Second from bottom hosts second from top as struggling ALBA (3-15) welcomes red-hot Virtus (13-5).
Game Facts: ALBA vs. Virtus



The Italian team extended its impressive run by edging out Bayern earlier this week, making it six wins out of its last seven games, with another stellar showing from MVP candidate Tornike Shengelia. The Georgian powerhouse was also on fire when Virtus overcame ALBA, 87-76, in October, netting 27 points on 9-of-11 field goal shooting. The task of containing him will fall to Johannes Thiemann, who bounced back to form after a tough couple of games by scoring 17 points in Tuesday's narrow loss at Zalgiris.
ALBA Berlin
Streaks
Louis Olinde has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Sterling Brown has made at least 1 three-point shot in each of his 14 EuroLeague games played.
Gabriele Procida has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 straight games.
Procida has made at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Johannes Thiemann has posted PIRs of 12 or more in 12 straight games.
Thiemann has made at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Malte Delow has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.
Season rankings
Gabriele Procida ranks third in steals with 1.7 per game.
ALBA leads the league in steals with 7.9 per game.
ALBA has forced the most turnovers in the league with 14.7 per game. It also leads the league in turnovers committed with 15.2 per game.
Records/Milestones
Khalifa Koumadje ranks fifth all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.5%.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Streaks
Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in 17 straight games.
Belinelli has made multiple three-pointers in 15 of his last 16 games.
Toko Shengelia has scored at least 10 points in 18 of his last 19 games.
Shengelia has racked up a PIR of at least 12 in 19 of his last 20 games.
Shengelia has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in 14 of his last 15 games.
Daniel Hackett has racked up a PIR of at least 12 in eight of his last nine games.
Season rankings
Tornike Shengelia ranks third in average index rating with 20.7 per game.
Shengelia ranks sixth in scoring with 16.1 points per game.
Shengelia ranks seventh in rebounding with 6.2 per game.
Virtus ranks third in assists with 19.9 per game.
Virtus ranks third in three-point shooting at 38.6%.
Records/Milestones
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 333 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 397 and counting.
Dunston ranks 11th all-time with 1,414 rebounds. Othello Hunter is 10th with 1,424 career rebounds.
Dunston ranks fourth all-time with 590 career offensive rebounds. Othello Hunter is third with 611.
Ante Zizic ranks 13th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.1%.
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 3 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.

























































































