Virtus Segafredo Bolonia managed to stop Gran Canaria’s offensive rebounding after halftime to win 70-68 against the Group B leader.
Telling numbers: Virtus secured the boards



Gran Canaria confirmed its reputation as a great offensive rebounding team when it finished the first quarter with 8 offensive boards and got to halftime with 10. That was just 1 shy of the team’s average for the season, as the team came to Bologna signing off on 11.3 per game. Even though Virtus had not allowed too many second-chance points, it was clear that closing the door on the opponent’s big men would be key.
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The hosts improved drastically after halftime, limiting Gran Canaria to just 3 offensive rebounds in the final 20 minutes and only 1 in the last and decisive quarter. Looking at how Gran Canaria shot in the game (43.3% in two-pointers, and 32.3% in threes), few would doubt that fixing the rebounding issue was one of the main reasons Virtus managed to pull out the win.






































































































