No way. Milan is fresh and devastating for its physicality thanks to its kilometric staff. Dinamo plays it for a quarter but then succumbs: 69-87 the final . However, PalaSerradimigni thanks the team for the season straightened out after a bad start.
Armani too strong, Sassari too tired after spending so much energy in race two where she came close to winning it before giving up in the final three minutes.
Sassari starts running. Defense in advance and counterattack as soon as possible. Two small snatches: 7-2 in the 2 'and 14-8 with a triple from Kruslin in the 5'. The Croatian, who defends well on Rodriguez, provides Bilan with an assist for +8.
Messina puts Baldasso, Hall and Biligha in to increase the physicality of the defense (the referees allow many contacts) and returns to the game: 16-14 at 8 '. He also surpasses in the second quarter with Baldasso's triple and an entry by Grant (excellent on Logan who starts shooting): -3 at 12 '.
Sassari re-emerges with Bilan and Gentile's "cazzimma" (25-25) but the refereeing of the two Italians (the Ukrainian Ryzhyk is excellent) favors the defense with Milan who goes away with Rodriguez and Melli: -8 at 17 '. Sassari no longer finds openings in attack and Armani becomes ruthless also in attack: 34-47 with Datome's third triple.
The gap between the two benches is too high : 6 points for Dinamo, 23 for Olimpia.
Upon returning to the court, three free shots from Burnell and a bomb from Bendzius revive the biancoblù: 40-47 in the 22nd minute. Rodriguez's class is expressed with a triple created from nothing, Sassari loses cohesion in defense and Milan even goes to +15: 44-59 at 27 '. It also becomes +20 with Dinamo that no longer makes a basket and suffers the counterattack of Milan.
The scores
SASSARI: Pitirra ne, Bilan 12 (5/9, 0/2, 10 r.), Logan 2 (1/2, 0/4), Robinson 14 (4/7, 1/3, 2 r.), Kruslin 11 (1/5, 3/7, 3 r.), Gandini ne, Devecchi, Treier 1 (2 r.), Burnell 9 (1/4, 6 r.), Bendzius 11 (1/3, 3/5 , 7 r.), Gentile 9 (3/3, 1/4), Diop (2 r.). Herds Bucchi
MILAN: Melli 10 (5/6, 0/1, 3 r.), Grant 5 (1/2, 1/3), Rodriguez 12 (2/3, 2/5, 2 r.), Ricci 7 (2 / 3, 0/3, 6 r.), Biligha 4 (2/3, 3 r.), Hall 2 (1/1, 0/1, 1 r.), Baldasso 17 (5/10), Shields 8 (4/8, 0/1, 1 r.), Alviti, Hines 8 (4/5, 4 r.), Bentil 3 (1/2, 3 r.), Datome 11 (1/1, 3/7 , 2 r.). All. Messina.