Mitchell Watt leads Reyer Venezia to the win on the road against JL Bourg / News - Basketnews.com

French side JL Bourg couldn't handle impressive Reyer Venezia'sdefensive effort.

Player of the Game EFF 22 Mitchell Watt Points 16 Accuracy 6-12 Rebounds 12 Assists 1

The team coached by Walter De Raffaele took the win on the road 73-62 (14-18, 12-16, 18-21, 18-18) and reacted after three straight losses in the Italian league.

Venezia shot 42% from three-point, which was the key to the win.

Austin Daye's three-pointer with two minutes left on the clock gave Venezia a ten-point lead (66-56). Mitchell Watt scored the other two key points that gave Venezia an 11-point lead (71-60) and ended the game with less than one minute remaining on the clock

In the final quarter, the score remained pretty low, with both teams missing several open shots. Bourg cut down the lead to just six points with 4 minutes left on the clock (62-56).

At the beginning of the second half, Venezia extended their lead to a maximum of 16 points thanks to a 10-4 run (50-34). Bourg tried to limit the damages, but at the end of the third quarter they were still down by 11 points (55-44)

Mitchell Watt was the top scorer for Reyer Venezia with 16 points (6/12 2PT, 4/4 FT), 12 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, and 1 assist.

For Bourg, instead, the top scorer was Rasheed Sulaimon with 11 points (4/10 2PT, 1/7 3PT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 PIR.

JL Bourg: Rasheed Sulaimon 11, Pierre Pelos 10 (5REB).

Reyer Venezia: Mitchell Watt 16 (12 REB), Stefano Tonut 14 (5 AST), Austin Daye 13, Valerio Mazzola 10.

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