Absolute dominance of Virtus under the racket: 60% of her points in the half were through the paint!

OR Virtus Bologna did… party under the baskets in the first half against the Panathinaikosfully imposing its pace and going to the locker room with a clear superiority in the score (48-35) and statistics.

The Italian team scored 28 of her 48 points through the painta percentage of almost 60%, a sample of her absolute dominance in the racket. Dusko Ivanovic’s players exploited every weakness of the “green” defense near the basket, finishing with 15/25 two-pointers, of which 14 came from inside the racket.

Bologna also had total control of the rebounds, with 23 to Panathinaikos’ 14, and seven offensive ones that gave them second chances. From the offensive rebounds came 9 points for the Italians, against 8 for the “greens”.

At the same time, Virtus punished Panathinaikos’ every mistake: with 7 steals and 9 points from the opponent’s mistakes, compared to only 4 of Ataman’s team, it showed how much more focused and determined it was. In surprise, the Italian team added 4 more points.

Individually, the Smilagic and Edwards stood out with 10 points each, while o Payola contributed 6 points and 6 rebounds. THE Jallow added 9 points and 5 rebounds, providing important solutions on both sides of the floor.

From the side of Panathinaikos, Chedi Osman he was the only one who rose to the occasion, with 12 pointsbut he had no supporters.