Eurocup: Bologna beats Antwerp (VIDEO)

Bologna beats Antwerp in Eurocup this Wednesday night (92-73)

After his first win of the season against Lietkabelis last week, Antwerp was playing in Bologna this Wednesday.

In the first half, Antwerp was unable to stop the offensive power of the Italians who quickly took off. In the last 2 minutes of the first half, Bologna scored 12 points ! (26-21 and 57-38 at the break). After break, the Giants reacted well. They won the third quarter by 5 (16-21). before ending this encounter in coasting and giving playing time to the entire workforce (92-73).

For Antwerp, Ibrahima Fall Faye recorded 14 points and 6 reboundse. Vrenz Bleijenbergh recorded 14 points and 5 assists while the captain Dave Dudzinski had 12 points and 6 rebounds.

For Bologna, it is Amar Alibegovic finishes as the top-scorer with 16 points. Kyle Weems scored 14 points. Marco Belinelli did not play.

This meeting marks the end of the European campaign of Antwerp which finishes last of its group with a record of one win for nine defeats.

“I think we played solid in the first half“

Christope Beghin after the game: “We knew coming here it would be a very difficult game against such a tough team as Virtus. I think we played solid in the first half, 17-18 minutes, but in the last minutes we had many turnovers in a row and that gave them a real boost. In the second half we came out with another mentality, we took care of the ball and went down to 11 points. But against such a team if you make a couple mistakes they punish you right away. I am proud of the guys because we never gave up today and for our domestic league it’s good to have that kind of mentality. Congratulations to Virtus, I think they can go really far in this competition.“

Sasa Djordjevic: “I think that in the first half we showed a great defensive attitude. We had 19 assists and more than 10 turnovers, I believe. That was the desire to play together. We should have taken more care of the ball, but the game is like that. It was the time for some other players to step on the court and show what they have.”

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