Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari grabbed a valuable win in its first-ever Eurocup showdown by edging Cajasol Seville 87-84 in Group H at home on Wednesday. Bootsy Thornton paced the winners with 26 points on 6-of-7 three-point shots. Drake Diener added 16 and his cousin Travis Diener had 12 for Sassari. Brian Asbury led Cajasol with 19 points. John Holland added 16 while Luka Bogdanovic and Juanjo Triguero each had 15 for the guests. The Diener cousins allowed Sassari to get a 25-17 lead late in the first quarter but Asbury and Holland allowed Cajasol to stay within 45-42 at halftime. Cajasol regained the lead after the break and got its biggest margin, 63-68, late in the third quarter. A layup by Asbury gave the guests its last lead, 74-76. Michal Ignerski and Travis Diener took over in crunch time, leading a 12-4 run that gave Sassari the lead for good, 86-80. Cajasol managed to get the game's final possession but did not take a shot in time to try to send the game to overtime.

Bogdanovic got Cajasol going with a layup and bettered Travis Diener's quick basket with a three-pointer for a 2-5 lead. Tony Eisley shined with a dunk and Drake Diener followed it with a mid-range jumper for a 6-5 Sassari lead. Asbury stepped up with back-to-back baskets and Tomas Satoransky made free throws but Thornton followed a triple with a fast break layup to put the hosts back ahead, 14-11. Eisley took over with a backdoor layup and Travis Diener hit a six-meter shot but Asbury singlehandedly kept Cajasol within 18-15. Thornton struck from downtown, Asbury scored again and free throws by Dane Diliegro boosted Sassari's lead to 25-17. Nikola Radicevic and Bogdanovic brought Cajasol within 25-21 after 10 minutes. Ondrej Balvin dunked it early in the second quarter but Brian Sacchetti and Travis Diener did better with a back-to-back triples. Holland joined the three-point shootout with consecutive shots from downtown but the Dieners cousin kept Sassari way ahead, 37-29. Beka Burjanadze scored in the paint and Asbury solved a four-chance Cajasol offense with a jumper. Thornton hit a fallaway jumper and Travis Diener buried another triple for a 42-35 score. Bogdanovic and Thornton traded triples but Triguero dunked it and Holland added free throws for a 45-42 Cajasol deficit at halftime.

Holland swished a five-meter jumper right after the break and a layup by Triguero completed the guests' comeback, 45-46. Drake Diener buried a mid-range jumper, Triguero dunked it but Thornton beat the shot clock with a layup for a 49-49 tie. Holland split free throws, Sachetti and Asbury traded baskets and an alleyoop layup by Bogdanovic gave Cajasol a 51-54 edge. Diliegro shined with a three-point play and Thornton hit another triple but Triguero and Satoransky put the guests back ahead, 57-58. Diliegro hit free throws and Thornton hit an off-balance shot but Satoransky and Holland restored a 61-62 Cajasol edge. Burjanadze, Asbury and Milenko Tepic boosted the guests' lead to 66-70 after 30 minutes. Ignerski and Burjanadze traded baskets early in the fourth quarter and three-pointers by Giacomo Devecchi and Drake Diener tied it at 74-74. Asbury scored again, Devecchi hit free throws and a three-pointer by Thornton restored a 79-76 Sassari lead with 4 minutes to go. Triguero scored down low but Ignerski erased that with a wild slam in traffic. Ignerski sank a three-pointer and a close jumper by Travis Diener sealed the outcome, 86-80. Cajasol managed to get within 87-84 and got the ball back with 5 seconds to go but could not take a three-point shot before the buzzer.