A Dinamo Sassari, dull, not very aggressive and distracted, gives way to a more eager and motivated Varese by 88-112. An excellent performance from Gombauld is not enough to drag the Bank towards victory, with the Sassari players who had already appeared on holiday and definitively missed the train for the playoffs.
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Two-ball and the theme song of “immediately” startsDra Gombauld”with the French center protagonist among the blue and white with dunks, steals and decisive points that allow the Banco to extend to +6 after just 2′ (11-5). Tyree he doesn’t approach very well, he makes mistakes in defense and he is too light on some choices up front, with coaching Markovic who immediately calls him after just 5 minutes. Varese thanks him, raises his head and with the 3-point game Moretti puts the arrow reaching +2 (15-17). The guests take the lead in the match: Diop doesn’t make a great impact in place of Gombauldlittle physicality and a turnover that allows the Lombards to extend to +6, forcing the coach Markovic to spend the first time-out of the match (20-26). The minute called by the biancoblù bench is not enough to give new life to the Sassari team, Kruslin he deceives with a bomb from the corner, but in defense Dinamo is too light, with bombs from Gilmore And Mannion which sends Varese up +10 at halftime (25-35).
New fourth but same story, with the Dynamo who can’t get the ball back in the game. Varese is more motivated and it shows on the pitch: the coach’s boys Bialaszewski they loom large on the PalaSerradimigni parquet. The gap, after just 2 minutes of play, sees the guests on +19 with the Sardinian coach who after the second consecutive dunk by Okeke he calls his parents to report to ring the alarm (26-45). Mission failed: back from the minute break Sassari he doesn’t react. Many errors in handling the ball, movements out of phase and delays in the defensive phase with Mannion and teammates who begin to manage energy and results already from the second set thanks to the +22 gained 3′ from the long interval (35-57). The blue and whites look for a spark with conclusions from the arc, but the iron always says no. The guests continue their march, extending the gap to +23 and sending Dinamo to the locker room amidst boos from the PalaSerradimigni (41-64).
The music returning from the break does not change, Sassari continues to make mistakes with Varese producing with greater efficiency than the blue and whites with Mannion And McDermott they move the Lombards’ scoreboard. Once the third minute of the game has struck, the Bank shows signs of life: the bombs of Tyree and Charalampopoulos start the engine of a Dinamo that seems to have regained confidence, with the gap going from -26 to -17 at the halfway point of the quarter (59-76). Varese time-out. Returning from the one-minute break, the red and whites respond well, but Gombauld’s presence under the basket, as happened in the first partial, is a factor that Mannion and his teammates suffer greatly from. The French center reaches 28 points in his personal scoreboard, with the flame of blue and white hopes remaining timidly lit at the sound of the siren (69-91).
The flame went out after a few possessions, with Dinamo returning from the break unable to get into the right gear to turn around an almost always uphill match. If on the one hand there is a desire to change the face, on the other the greater hunger on the part of Varese, combined with the blue and white’s black day, are the common thread of the last partial. Varese surpasses the 100 mark with Sassari watching the clock tick away waiting for the last siren. Coach Markovic concedes minutes to the youngster with 4 minutes remaining Pisan, welcomed with great applause by the Sassari public. On the one hand the final call for the blue and whites to secure the playoffs, on the other the need for the Lombards to score points to secure salvation. The difference was made by the second with Varese who, thanks to the two points gained, can celebrate salvation. Dinamo leaves PalaSerradimigni in defeat amidst the boos 88-112.
Scoreboard
Dinamo Sassari-Openjobmetis Varese 88-112 (25-35; 41-64; 69-91)
(25-35; 11-22; 28-27; 19-21)
Dinamo Sassari: Cappelletti 9; Pisano, Treier, Tyree 9, Kruslin 13, Raspino, Gandini, Diop 11, Gombauld 31, Mckinnie 3, Jefferson, Charalampopouols 12.
Trainer: Nenad Markovic
Openjobmetis Varese: Gilmore 5, Mannion 24, Ulaneo, Spencer 12, Woldetensae, Moretti 11, McDermott 14, N’Guessan, Besson 20, Okeke 10, Brown 16.
Trainer: Tom Bialaszewski
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