Nothing to be done, after five consecutive victories Dinamo falls in Varese: 89-84. The defeat evaporates the dream of reaching the playoffs, which were in any case also linked to the defeats of the direct competitors.
Too much difference in performance between the starting five (Bibbins, Weber, Fobbs, Bendzius and Vincini) and the bench, shortened by the absence of Thomas and the now long absence of Halilovic. In addition, Varese found an extraordinary evening in the three-point shooting (17/36) with Hands author of 27 points and decisive in the final.
For Dinamo 20 points from Weber, 16 from Bibbns, 15 from Fobbs, 12 from Cappelletti and 10 from Vincini.
REPORT. Not a brilliant start for both, with too many errors in ball management, but the two counterattacks by Fobbs put Sassari ahead: 5-8 at 5'. The exit of the Weber-Vincini axis takes away confidence from the quintet, on the contrary the entrance of the play Librizzi gives a lot of it to Varese who takes the lead to 18-10 at 7'. Varese scores a lot of baskets from the arc with Librizzi in an extraordinary evening (4/4), Banco ends up at -14 at 14'. Banco comes back with Vincini and Weber at -8, but the entrance of the veteran Tyus gives solidity to the home team who takes the lead again in double figures.
In the third quarter, the starting five repeats their effectiveness from the beginning of the game and with a three-pointer by Fobbs they get to just one basket: 54-51 at 26'. Varese extends the lead at the end of the period: 64-55.
In the last quarter Weber and Vincini bring Dinamo back to -3 at 36'. Varese has only three-pointers to respond and continues to score with great precision: 80-73 at 37'. Bibbins doesn't accept it, steals the ball and Mitrou-long commits an unsportsmanlike foul, bringing it to -4 but Fobbs then commits an offensive foul. Hands seals the final word with a stop and shot.