Virtus's hustle paid off at ASVEL
Virtus Segafredo Bologna rounded out a fantastic double-round week by topping LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 64-77 in Round 23. Playing physical and taking advantage of its athleticism was critical in Virtus making it two wins from two this week.
Virtus outrebounded ASVEL 27-32, pulling down 11 offensive rebounds and allowing ASVEL to get just 9. Virtus grabbed 70% of all rebounds under its rim, doing better than ASVEL (62.1%). Virtus was more active in the passing lanes, too, getting as many as 9 steals, almost twice as many as its opponent (5). Isaia Cordinier finished the game with 3 steals, while Kyle Weems and Daniel Hackett collected 2 apiece.
As always, Virtus turned hustle and good defense into offense, and it ended up shooting the ball better than ASVEL from all distances. Virtus sank 18-of-31 two-pointers (58.1% 2FG), 9-of-26 three-pointers (34.6% 3FG) and 14-of-16 free throws (87.5% FT). ASVEL couldn't catch up with those numbers (51.5% 2FG, 27.3% 3FG, 80% FT), paying a high price for not matching Virtus's physicality.