As long as their energies hold up, Dinamo Sassari will play the quarterfinals of the Final 8 almost evenly. In the third quarter, however, Milan defends as in the Euroleague and with its hundredth victory in the Italian Cup conquers the semifinal: 88-68.
The biancoblù team comes out without recriminations in a match played without its best shooter (Bendzius still struggling with Covid) and with a physical condition undermined by the eight days of quarantine.
The match begins with Milan perfect in attack: 6/6 shooting with 4 triples and it is already 18-6 after 4 minutes that forces Bucchi to time out, also to fix the defense (sometimes even the area). Works. Treier (good performance for the Estonian in the quintet) and Robinson score the second bomb and halve the disadvantage.
Sassari, however, struggles inside the area (3/9 shooting and Milan, which can rotate even more men, closes the first quarter at +9.
In the second quarter more changes also for Dinamo and Treier continues to amaze: rebounds and an entratona for -6 in the 12 '. The Armani regained altitude and with a triple from Delaney retook the maximum advantage: 36-23 in the 14th minute. The Banco reacts, in attack he finds points inside the area with Burnell and Mekowulu and goes to -6, which becomes -5 at the interval with Kruslin's triple: 42-37.
Upon returning to the field, the defense of the leaders returns in the Euroleague version. Only a basket by Mekowulu in the first 7 minutes and with Delane's triples Milan goes on the run: 57-39.
The last quarter has little to say, with some players now in reserve, even if the Banco continues to play and has an irreducible Logan.
The scores
Armani Milano: Melli 4 Rodriguez 5 Ricci 10 Biligha 2 Hall 6 Delaney 24 Baldasso, Daniels 12 Alviti 9 Hines 6 Bentil 4 Datome 5 All. Messina.
Banco di Sardegna Sassari: Logan 19 Robinson 9 Kruslin 4 Gandini ne, Devecchi, Treier 11 Chessa ne, Burnell 4 Mekowulu 12 Gentile 3 Diop 6 All. Bucchi.
