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Barcelona punishes Virtus, 75-92

Barcelona punishes Virtus, 75-92

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Regular Season

Round 24 of 34

game FC Barcelona vs Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Regular Season

Virtus Segafredo BolognaVIR

7592

FC BarcelonaBAR

Overview

FC Barcelona avenged its Round 17 home loss against Virtus Segafredo Bologna and came away from the Virtus Segafredo Arena with a blowout win, 75-92, in a game that was decided long before the final whistle. The visitors led just by one, 23-24, early in the second period, but a 0-21 run in 7 minutes destroyed Virtus. Barcelona improved to 16-8 to keep chasing first place in the standings and Virtus dropped to 11-13 and ended a two-game winning streak at home.

Nikola Mirotic led Barcelona with 17 points in just 19 minutes, followed by Alex Abrines, Rokas Jokubaitis and Nicolas Laprovittola, who provided 16, 13 and 10 points, respectively. Virtus had Mam Jaiteh as its main contributor with 14 points, with Iffe Lundberg escorting him with 13 points, Marco Belinelli pouring in 12 and Toko Shengelia 10 points.

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Virtus started strong in the paint thanks to Shengelia and Jaiteh combining for the 6 first points by the hosts. Barcelona counterattacked from the perimeter, with Laprovittola and Mirotic striking from all over the place and boosting a 3-13 run that established a 9-18 edge for the visitors. Rotations helped Virtus to get some momentum, as Ismael Bako contributed to close the first period with a score of 17-22.

Lundberg and Jordan Mickey made the difference even shorter, 23-24, early in the second, but Virtus wasted as many as five consecutive offenses to get back in front. The visitors took advantage of that to launch a terrific charge, which turned into a 0-21 run in 7 minutes that completely destroyed the hosts. Abrines played a key role in that span, going for 13 points in the second period and setting a 20-point advantage for Barcelona, 27-47, at halftime.

Despite the local fans hoping for a different approach by their team in second half, it was totally the opposite. Rokas Jokubaitis claimed a starring role and scored 8 points in a 0-13 run that boosted the difference to 28-60 after 23 minutes. The home team needed more than 5 minutes to score its first field goal with only Shengelia able to score for Virtus.

Another spark led by Nikola Kalinic raised the advantage to a game-high 37 points, 33-70, right before Jaiteh helped Virtus reduce it to 39-72 at the end of the third period. With the outcome no longer doubt, Virtus finally unleashed its offensive power and managed to outscore Barcelona 36-18, but it was obviously a very late effort.