Playoffs: Venice beats Bologna again and extends series to game-5

Umma Reyer Venezia beat Virtus Segafredo Bologna 84-78 at Pala Taliercio in Mestre in game-4 of the LBA playoff quarterfinals. The series, in which the Emiliani led 2-0, is now at 2-2 and will be decided Tuesday night in game-5 at the Segafredo Arena.

The first quarter began with the V Nere going ahead 9-2 and leading 17-13 at the end of the first ten minutes. In the second quarter, the guests keep the lead almost unchanged until the long halftime approaches, at which time it ends in a perfect tie, 38-38.

The V Nere lead is the same.

It is Reyer that makes a small break in the third quarter going up 51-46, but the lead does not last any better: it goes point to point until the end of the quarter, with the hosts ahead 60-59 and that at the beginning of the last ten mnutes they extend again to 65-61, however, this time too it does not last long, on the contrary, it is Virtus that puts its nose ahead again at 76-74.

Here, however, the Felsinians literally collapse: 10-2 partial for Reyer in the last 2’45” and series that will be decided in the bella. For Neven Spahija’s hosts 21 points and 11 rebounds by Mfiondu Kambengele, for Dusko Ivanvc’s team 17 points each by Will Clyburn and Mouhamet Rassoul Diouf.

The series was decided by the Reyer.