Umana Reyer Venice took a big step in establishing its identity as the Italian team’s defense shined through in Wednesday's 76-68 win over Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.
Reyer shined through on defense
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Round 4 of 18
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Reyer held Cedevita to just 44.4% shooting on two-pointers and 28.6% on three-pointers in the victory. The two things that kept Cedevita in the game were rebounding - dominating the glass 43-27 - and free throws - converting on 20-of-22 from the foul line compared to 17-of-25.
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In addition to holding down Cedevita’s shooting percentages, Reyer also forced 19 turnovers as Mitchell Watt grabbed 3 steals and Michael Bramos swiped 2 balls.
And despite scoring only 76 points, Reyer really shared the ball well with 20 assists - 5 each coming from Watt, Marco Spissu and Jayson Granger.