Bad, but not terrible: in Poland they were defeated 93-85 in the first Champions League match. Not much if you consider that Dinamo were -26 in the 27th minute. However, an error weighs heavily on the match in Szczecin which convinced Banco di Sardegna to appeal: the third quarter started from the 9th minute because 11 minutes were played in the second half , with officials and referees who hadn't noticed anything. . Now we have to wait for Fiba's decision.
Quintet with Whittaker, Gentile (who scores two triples for +5), Charalampopoulos, Gombauld and a McKinnie who appears lost. From 12-17 to 6' for Dinamo the match is overturned by the Poles: the substitutions are more effective for the hosts, while the Sassari team loses consistency and receives a break of 12-2.
At the end of the quarter the Bank was down by 6 which became a mortifying -17 in the 13th minute with Dinamo dry in the second quarter. Coach Bucchi slowly recomposes the starting quintet but by now Stettino has exalted itself: 50-30 at 16'. McKinnie scores 8 points in a row, Kruslin makes a three-pointer, but Whittaker misses the triple for -6 and Stettin gets back on track: 58-43.
Nothing changes when they return, the Poles continue to spread: -26 in the 27th minute.
In the last quarter the Banco doesn't have great physical energy but they still have pride and Stettin takes their foot off the accelerator too early: triples from Kruslin and Whittaker, a basket from Diop and it's actually -9 in the 38th minute. Meier closes it with a triple but the partial comeback is still positive.
The scoreboards
Szczecin : Borowski 7 Cuthbertson 9 Dunn 14 Labinowicz, Mazurczak 11 Mactzak ne, Meier 13 Nowakowski 6 Samiec ne, Udeze 19 Woodson 14 Zmudzki. All. Miloszewski
Sassari : Whittaker 11 Gentile 8 Charalampopoulos 7 McKinnie 11 Gombuald 8 Kruslin 15 Cappelletti 5 Diop 15 Tyree 3 Treier 2 Pisano ne All. Bucchi
