The match:
The match was balanced at the beginning, with Virtus taking the lead 9-6, with Cordinier as its star, who scored 7 of her first 9 points. Villerban responded with a 7-0 run, taking the lead for the first time in the match (13-11), before Virtus finished the first period ahead 21-18, thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers from Paiola and Dobrich.
Villeurbanne tied the game again (25-25) thanks to De Colo’s first five points before Jackson took over, scoring five straight points of his own for a 10-0 run and a 30-point home lead. -25. Virtus came within a “breathing” distance (35-34), with Cordinier scoring for three and reaching 12 personal points. Belinelli tied the game at 39-39 for the visitors, before Paris Lee sent Villerban into the locker room with a three-point lead (42-39) with a three-pointer.
The two teams continued to go hand in hand in the score in the third period, with none of them managing to take a lead of more than three points! Cordinier, Belinelli and Sengelia continued to … pull the paddle offensively for Virtus, while De Colo made it 12 with a 3-pointer for 63-62, before Sengelia responded to make it 63-65 in favor of the visitors.
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The quarters: 18-21, 42-39, 63-65, 84-87
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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