Virtus (16-10) needs to arrest a slump as it hosts determined defensive expert Valencia (13-13).
Game Facts: Virtus vs. Valencia
2023-24
3 Mins read
Regular Season
Round 27 of 34
Regular Season
Virtus Segafredo BolognaVIR
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Valencia BasketVBC
Overview
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The Spanish team has allowed just 76.0 points per game, second best in the league, and will look to pounce upon any lack in confidence among a Virtus team that has lost three of the last four. Valencia did exactly that when the teams met in December, grinding out a 79-71 victory paced by 17 points from backcourt orchestrator Chris Jones, with the Italian team held to just 25 field goal conversions. Five of those came from key man Toko Shengelia, who will look to return from the break refreshed after averaging just 8 points and 3.8 rebounds - low tallies by his standards - in the last four games.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Streaks
Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in 23 of his last 24 games.
Belinelli has scored 10 or more points in five of his last six games.
Iffe Lundberg made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight games.
Lundberg has made multiple three-pointers in five of his last six games.
Lundberg has scored more than 10 points in five of his last six games.
Isaia Cordinier has posted PIRs of 10 or more in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Tornike Shengelia ranks eighth in average index rating with 18.1 per game.
Marco Belinelli ranks ninth in scoring with 14.8 per game.
Shengelia ranks 10th in scoring with 14.5 per game.
Belinelli ranks fourth in three-pointers made with 2.8 per game.
Virtus has shot a league-low 73.4% from the free-throw line.
Records/Milestones
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 338 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 405 and counting.
Dunston ranks 10th all-time with 1,449 rebounds. Georgios Printezis is ninth with 1,452.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 599 career offensive rebounds. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fourth with 603 and counting. Othello Hunter is third with 611.
Dunston ranks eighth all-time with 983 two-pointers made. His former teammate Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is seventh with 993 and counting.
Ante Zizic ranks 13th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.6%.
Ognjen Dobric needs to make 4 three-pointers to reach 200 for his career.
Achille Polonara needs 3 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Mickey needs 6 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.
Tornike Shengelia needs 5 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Shengelia needs 77 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
The next time Shengelia will be in the starting lineup it will be his 200th career start.
Valencia Basket
Streaks
Semi Ojeleye has made at least 1 three-point shot in 17 straight games.
Ojeleye had double-digit PIRs in five straight and 11 of his last 12 games.
Chris Jones has scored in double figures in 15 of his last 16 games.
Jones had PIRs in double figures in 13 of his last 14 games.
Jones has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Brandon Davies has scored 10 or more points in eight straight games.
Davies has had a double-digit PIR in seven of his last eight games.
Season rankings
Chris Jones ranks sixth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Valencia has allowed 76.0 points per game, which is second lowest in the league.
Valencia has held opponents to 32.2% three-point shooting, which is the lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Stefan Jovic ranks sixth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Kevin Pangos needs 9 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.
Game Videos
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Valencia Basket-Paris Basketball | Round 23 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Montero to Reuvers alley-oop connection! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dubai Basketball-Virtus Bologna | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Valencia Basket-AS Monaco | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Virtus Bologna | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Reuvers rises to the rafters! Motorola Magic Moment
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Braxton Key denies Mirotic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Thompson blocks, Sako dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Braxton Key locks the door for Valencia! Motorola Magic Moment
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Saliou Niang rejects Kendrick Nunn! Motorola Magic Moment
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Carsen Edwards from the EuroLeague logo! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Bologna-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Valencia Basket | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Nathan Reuvers dunks after Jean Montero’s steal! Motorola Magic Moment
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Neal Sako dunks off Darius Thompson’s alley-oop dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Top 10 Dunks | December | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Virtus Bologna-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Strong dunk from Alston! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Reuvers hammers it home! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Bologna-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Virtus goes on a fast break! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Omari Moore slices through the lane for the explosive jam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Virtus Bologna | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Matt Morgan finds the rolling Alen Smailagic for the two-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv-Valencia Basket | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Taylor throws down De Larrea’s feed! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Virtus Bologna | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Niang hammers it home! Motorola Magic Moment
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Niang on the fly! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Valencia Basket | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Neal Sako dunks off Jean Montero’s alley-oop dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nathan Reuvers opens the scoring in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Bologna-Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Virtus turns defense into offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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Diouf's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Niang finds Diarra! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Round 14: Top 10 plays
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Valencia Basket | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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WOW! Thompson takes off with force! Motorola Magic Moment
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Taylor beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Thompson delivers, Sako dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Top 10 Blocks | November | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Round 13: Top 10 plays
