Boulogne Metropolitans 92 overpowered short-handed Umana Reyer Venice 87-66 on Wednesday and the numbers shined a light on the many reasons why.
Telling numbers: Metropolitans outshot and outrebounded Reyer



First of all, the home team outshot Reyer from all distances; Metropolitans made 23 of 48 two-pointers (47.9%), 7 of 16 threes (43.8%) and 20 of 23 free throws (87.0%). In contrast, Reyer knocked down 12 of 28 two-pointers (42.9%), 13 of 32 threes (40.6%) and 3 of 6 foul shots (50%). Even though Reyer made more threes, Metropolitans had many more shots.
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Among the reasons Metropolitans shot more were turnovers. Reyer was forced into 16 turnovers and Metropolitans committed just 9. And Metropolitans scored 21 points off those Reyer turnovers, while Reyer netted just 8 points from Metropolitans’ turnovers.
Metropolitans also dominated on the glass, outrebounding Reyer 41-29. Its 12 offensive rebounds were double the number Reyer had. What’s more, Metropolitans had 22 second-chance points compared to 5 for Reyer.
All of that was too much for Reyer, which was without Austin Daye and lost point guard Jordan Theodore to an injury suffered in warmups. Add to that starting center Mitchell Watt fouling out in the third quarter and it’s easier to understand how Metropolitans made it look easy.










































































































