First timeout of the clash after Tavares’ last loss.
The Italians are in charge with 5 minutes left before the end of the 1Q. Hezonja, top scorer with 7 points.
Triple Clyburn! Hezonja answers again after a good pass from Campazzo.
Hezonja scores his second basket of the game after a good reverse.
The Italians respond with a Zizic basket near the rim. There are 5:40 left in the quarter.
Fabulous pass from Pajola for Cordinier and Hezonja responds for Madrid.
The game picks up pace. Now, Shengelia’s basket.
TRIPLE TO BOARD by Cordinier!
In the next action, the Frenchman forces Abalde to foul. Make one of the two free throws.
¡Alley-oop the Hezonja para Tavares!
Erratic start for the Italians after just over 2 minutes of the match.
The match resumes with the technical free kick.
Campazzo notes, 3-0 Madrid.
The referees, chatting with the two coaches. At the moment it is taking longer than expected to resolve the problems with the scoreboard. Time has been stopped for about ten minutes now.
While the scoreboard problems are resolved, both entire teams go out to warm up on the court again.
Holy patience.
The game was stopped due to, apparently, a problem with the scoreboard in the first minute.
First basket for Madrid, by Tavares.
Technical to Luca Banchi for protesting a foul in the first minute.
Ball in the air! The game begins on WiZink.
Real Madrid: Facundo Campazzo, Alberto Abalde, Mario Hezonja, Edy Tavares and Eli Ndiaye.
Virtus Segafredo Bolonia: Isaia Cordinier, Alessandro Pajola, Will Clyburn, Toko Shengelia, Ante Zizic.
Sergio LlullIf he has minutes, he could make history today by becoming the FIFTH player in the entire history of the Euroleague to score. 4,000 pointssomething that they have only achieved Mike James, Nando De Colo, Vassilis Spanoulis y Juan Carlos Navarro.
The Balearic Islands, with 3,991 points, needs 9 to reach that figure.
The Italian team led by Luca Banchi, leader of the Italian league, is close to the red lantern of the Euroleague, with a balance of only two wins and six losses. The victories were first on the Partizan court and, the second, last week at home against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The name to follow today is that of Isaia Cordinier, whose departure from Virtus has been widely reported in recent days, with Real Madrid being the main favorite to acquire his services. Finally, the transalpine club ruled out his departure.
The Whites arrive at the ninth round of the Euroleague in low hours and with significant injuries, but with a great strength: the WiZink Center. The whites have won all their home games, both in the Endesa League and in the Euroleague.
However, Chus Mateo’s men are the other side of the coin away from home, as this season they have only achieved one victory – in ACB – on the UCAM Murcia court.
After suffering against Gran Canaria at home, Madrid faces a key week with two games in a row in the WiZink in the Euroleague that, depending on the results, could accelerate some (or some) reinforcements to give depth to the squad.
For today’s game, these are the players who will not be available:
- Real Madrid: Andrés Feliz, Dzanan Musa and Usman Garuba. Sergio Llull is a doubt due to discomfort. The Spaniard did not play in the last Endesa League match as a precaution.
- Power of Bologna: Davontae Cacok, only baja.
Good evening and welcome to the live broadcast on Sports World of the match corresponding to the ninth day of the Euroleague between the Real Madrid and the Virtus Segafredo Bolonia!
Chus Mateo’s team, with a balance of 3-5, receives the Italian team at the WiZink, third to last in the Euroleague with 2 wins and 6 losses.
