The Sassari give up on their debut in the series but show they can fight on an equal footing with the Lioness. Wednesday second challenge in Lombardy
BRESCIA. Dinamo started with a defeat in the Scudetto playoffs. Brescia wins 104-97 at the end of a hard-fought match characterized by a high score. Top scorer of the day was Amedeo Della Valle, author of 30 points and able to drag his team along with an exceptional Naz Mitrou-Long (24 points).
Balanced match in the first quarter ended at 24-24. In the second quarter Brescia tries the break with a 19-5 run. Dinamo resisted and closed under 5 (52-47 in the middle of the match).
In the third quato it is still Brescia to lead the dance after Dinamo had approached minus two. A partial 11-0 and the Lioness runs away. Logan takes care of it with a game of three who plays the charge for a Dinamo in which most of all he fights to the great Bilan. But the hosts manage to close the fraction at 79-68.
Dinamo fight in the last quarter is proof of the comeback. A triple from 37-year-old Devecchi seems to give the shock, then again a “bomb” by Bendzius and the Sassari are at minus 4 (90-86). But that’s not enough because in the end there are too many turnovers in attack while on the other side the best percentage in threes and in capturing the rebounds is decisive for the final result of 104-97. In Dinamo 22 points from Bilan and Logan. However, the challenge is open and we are back on the pitch in Brescia on Wednesday. (en.g.)