Euroleague, Virtus Bologna dominates Asvel Villeurbanne

Euroleague, Virtus Bologna dominates Asvel Villeurbanne'Asvel Villeurbanne

In the game of the eighteenth day of the Euroleague, Virtus Bologna dominated the French dell’Asvel Villeurbanne beating them 83-69.

From the very first quarter the V Nere dominated finishing it on 17-7 and starting the second quarter with another 8-0 partial. At’halftime the score è 46-29 and in the third quarter there’s the maximum lead for the hosts, +25 (56-31).

It was only in the last six minutes that the Emilians loosened their grip on defense but still strung together their second consecutive victory after the one over Barcelona. Virtus’ best scorer Achille Polonara, 17 points più 9 rebounds, on the’other side useless the 20 points of Theo Maledon.

These are the words of Dusko Ivanovic at the end of the game: "I think my players played smartly, but especially aggressively on defense. We prepared the game well, they played well. In the last quarter we lost a little bit of concentration, but the important thing is that my players fought and enjoyed playing this game”.

“I think that is an important thing. When you play for Virtus you always have to think you can win every game, but that positive approach should never be lacking. Have fun and fight for the victory. Dusko effect? I have 12 excellent players on the bench, I have 2 others injured. They are also excellent. This è the secret".