Virtus Bologna has passed through Berlin and dreams of making the eight!
Playing their most productive game of the season and one of the best matches in this year’s Euroleague, the Italians left with the emphatic 96-74 from its headquarters Alba Berlinin the context of the 28th competitive event.
Victory with which Sezio Scariolo’s team improved their record in 13-15, approaching the top eight from which there is only one win difference!
Top for the winners were Kylie Weems and Milos Teodosic with 22 and 21 points respectively, making 9 out of 14 three-pointers together! For the Germans, who remained in last place with a 7-21 record, Smith (12 points, 7 assists) and Sikma (11 points, 6 points, 6 assists) stood out.
The match:
THE Alba Berlin she entered the match very well and thanks to her good defense she took the lead 6-0 in 3′. As time went on, Virtus Bologna found rhythm on both ends of the floor, with Teodosic and Mickey Jordan connecting with the opposing basket to overtake the Italians (12-13 at 6′). In fact, with a 9-2 run in the last three minutes, the guests closed the first quarter at +8 for 22-14.
Virtus seemed to be better on the floor of the “Mercedes-Benz Arena”, finding solutions in the attack from many of its players. Thanks to this versatility, Sergio Scariolo’s team consistently kept the difference in double digits (31-43 at 18′), with the three consecutive three-pointers by Teodosic and Miki at the end of the period, increasing the difference at +16 and 49-33 at halftime.
With acquired speed they also entered the second half the Italians, who continued to perform at high rates and with great consistency behind 6.75m, in contrast to the Germans who were unable to keep up with the frantic pace of their opponents. With Teodosic in the… twilight zone and hitting two back to back 3-pointers, Virtus took the lead for the first time with +20 (54-74), closing the third period with score 77-59.
Essentially everything had been decided, with Alba clearly disappointed to wait… desperately for the end of the match. Virtus, who did not leave the foot off the “gas”, raised the difference up to +30 (63-93), with the game ending with score 96-74.
The quarters: 14-22, 33-49, 59-77, 74-96.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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