Duško Ivanović and Virtus have achieved a halfway point after 12 rounds of the Euroleague, and they achieved five of their six wins in the season in Bologna.
The last in a row against Maccabi (99:89) in a game they controlled for the entire 40 minutes.
The Italian great hit 17 three-pointers out of 38 attempts, and eight of them were the work of Carsen Edwards, who finished the match with 26 points.
Interestingly, he missed all three free throws, shooting 2-1 for two points, and 15-8 for three.
Brazilian Marcio Santos was the most efficient player for Maccabi with 19 points.
Belgrade's eternal rivals suffered defeats - Partizan disappointed again and lost to Fenerbahce in the Arena (99:87), while Red Star Belgrade fell in the final in Valencia (76:73).
The "Black and Whites" are 4-8, and it was clear from the start that there were no surprises against the European champions.
Fener took a 14:0 lead, and Partizan scored its first points only after five minutes and 50 seconds...
The home team did react in the second half and came close to 75:70 at the beginning of the final period, but the Turkish team had no problem repelling that surge by Željko Obradović.
Mikael Jantunen (17) stood out for Fenerbahce, while Sterling Brown was the best for Partizan with 22.
Red Star, on the other hand, played a poor first half in Spain and was down by double digits after 20 minutes, but turned things around with excellent defense and found themselves chasing their ninth triumph of the season.
However, with a series of attacking errors in the last five minutes, they somehow defeated themselves.
Branko Badio led Valencia with 16 goals, while Cody Miller-McIntyre was the usual scorer with 23 and eight assists.
Olympiacos justified its role as a favorite against Paris in Piraeus (98:86), while Baskonia defeated Bayern 95:73.
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