Kevin Hervey, Marco Belinelli lift Virtus to win in season-opener

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Virtus Bologna enters this season with high hopes and expectations and they couldn’t get on to a better start as they defeated Frutti Extra Bursaspor 101-83 on the road in the season-opener on Wednesday.

Adding up to this special season-opener, Sergio Scariolo returned to the competition at the helm of the Italian side for the first time since the 2008-09 season when he coached Khimki in his sole EuroCup season.

Kevin Hervey led the efforts of the visiting side with 18 points, 6 rebounds, veteran Marco Belinelli posted 15 points, while  Virtus also got 12 points from newcomer Isaia Cordinier, while Amar Alibegovic dropped 14 points, 3 rebounds for a perfect teamwork and offensive display.

Adding up to the list of top scorers, Jakarr Sampson and Amedeo Tessitori had 11 points each and Alessandro Pajola finished the game with 10 points, 7 assists.

On the other end of the court, Allerik Freeman had 15 points for Bursaspor in this high-paced game, David Dudzinski dropped 13 points and Egemen Guven had 12.

Group B Round 1 results:

Valencia Basket – Promitheas Patras 92-82
Gran Canaria – Cedevita Olimpija Llubljana 77-79
Frutti Extra Bursasport – Virtus Segafredo Bologna 83-101
Ratiopharm Ulm – Buducnost Voli Podgorica 79-86
Mincidelice JL Bourg En Bresse – Umana Reyer Venice 62-73

Group B Round 2 matchups:

Promitheas Patras – Gran Canaria
Umana Reyer Venice – Frutti Extra Bursaspor
Buducnost Voli Podgorica – Valencia Basket
Cedevita Olimpija Llubljana – Mincidelice JL Bourg En Bresse
Virtus Segafredo Bologna – Ratiopharm Ulm

Group B standings:

Group B W L PTS+ PTS- +/-
1. Virtus Segafredo Bologna 1 0 101 83 18
2. Umana Reyer Venice 1 0 73 62 11
3. Valencia Basket 1 0 92 82 10
4. Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 1 0 86 79 7
5. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 1 0 79 77 2
6. Gran Canaria 0 1 77 79 -2
7. ratiopharm Ulm 0 1 79 86 -7
8. Promitheas Patras 0 1 82 92 -10
9. Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse 0 1 62 73 -11
10. Frutti Extra Bursaspor 0 1 83 101 -18

Photo: Virtus Bologna / Twitter

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