Having the lead for the longest duration of the match, Virtus Bologna defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv in the “Segafredo Arena” for the eighth matchday of the Euroleague and reached the 2-6 her record, leaving champions Israel at 3-5, with both falling short of qualifying for the quarterfinals.
Luca Banki’s men maintained a +5 to +6 for most of the match, Maccabi managed to reduce to -1, but couldn’t stand it in the last minutes in most of the home team’s solutions.
Leaders of the winners were Sengelia with 16, Zizic with 14 and Clyburn, Cordinier with 11 points. For Odet Katas’ team, Randolph stood out with 21 points.
The match
Virtus led 5-0, but Maccabi found the solutions in the Italian racket and won 6-5. There, a 6-0 run starring Sengelia brought the +4. Rivero’s 6-0 run made it +2 for the Israelis, but Clyburn’s own 4-0 run helped make it 6-0 and Virtus’ +4. The American forward overturned the streak of the “people’s team” and brought it 19-17 and with the two consecutive three-pointers from the Bolognese we reached 25-17 at the end of the first quarter.
Maccabi went on a 4-0 run at the start of the second period to go down 25-21 and Luca Banki’s team was +4 to +6 at that point. A 5-0 run by Maccabi reduced the difference to -1 it was up and down at +1 to +3 now with the right attacks on either side of both rackets. Morgan fueled an 8-0 run to make it 45-36, but DiBartolomeo’s breather 3-pointer made it 45-39 at halftime.
Randolph’s 3-pointer made it 45-42 at the start of the third period and the difference ranged between +1 and +3 for the Italians. Sengelia’s three-pointer brought +6 for Virtus and the third quarter ended at 60-55.
Clyburn led 62-55 at the start of the fourth quarter, but the pluralism of the Israelis cut brought a 6-0 run for 62-61. A 5-0 run by Virtus made it 67-61 and Belinelli’s 3-pointer made it 72-65. DeJulius’ three-pointer made it 74-70, but Polonara’s made it 77-70. DiBartolomeo’s 3-pointer made it 77-73. Belinelli’s shots made it 79-73 and one of Cordinier’s 80-73 at 2’07”. Maccabi’s 4-0 run cut it to 80-77 with its shooting accuracy, but Paiola’s 3-pointer at the 36 minute mark made it 83-77. Cordinier’s shot made it 84-77, the Israelis missed consecutively and the match ended at +7.
The quarters: 25-17, 45-39, 60-55, 84-77
The statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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