Dinamo closes in the lead, Markovic enjoys the top spot

Dynamo closes in the lead

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The Dinamo Sassari closes the Fiba Europe Cup regular season with another win, the sixth in as many six: Coach Nenad Markovic’s men win the challenge with Anwil closing unbeaten the first phase of the competition and the first place in the standings.

After a start in favor of the hosts and a first quarter chasing, Banco grew in the second half and even signed the +8 closing at’halftime 34-38. In the second half the hosts regain the’inertia and put their heads ahead 58-50; the challenge is decided in the’last lap of the clock. Decisive the’contribution of the Italians with a resounding game of Matteo Tambone and Giovanni Veronesi, in the last key quarter the 8-0 partial that brings the Banco on 72-79. Anwil tries everything but the islanders do not tremble from the line with Sokolowski and Bendzius. 

In the second phase of the competition Dinamo will be in Group M, which will draw the French of Cholet and the Spanish of Bilbao along with the fifth best second qualifier.

Coach Nenad Markovic commented on the victory against the Poles as follows: " It was a very important game to find confidence and certainties, to grow also in the league where we started with difficulty and the level è very high. È it was a good game we stayed focused, we fought and I think we deserved the victory. È a victory that is worth it because é Anwil è a very good team, coached very well, who fought until the end. That è the most important thing".