Valencia Basket is the 7DAYS EuroCup's top rebounding team this season, both overall and on the offensive glass, for a good reason. So when Valencia was behind in total rebounds and losing by 11 points on its home floor to Umana Reyer Venice after one quarter on Wednesday, something had to give.
Telling numbers: Record-pace rebounders vaulted Valencia to victory



That something was Reyer's ability to keep Valencia's big dogs off the boards. Valencia turned a 10-11 disadvantage after 10 minutes into a whopping 43-33 mauling of Reyer by game's end, meaning a 33-22 difference in the last 20 minutes. The hosts would end up doubling Reyer in offensive rebounds, 18-9, with 11 of those coming in the second half. With each new possession, Valencia ate away at Reyer's big leads until taking over down the stretch to win 86-80.
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The reason Valencia is the league's best in rebounds is because everyone contributes to the cause. The team's top board man, Mike Tobey, ranks just seventh with 7.1 rebounds per game and had just 4 on Wednesday. But he and seven of his teammates pulled at least 1 offensive rebound each, compared to just three Reyer players who did so. Jaime Pradilla, Bojan Dubljevic and Jasiel Rivero gave Valencia 3 second chances each on the offensive glass. All told, seven Valencia players grabbed at least 3 total rebounds, with Dubljevic's 8 leading the way.
That rebounds onslaught raised the team's average to exactly 40.0 per game, which is nothing less than the highest average for a full season in EuroCup history.






































































































