Virtus Bologna suffer but in the end defeat Frutti Extra Bursaspor with a great Jaiteh / News - Basketnews.com

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In the Group B of EuroCup, the Italian side Virtus Bologna (7-6) suffered more than anticipated but in the end, they defeated Frutti Extra Bursa (4-8) in the recovery of the Round 10 game. The final score was 98-94 (14-23, 37-21, 27-29, 20-21).

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Weems scored another fundamental basket with 30 seconds remaining on the clock and Virtus Bologna secured the win.

Bursaspor continued in their comeback attempt and with an 11-0 run found a four-point lead (90-86). Kyle Weems made a crucial three-pointer with one minute and seventeen seconds left on the clock, giving back Virtus the lead (96-94)

In the third quarter, Virtus took control of the game at first and even reached an 18-points lead (77-59) but Bursaspor remained alive and started to climb back, creating a 14-1 run in the last two minutes and finishing the quarter only down by 5 (78-73).

After struggling mightily in the first quarter, and finishing the first 10 minutes down by 9 points (23-14), Virtus had a really strong reaction in the second quarter. Coach Scariolo's side found rhythm offensively and scored 37 points in just 10 minutes, with 4 players already in double-digits. For Bursaspor, on the other hand, Andrew Andrews was the main factor in the first half with 17 points and 5 assists.

Mouhammadou Jaiteh was the top scorer for Virtus Bologna with 23 points (9/9 2PT, 5/6 FT), 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 29 PIR.

For Bursaspor Andrew Andrews finished with 37 points (5/7 2PT, 6/11 3PT, 9/9 FT), 1 rebound, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 42 PIR.

Virtus Bologna: Mouhammadou Jaiteh 23 (5 REB), Kyle Weems 18 (5 REB), Isaia Cordinier 17 (6 REB), Marco Belinelli 12, Alessandro Pajola 10

Frutti Extra Bursaspor: Andrew Andrews 37 (6 REB), Onuralp Bitim 19, Derek Needham 17

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