Virtus survives to extend win streak, Gran Canaria and Buducnost gets road win in Eurocup Games 1
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Badalona goes down in Italy, while Gran Canaria and Buducnost will have the chance to close their series at home.
Virtus Bologna – Joventut Badalona 80-75
Virtus makes it 17-0 in this year’s Eurocup after a comeback win against Joventut: after trailing for most of the first 30 minutes, the Italians were able to turn the game around in the decisive quarter. Marco Belinelli led his team with 24 points, with Teodosic adding a 11 points, 10 assists double double. Lopez-Arostegui had 20 for Badalona.
AS Monaco – Buducnost Podgorica 76-77
Justin Cobbs’ game winner with 12 seconds to play was the decider in MonteCarlo, giving Buducnost the chance to close out the series at home on Friday. After trailing by 11 in the first half, the visitors made the game a nail-biter thanks to Cobbs (21 with 8/15 FG) and Willie Reed (24 points, 13 rebounds, 35 PIR). Rob Gray’s 18 points were not enough for Monaco.
Boulogne Metropolitans – Gran Canaria 74-84
Road win number 2 of the night came in Paris, with Herbalife Gran Canaria leading almost wire-to-wire (+13 with 11 minutes to go in the game) to reach the team’s 4th Eurocup win in a row. 2015 finalists had six players in double figure, led by Kilpatrick (17 in just 21′) and Beiran (15); Michineau led Metropolitans with 15 points.