Banco di Sardegna loses again. In Cremona the former Cavina takes "revenge" (he had been replaced by coach Bucchi) and wins 86-74. The Sassari team is too far behind and despite recovering Charalampopoulos they still have to find condition and chemistry on the pitch. It's not just a question of defense and rebounds (Gombauld is too soft) but also of an offensive game that is affected by the month played without many, too many injuries.
A completely different starting five for Dinamo: Whittaker, Kruslin, Charalampopoulos, McKinnie and Diop. Great balance for 6 minutes then the arrival of Gentile was a blow to the attack: three triples from the captain and +4 at the end of the first quarter despite some difficulties in rebounding where both Diop and Gombauld had little impact.
In the third quarter the Sassari attack struggled without Gentile's bombs and the home team, led by the former blue and white player Lacey, took a lead of 7 points (62-55) which even became 12 in the 33rd minute with Zagarowski, despite the awakening of Diop who then also works hard in defense in the last quarter. Adrian's triple digs the ditch: Sassari ends up -14 with 5 minutes to go. Too many for a team that is still behind physically and tactically.
The scoreboards
Vanoli Cremona : Golden 8, Zegarowski 7, Lacey 16, Pecchia 10, McCullough 9, Denegri 16, Eboua 4, Zanotti 2, Adrian 14, Piccoli. All. Cavina.
Banco di Sardegna Sassari : Cappelletti 6, Pisano ne, Kruslin 8, Treier 4, Whittaker 10, Gandini ne, Gentile 14, Diop 11, Gombauld 3, McKinnie 8, Charalampopoulos 10. All. Bucchi.