Virtus victorious with Baskonia, Dusko Ivanovic extols team spirit
Virtus victorious with Baskonia, Dusko Ivanovic extols team spirit
At the Segafredo Arena Virtus Bologna risked losing after being ahead by 15 points but eventually beat Baskonia Vitoria 76-74 in the 20th Euroleague game, for the Vere Nere è the third success in the last four games.
The first part of the match saw the Spaniards almost always ahead, 20-14 at the end of the first quarter and 32-24, + 8 maximum lead at’the beginning of the second, but at the long intermission it was 38-37 in favor of the guests.
At this point the Black Vs, between the end of the second quarter and the beginning of the third, put up a 20-2 partial that brings them to +15, 55-40. Immediately after forò the inertia changes again and from 57-42 we get to the last minutes on 59-54 for Dusko Ivanovic’s team until 63-62 for the Basques.
It goes on point to point but from 66-67 there’è a 7-0 partial for Virtus. From 76-70 there are 4 points by the Spaniards but they are not enough. For Virtus 17 points by Matthew Morgan, 16 by Isaia Cordinier, 15 by Achille Polonara (3 of 5 from three), for the Basques 16 plus 8 rebounds by Luka Samanic.
These are the words of coach Ivanovic to Euroleague TV: “"We saw a clear example, the players played well on defense. We won against a great team, which plays very well. It was strange the last minutes, some last decisions. But I think we deserved the win because of what we did. The greatness of this team è the team. Everyone played with energy and in the right way, together. Everyone like thatì can play well".
