This is what the protagonists had to say after the eighthfinals showdown between Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Lietkabelis Panevezys.
Post-game quotes: Virtus vs. Lietkabelis
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Sergio Scariolo, Virtus Segafredo Bologna head coach:
"The first word is for our opponent, for their excellent season in the EuroCup. They have been extremely competitive. They proved it tonight, why they are the second-best defense of the competition and at the same time I think I've got to say ‘bravo’ to my players because they managed the pressure which was all over our shoulders and they did it in a pretty good way. Unfortunately, we could not convert threes and free throws and that made it more difficult to attack their defense, creating many open shots but not finishing the job. Besides that, our game was solid, defensively good, and we shared the ball, we played together. We had some very interesting combinations, which we were working on in the last weeks, big-big, and even though we could not finish some combinations with a good finish, I think we are on our way. We are seeing things that are in our daily practices and I think the shots will go in, if we keep moving the ball, sharing the ball, we have to be confident and optimistic. It was only one step and we cannot say more about this"
Nenad Canak, Lietkabelis Panevezys head coach:
“Congratulations to Virtus. We made too many turnovers in the whole game. 22 turnovers are too much for this kind of game. For some reason, we were not aggressive. In the first half, we shot 0 free throws. With those facts, it is very tough to win here against Bologna. One more time, congratulations to Virtus and I wish them good luck.”
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Mam Jaiteh, Virtus Segafredo Bologna center:
“These games are very special, do-or-die. I think we did our best, to be very strong and very serious. It was not easy, and I’m very proud of my team. It’s one step, there's a lot more to go and hopefully we can reach our goal.”
