The regular season of Euroleague ends this evening, Friday 12 April, with the penultimate challenge that sees each other face each other Virtus Bologna And Saski Baskonia. The two-way ball Virtus Segafredo Arena it will be at 8.30pm, half an hour before the last match between Asvel Villaurbanne And Barcelona. Instead, the match in the Emilian capital will be important to define the Play In scoreboard given that both teams are tied in eighth place on equal merit withAnadolu Ephes to seventeen victories. The winner of today’s challenge will compete against the Maccabi Tel Aviv and if she were defeated she would face the winner of the match between ninth and tenth.
Luca’s boys Desks in the European competition they are experiencing a difficult moment with an open streak of six consecutive defeats that began againstOlympiakos on March 7. The guests, however, ended the series of three defeats in a row in the last round against the real Madrid to the Wikinz Center with a score of 91 to 95.
Virtus – Baskonia, analysis of the match
There Virtus Bologna despite an excellent first half he fails to obtain the victory against Baskonia. The final result is 91 to 95 for the Spanish team thanks also to an incredible performance from Markus Howard who scores 34 points and creates havoc in the Bolognese defense. With this defeat Luca’s men Desks they close the regular season in tenth place which forces them to go on to win at home toAnadolu Ephes first and then beat the team that will emerge defeated from the match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Baskonia.
The Baskonia achieved the victory thanks to greater precision in free throws: 18 made compared to the 22 available (81.8%) and above all to offensive rebounds, 13, which were a factor in the final success. There Virtus for his part, he shoots better from the field with a positive 68.4% from two (26/38) and 31% from three with a final 9 out of 29. The home team also plays more together and the assist data is proof of this, there are 24 at the end of the match, compared to 17 for the guests.
The best of the match is the aforementioned Markus Howard, author of 34 points shooting 50% from the field with 5 triples. For the Baskoniain addition to number 0, there is solid evidence of Vanya Marinkovic by 17 points and that of Codi Miller-McIntyre 16 points but which brought overflowing energy. For Bologna, however, the top scorer is the usual Iffe Lundbergauthor of 18 points with 100% from two points (6/6) accompanied by the timeless Marco Belinelli, 15 for him. Positive race also for Daniel Hackett who scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and provided 8 assists.
The scoreboard of the match
Partial individual quarters: 22-21, 31-23, 21-31, 17-20
Partial progressives: 22-21, 53-44, 74-75, 91-95
Virtus Segafredo Bologna: Lundberg 18Belinelli 15, Pajola 3, Polonara 8, Hackett 11, Shengelia 8, Mickey 10, Zizic 4, Dunston 4, Abass 7, Cordinier, Dobric 3. Coach: Luca Banchi
Saski Baskonia: Marinkovic 17, Kotsar 4, Miller-McIntyre 16, Costello 6, Chiozza 2, Raieste, Sedekerskis 4, Theodore, Rogkavopoulos, Moneke 12, Howard 34Diez ne . Coach: Dusko Ivanovich
