Ruvo Di Puglia handles Sassari behind balanced scoring attack
RUVO DI PUGLIA, Italy (Interstat) — Ruvo Di Puglia beat visiting Sassari 79-61 on Sunday. Riccardo Chinellato led Ruvo Di Puglia with 19 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Bryce Nze paced Sassari with 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Matteo Bogliardi scored 22 points and added five assists for Ruvo Di Puglia. Alessandro Grande scored 24 points for Sassari, and Dustin Hogue contributed 12 points and seven rebounds for Ruvo Di Puglia. Sean Flood added five points, four rebounds and three assists. Ruvo Di Puglia shot 25 of 55 from the floor and 20 of 26 from the free throw line, while Sassari shot 23 of 62 and 8 of 11. Sassari shot 7 of 28 from three-point range, while Ruvo Di Puglia shot 9 of 22. Ruvo Di Puglia committed 11 turnovers to Sassari’s seven and held an 11-10 edge in offensive rebounds. Ruvo Di Puglia improved to 2-4, and Sassari fell to 3-3.