

Mincidelice JL Bourg controlled the paint on Tuesday in defeating Umana Reyer Venice 86-79 at home. Bourg dominated the glass, outrebounding the visitors 39-23. Pierre Pelos led the way with 8 rebounds, Amida Brimah grabbed 7 and Isiaha Mike 6 with the trio alone almost matching Reyer’s rebounding total.
Bourg’s edge on offensive rebounds was slim: 7-6. However, the home team made the most of them, cashing in for 12 second-chance points, which were double Reyer’s tally.
The second-chance points came on top of a record shooting night for Bourg. The home team sank 27 of 37 two-point shots (73.0%), while holding Reyer below 50% (19 of 39, 48.7%). That marked the best two-point shooting night ever for Bourg in a EuroCup game, topping a 72.4% effort (21 of 29) earlier this season against ratiopharm Ulm in Round 8. Brimah (4) and Alexandre Chassang (2) did not miss, Jordan Floyd made 8 of 9 and James Palmer was 6 of 8 on two-pointers.
The excellent rebounding and superb shooting masked Bourg’s only real problem in the game; it committed 16 turnovers.