The Banco di Sardegna Sassari, after Scafati’s clear victory, it closes its season by hosting the UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia, which comes from the success against Napoli which earned the arithmetic qualification for the LBA Playoff UnipolSai 2024. The two teams have already faced each other in the season on Saturday 23 December 2023 during the 13th matchday, when UNAHOTELS prevailed 77-59 from Galloway’s 20 points. Where to see it: Sunday 5 May 2024 at 6.15pm, DAZN. Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Fabrizio Paglialunga, Silvia Marziali.
Sassari vs Reggio Emilia, live
1Q – Immediately balanced start with Kruslin shooting 8-5 after 3′. Galloway leads the Unahotels Reggiana attack and scores the first lead midway through the period at 8-10. Sassari responds and immediately equalizes with Diop at 12-12. The Sardinians put their head back with a bomb from Tyree. Q&A before a 5.0 signed by Mckinnie and Cappelletti: 22-17 the first quarter.
2Q – 15-0 break for the hosts with Reggio Emilia stopping scoring for several minutes. Priftis tries to restore the situation with a timeout but Dinamo is in control and reaches +15 midway through the quarter. The +20 also arrives a few minutes later at 38-18. Weber tries to take the team by the hand and scores seven consecutive points. Cappelletti also gets a technical at the end of the quarter, but Sassari leads for 46-27 at halftime. There are 12 for McKinnie, 9 for Gombauld; on the other side 8 from Galloway and 7 from Weber.
3Q – Reggio tries to come back with Faye: the points are -15. But Sassari starts again with Diop and Jefferson’s triple for the new +20. Dinamo in full control, Kruslin also hits from distance. The guest attack does not produce points for several minutes, Cipolla breaks the deadlock at 56-35. In the last 2′, coach Markovic’s team extends further: 66-41 after three quarters with Tyree’s bomb.
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– Previous. There are 46 precedents between the two teams, with the victory balance in perfect balance (23-23). However, Dinamo is ahead 17-4 in matches played at home, with the red and white’s last success in Sassari dating back to Game 3 of the quarter-finals of the 2016 playoffs. In the regular season, however, Reggio Emilia has not won in Sardinia since the season 1996/97.
The absent. In Banco di Sardegna Sassari Eimantas Bendzius is unavailable due to an Achilles tendon injury. In UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia, Jamar Smith is out due to a subluxation of his left shoulder.
– The exes of the race. For UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia Michele Vitali played the 2019/20 season in Sardinia, winning the Super Cup and averaging 11.3 points in 24 games.
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