Eurocup, Virtus Bologna in the semifinal with super Jaiteh: Ulm defeat 83-77

Sweating blood and riding the great form of Jaiteh, absolute mvp (also 11 rebounds), who in the last 3 ‘avoids the collapse of Bologna with 4 baskets in a row that transform a painful defeat against the Ulm shooters into a painful victory that pushes the coach Scariolo’s team in the semifinal where they will face the winner of Valencia-Boulogne scheduled for tomorrow.

Virtus Bologna-Ulm 83-77

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Virtus, returned to PalaDozza where they won the derby last time, attacks the game as does the favorite team. Jaiteh is always a presence under the basket, on the muscles of the French center Bologna he builds the first extension at 22-13. Cordinier returns from the injury to give energy, but in attack Hackett, Shengelia, Teodosic and Weems go to alternating plates. Ulm is close behind looking for its shooters. First siren on 25-17 but in the second quarter the score changes. Ulm warms up in attack by putting in a shower of triples: the winger Klepeisz makes 3/3 pushing the German team to overtake: 36-40, partial 11-23. Belinelli, still behind in his condition, does not affect. Luckily there is Jaiteh who is a hammer from below (15 points with 6/9 at the break) but on the other side Blossomgame equalizes the bump with a triple and a flying dunk. On the siren of 20 ‘the ex-Pesaro player Christon puts on the jumper of the 43-45 of Ulm. In the third quarter the Ulm holds well with the triples (10/19) while Bologna forces everything from a distance (2/20) but Cordinier combines the overtaking together with Sampson and Hackett with stolen and magata on the third siren touches the +5 Bolognese. In the last one the Virtus starts strong, but still with the three baskets the guests come back forward. Heart-pounding finish. Bologna spoils a +7 and sees the witches on -4 (73-77) under the blows of Christon. But Jaiteh is the savior, with 4/4 he plays from below bringing Virtus where he wanted to be. And that’s not all.

Virtus Jaiteh 27, Shengelia 9, Cordinier 8
Ulm Blossomgame 22, Christon 15, Klepeisz 14