Unahotels-Sassari 84-58: resounding red and white victory in view of the playoffs

Reggio Emilia, March 1, 2025 – We need thirteen minutes to Unahotels to find the keys for beat Dinamo Sassari, but once found, thanks to a nice tactical move by Priftis and the precision of Barford, the red and whites take control inertia of the match and, minute after minute, they build a victory solid, concrete and important for the playoffs.

The protagonists of the evening, in addition to the aforementioned American winger, Faried extremely energetic, master of the boards, a very positive person Uglietti and a surgeon Cheatham. And yet Reggio doesn't start the match very well, with a flurry of errors and defensive uncertainties. Sassari, slightly more attentive, takes the first lead and if it weren't for Barford, who scores 9 of the first 11 points for Reggio, Priftis's team would have even more problems. Instead, they manage to close the first quarter six points down.

La Priftis' tactical move, which simultaneously puts on the parquet Faried, in the unusual role of power forward, and Faye allows Reggio to start the second period in the best way. He then thinks about it Burford to put the arrow (29-25) in the 4th minute at the end of a 10-0 break, and a good phase by Uglietti, with two consecutive "bombs", allows Unahotels to make the move that allows it to reach the long interval six points ahead.

Upon returning to the parquet Smith and his companions trace the decisive furrow, hitting from long range with Cheatham and raising the defensive intensity. Factors that produced the +14 (57-43) in the 6th minute. Having taken command of the match, Pallacanestro Reggiana never let go, first taking care of the accumulated loot and then increasing it until reaching the twenty five lengths of advantage.

The little table

UNAHOTELS: Barford 15 (2/4, 3/6), Gallo 5 (1/1, 1/2) Winston 3 (0/1, 0/4), Faye 12 (3/7, 3/7), Smith 9 (3/7, 3/7), Uglietti 11 (3/7, 3/7), Fainke, Vitali 1 (0/3), Faried 9 (4/5), Grant 7 (3/3, 0/1), Chillo 2 (1/1, 0/3), Cheatham 10 (2/4, 2/5). All.: Priftis.

BANK OF SARDINIA: Cappelletti 2 (0/1, 0/3), Bibbins 5 (1/5, 1/5), Halilovic 16 (7/10), Fobbs 6 (2/6), Tambone (0/4), Veronesi 6 (0/2, 2/4), Bendzius 5 (1/4), Vincini (0/1), Sokolowski 7 (2/3, 1/2), Thomas 11 (4/11, 0/2). Ne: Vasselli and Trucchetti. Coach: Bulleri.

Referees: Lorenzo Baldini, Gabriele Bettini, Silvia Marziali Partials: 19-25, 43-37, 65-49 Notes: spectators: 3725; 3-pointers: Unahotels 10/34, Banco di Sardegna 5 /24; free throws: Reggio Emilia 12/15, Sassari 11/15.