Second-placed Virtus (12-5) will look to start the new year in style with a visit from dangerous Bayern (8-9).
Game Facts: Virtus vs. Bayern
2023-24
3 Mins read
Regular Season
Round 18 of 34
Regular Season
Virtus Segafredo BolognaVIR
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FC Bayern MunichBAY
Overview
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The German team has won two of its last three games, while Virtus has taken five out of six and eight in a row at home. Virtus has signed Ante Zizic to replace the injured Devontae Cacok, and could also give a first appearance in the backcourt to fellow newcomer Rihards Lomasz. Pablo Laso’s men will need to guard against the long-range shooting prowess of Marco Belinelli, who has hit multiple triples in five straight games and 13 of the last 14. Bayern thrashed Virtus 90-76 when the teams met in November behind a colossal 24 points and 13 rebounds from Serge Ibaka, and will look for another dominant performance from the big man this week.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Streaks
Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in 16 straight games.
Belinelli has made multiple three-pointers in 14 of his last 15 games.
Toko Shengelia has scored at least 10 points in 17 of his last 18 games.
Shengelia has racked up a PIR of at least 12 in 18 of his last 19 games.
Shengelia has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in 13 of his last 14 games.
Daniel Hackett has racked up a PIR of at least 12 in seven of his last eight games.
Season rankings
Tornike Shengelia ranks third in average index rating with 20.5 per game.
Virtus ranks third in assists with 20.0 per game.
Virtus ranks third in three-point shooting at 38.3%.
Records/Milestones
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 333 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 395 and counting.
Dunston ranks 11th all-time with 1,412 rebounds. Othello Hunter is 10th with 1,424 career rebounds.
Dunston ranks fourth all-time with 588 career offensive rebounds. Othello Hunter is third with 611.
Ognjen Dobric needs 4 three-pointers made to reach 200 for his career.
Achille Polonara needs 6 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Iffe Lundberg needs 4 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.
Jordan Mickey needs 3 blocks to reach 150 for his career.
Mickey needs 10 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.
Mickey needs 17 rebounds to reach 700 for his career.
Tornike Shengelia needs 6 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Bayern Munich
Streaks
Andreas Obst has made at least 1 three-point shot in 16 straight games.
Sylvain Francisco has made at least 1 three-point shot in 12 of his last 13 games.
Carsen Edwards has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Edwards has scored 10 or more points in seven straight games.
Edwards had at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Isaac Bonga has made at least 1 three-point shot in four of his last five games.
Vladimir Lucic has made at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.
Serge Ibaka has blocked at least 1 shot in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Serge Ibaka ranks second in rebounding with 6.9 per game.
Ibaka ranks third in offensive rebounding with 2.6 per game.
Ibaka ranks second in blocks with 1.4 per game.
Bayern leads the league in rebounding with 38.3 per game.
Bayern ranks third in offensive rebounding with 12.6 per game.
Bayern ranks second in defensive rebounding with 25.6 per game.
Bayern ranks third in blocks with 3.1 per game.
Bayern has allowed a second-fewest 8.9 offensive rebounds per game.
Bayern has allowed a second-lowest 15.8 assists per game.
Records/Milestones
Niels Giffey needs 7 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Nick Weiler-Babb needs 4 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Game Videos
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FC Bayern Munich-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 23 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Dimitrijevic sets up Gabriel's fastbreak slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jessup feeds McCormack! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Bayern Munich-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Obst drains the dagger! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dubai Basketball-Virtus Bologna | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Gabriel finishes the alley-oop in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-FC Bayern Munich | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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McCormack with the acrobatic slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Gabriel dunks off Jessup’s alley-oop dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Virtus Bologna | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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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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FC Bayern Munich-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Gabriel on the fly! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Bologna-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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FC Bayern Munich-Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv | Round 19 Highlights | 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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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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FC Bayern Munich-Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Virtus Bologna | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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AS Monaco-FC Bayern Munich | 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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Clark grabs the steals and finishes ferociously! Motorola Magic Moment
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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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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-FC Bayern Munich | 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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Wenyen Gabriel skies for the alley-oop slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fantasy Challenge Podcast: It's Lonnie time! And more!
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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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Dubai Basketball-FC Bayern Munich | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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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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Virtus Bologna-Dubai Basketball | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-FC Bayern Munich | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Valencia Basket-FC Bayern Munich | Round 13 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Virtus Bologna | Round 13 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Aliou Diarra rises for the contested dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Bologna-Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv | Round 12 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-FC Bayern Munich | Round 12 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Lucic's fantastic vision! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Virtus Bologna | Round 11 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-FC Bayern Munich | Round 11 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Jallow's reverse dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
