In an emphatic way, the streak of three defeats was interrupted by the Real Madrid!
The “queen” ruled Bologna, prevailing 89-74 her Virtueswhich remains outside the top six.
Thus, Chus Mateo’s pioneering team climbed to 23-6while on the other hand that of Luca Banki receded to 17-12.
Five Madrid players had double-digit points, led by Gerson Giabuseli with 15 p. and 7 rebounds, while another 14p. and 8 rebounds added Vincent Poirier.
From Virtus, the first scorer was Aiza Cordinier with 12 p. and 8 rebounds.
The match
Explosive start from Real, which after 2-9 with Giabuseli, reached +10 (6-16), at 7′. With the entry of Dunston and Belinelli, Virtus reacted and reduced (15-20), with Deck’s three-pointer sending the “queen” to +8 (15-23), at the end of the third period.
With Yule entering “hot” in the second period, Real went to +13 (19-32), at 14′. Virtus countered with Cordinier’s forward and reduced the score (27-34) at 16′. But, until the end of the first half, Matteo’s team steadily maintained its difference and with Yule’s three-pointer at the end he went to the locker room with +13 (31-44).
Real was also in control at the start of the second half, with Giabuselli sending them to +16 (35-51), in the 23rd minute. Afterwards, Belinelli and Sengelia aggressively kept Virtus, but the “queen” steadily maintained its double-digit distance (48-61), until the 29th minute. In the remaining time, the hosts went on a 4-0 run, dropping the difference to a single-digit value (52-61), at the end of the third period.
With Hezonia, Real escaped again to +13 (56-69), in the first three minutes of the fourth period. Virtus reacted with Miki, a great protagonist, and with an 8-0 streak (64-69), until the 35th minute. Poirier and Campacho were the answer of the “queen”, which went to +11 (68-79), in the 37th minute. From then on, the Italians ran out of steam, with Real escaping even at +15 (70-85) and taking the win with the final 74-89.
The quarters: 15-23, 31-44, 52-61, 74-89
See here the match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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