Sassari wastes the match ball. In the final sprint at PalaSerradimigni, the French win (91-95) and will now have home field advantage in the third and decisive match next Wednesday.
A shame really, because Bucchi's team, despite some difficulty, managed to crown the chase in the 34th minute by overtaking with triples from Kruslin (the best with 18 points together with Turee, 21) but then Campbell had the winning streak
The Bank misses a few too many shots from below and the match remains balanced: 9-8 at 5'. The French substitutions work better (11-16 in the 8th minute) but the attack has Tyree to lean on: two triples to prevent the French from escaping, 20-23 in the first quarter.
In the second half the white and blue attack becomes cumbersome , struggling against the full-court pressure from the guests, who instead pull away significantly with triples from Campbell and Ayayi: 35-46 in the 19th minute.
Too little from the wingers Charalampopoulos and McKinnie: 2 points each at halftime.
In the third quarter, it was Tyree and Kruslin who controlled the fate of the Banco attack, which equalized at the beginning of the last quarter with a seven-metre basket from Gentile: 66-66. But Randall responds with two triples and gives the French oxygen back.
Kruslin's triples also bring Sassari to +4 in the 34th minute, but Bucchi prefers to remove him two minutes later because he has 4 fouls. Campbell flashes like a leader and brings his team back ahead: 86-88 in the 38th minute. Sako closes it from the foul line.
