Euroleague, Virtus Bologna ok with Bayern, Dusko Ivanovic satisfied

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Euroleague, Virtus Bologna ok with Bayern, Dusko Ivanovic satisfied

In the game of the twenty-second day of the Euroleague, Virtus Bologna returned to success in the top continental competition beating 82-72 l Bayern at SAP Garden in Munich with 20 points by Tornike Shengelia, for the hosts 21 plus 8 rebounds by Devi Booker.

The Bavarians got off to a sprightly start, going ahead 15-4 but a 16-3 counter-partial for the Black V’s led to the Felsinei ending the first quarter ahead 20-18. The second quarter è balanced and we go to the long intermission with Dusko Ivanovic’s team leading 35-32.

At the’beginning of the third quarter Virtus tries to give a first break coming on +9, however before the last ten minutes the score è 57-52 after Bayern had even got to -2. In the’last quarter first a 7-0 partial for Virtus, then a 10-0 one for the Germans, finally the decisive 9-0 one that delivered the victory to the Emilians.

These are the words of Ivanovic after the match: “I think we played a solid game tonight, except for two or three minutes that were similar to the first ten minutes in Kaunas. Our defense è was good, they have excellent shooters but we held our own. On offense we were patient, finding effective solutions and finding advantages. I congratulate the team for the victory won today”.

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