RIMINI, Italy (Interstat) — Assane Sankare recorded 14 points and 15 rebounds as Rimini defeated Cividale 87-76 on Thursday afternoon at PalaFlaminio. Sankare also added one block in 25 minutes. Davide Denegri scored 19 points and Pierpaolo Marini added 18 points for Rimini, which improved to 28-19. Gora Camara contributed 10 points and five rebounds off the bench.

Cividale dropped to 28-18 despite 16 points each from Luca Cesana and Lucio Redivo. Matteo Berti posted 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks. Luca Campogrande scored eight points and Alessandro Ferrari had seven points and six rebounds.

Rimini led 21-25 after the first quarter, then took a 45-47 halftime edge behind a 24-22 second period. The home team pulled away with a 24-12 third quarter. Cividale shot 17 points in the fourth but Rimini answered with 18.

The teams met four times previously this season, with Rimini winning three of those matchups.