The seventh seal is affixed against Tortona, beaten for the third time this season: 84-72. Dinamo seems unstoppable: defend strong, play well, have a heavy contribution from all players. Even the excellent Tortona has to bow down: 84-72 the final.
The seventh win in a row consolidates the fourth place in the standings.
Dinamo still without point guard Robinson and winger Jones, injured. Tortona got off to a better start, defending in the area and scoring from three with Christon and Harper: 5-12 in the 4th minute. Banco remembers that he has triples in his quiver and scores three in a row (two with Kruslin) to get back into the game: 14-14 in the 7th minute.
Dinamo's first advantage was signed by Diop on an assist with a pirouette by Dowe: 27-25 in the 13th minute. Diop dominates inside the area, but Christon is unstoppable: 39-40 at halftime.
In the third quarter the two teams make many mistakes in attack: just 45-43 in the 24th minute. Christon, on the other hand, made little mistake, but Dinamo fired up a heavy shot with Bendzius and Chessa: +11 in the 29th minute.
The advantage also rises to +13 with the fourth bomb from Bendzius, but Tortona is still alive, defends strongly and places a 6-0 run with Radosevic and is 72-67 in the 37th minute.
Radosevic's unsportsmanlike action on Bendzius allows the Lithuanian to score 5 points. Then Kruslin's triple is added and it's up 13 again with two minutes to go.
The tables
Sassari: Pisano, Dowe 15, Kruslin 15, Gandini ne, Devecchi, Treier, Chessa 9, Stephens 10, Bendzius 22, Gentile 2, Raspino, Diop 11. All. Bucchi.
Tortona: Christon 20, Mortellaro ne, Candi 2 Tavernelli 4, Nikolic, Filloy 3, Severini 1, Harper 7, Cain 13, Radosevic 11, Macura 11, Filoni. All. Ramondino
