Europa League. Edwards’ 35 points could not save Virtus in the Fenerbahce match

As part of the 23rd round of the Euroleague regular championship, the match was played between Virtus Bologna and Fenerbahce on Wednesday, January 21.

While the first minutes of the match witnessed a balanced struggle, the home team gained a 12:0 lead in the middle of the first quarter. Virtus then set the tone for the first half of the game as they had a 3-8 points advantage and +7 – 47:40 before the long stoppage.

This break occurred at the beginning of the third quarter, that is, at the beginning of the match, when F.Bahçe took the lead at 52:48 with a score of 12:1. The Turks then controlled the course of events on the field, but they failed to take a lead of more than 5 points and the game ended in a stalemate. The highlight was Horton-Tucker’s three-point shot, 23 seconds before the siren, with 79:75 remaining. Then, thanks to the high-quality use of free throws, the “canaries” won the match 85:80.

The most productive player of the match was Edwards, who scored 35 points, but this did not save Virtus from defeat. Fenerbahce had its own hero; Horton-Tucker scored 28 points.

Europa League. Regular season. 23rd round, January 21

Virtus Bologna – Fenerbahce – 80:85 (25:22, 22:18, 13:25, 20:20)

virtus: Edwards (35 points + 2 rebounds + 2 assists), Morgan (14+4+3), Alston (14+4+1), Niang (6+7+1), Payola (4+2+5), Diouf (3+5+1), Hackett (2+5+3), Yallow (2+1 rebounds), Akele (2 rebounds +1 assist).

Fenerbahce: Horton-Tucker (28+1+3), Biberovich (15+6+2), De Colo (12+1+2), Jantunen (8+2 rebounds), Hall (7+6+1), Bitim (6+1+1), Birch (4+5+1), Mahmutoğlu (3+2 rebounds), Bakot (2+5 rebounds), Melli (3 rebounds + 3 assists).

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