Only Virtus Bologna advanced to Trieste. Moreover, tomorrow night (8:00 PM) the home team should have back point guard Ross, who scored 11 points and dished out four assists, and center Sissoko, who scored 11 points and grabbed 7.5 rebounds. Dinamo, however, will still be without Beliauskas and, more importantly, forward Marshall, the best player in the first leg with 23 crucial points in beating the Triestini 85-80. Point guard Buie appears to be on the verge of peak fitness, while guard Johnson still appears to be lagging behind. Absences and injuries must be overcome to halt the four-game losing streak between the league and European Cup.
Forward Marco Ceron, a positive note from his recent games, introduces the matchup: "It's going to be very tough in Trieste: they have a top-notch roster and they play at a very high pace, especially at home. We'll have to try to slow things down, because right now, with a somewhat short roster, we can't afford to play at their speed. If we can impose our own pace, we could cause problems for them. It'll be a real sporting battle, and we'll do everything we can to get back to winning ways after these last few games."
The best scorers for the Trieste team are guards Ramsey, who averages nearly 19 points on 42% of three-pointers, and Brown, who scores 11.6 points on 38% of three-pointers.
