Despite being +13 in the fourth quarter, Villeurbanne only defeated Virtus 87-85 in the end in Lyon for the second matchday of the EuroLeague and took their first win in this year’s top ranked European club competition, leaving the Italians winless in last place. of the rating.
The home team had a steady lead from the start and reached +13 in the third period, but a 13-0 run by Virtus tied the game, but the Italians could not hold on in the final minutes and the French’s accurate shooting gave them the pink card.
Villerban’s leaders were Sacco with 19, Malenton with 17, De Colo with 16 and Harrison with 13 points.
For the Italians, Cordinier stood out with 23, Diouf with 15 and Paiola with 11 points.
The match
Virtus maintained a +2 to +3 at the start of the match, but Villerban found the solutions in the basket and the match went point-to-point. A 4-0 run by Villeurbanne made it 10-6 for the French and the regionals of the Lyon team kept +3 to +4 for the home team. A 9-0 Villeurbanne run brought +10 and Saco +12 to Virtus’ poor defense. Lighty’s 3-pointer made it 32-19 for Villeurbanne, but Virtus responded with a 5-0 run. N’Diage’s three-pointer brought +11 and De Colo’s ended the first period at 38-27.
Villerban was holding +10 at the start of the second period, despite Virtus’ efforts to reduce it. Morgan’s 3-pointer dropped to -8 for the Italian team, but a personal 4-0 run by Malendon made it +13. Virtus responded with a 4-0 run of their own to make it -9, but another 4-0 run by Virtus cut it to -8. Malenton brought +11 in the open defenses and Cordinier closed to 57-49 in the first half. Villerban was 7/14 from 3-pointers and had 23 rebounds, while Virtus was 11/15 from shooting and 14 rebounds.
Sacco and Malendon helped fuel a +13 Villerban 5-0 run to start the third period. The accuracy of the French regionals was maintained at +10 to +12 in that time, despite Cordinier’s efforts. But with Diouf leading the way, Virtus went on a 13-0 run and tied the game at 68-68 within three and a half minutes, Villerban responded with a 5-0 run and the quarter ended 73-70 with Belinelli.
With a 4-0 run to start the fourth quarter, Virtus tied the game at 74-74, but Malenton’s 3-pointer helped Villerban maintain a +2 to +3 lead. Belinelli’s three-pointer tied the game at 79-79 and the Italian team responded to Villeurbanne’s lead of 83-83 at 2:39 and 85-85 at 1:51. Sacco missed a three-pointer, but hit a shot to make it 86-85 at 1:03. Sengelia missed a three-pointer at 30” and Malenton with a shot at 13” made it 87-85. Cordinier missed the three-pointer in the exhalation and Villeurbanne got their first win of the competition.
The quarters: 38-27, 57-49, 73-70, 87-85
The statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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