Incredible Virtus, he also defeated Barcelona in Bologna!

Another proof that her impressive course is not only coincidental was provided by Virtus Bologna. Luca Banki’s team came back from -16 and prevailed 80-75 of Barcelona taking their record to 8-4 and now just one win away from the Catalans who fell to 9-3.

Top o Ife Lundberg with 21 points and a decisive three-pointer, the contribution of Daniel Hackett and Toko Sengelia who each had 14 was also valuable. Willy Hernangometh with 15 points was the leading scorer for the losers.

The match

The “blaugrana” were in control of the match from the beginning and by closing the quarter with 4/5 three-pointers they laid the foundations for victory early on (18-24). Hackett was “hot” but alone for Virtus, with Sengelia negative in the first half (0/5 shots and 4 errors). On the contrary, Barcelona breaking the racket with Hernangometh and Veseli reached +16 (20-36), before closing the half with a twelve point difference, 33-45.

By significantly improving their defense, the home team returned to the match in the third quarter, getting closer to five (44-49), but the Catalans responded with a 0-7 run and again pulled back to double-digit levels (44-56). Not for long though, as the promoted Sengelia made sure to collect the difference again at the end of the period (56-61).

Completing a 10-0 run, the home team equalized at the beginning of the fourth quarter (61-61) and, led by the unstoppable Lundberg, even reached +5 (68-63) halfway through the period. Two big shots from Kalinic and Satoranski turned the tables 1:04 before the final, 74-75, but Hackett with two shots and a earned offensive foul from Abrines set the stage and Lundberg with a terrific three-pointer under pressure made “Barca” » with a three-pointer at 17”, 79-75.

Quarters: 18-24, 33-45, 56-61, 80-75

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