the biancoblu must quickly file the defeat and be ready for the next championship match, Sunday at 6pm at PalaSerradimigni against Fortitudo Bologna. (HANDLE).