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Regular Season Game 9 - December 20, 2007 CET: 20:30 Local time: 20:30 - PALAMALAGUTI

Virtus VidiVici 69 - 85 Tau Ceramica

REGULAR SEASON, GAME 9

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final Four	0-0
0-0	Playoffs	0-0
0-0	Top 16	0-0
2-6	Regular Season	5-3
2-6	Overall	5-3

Referees

Crew Chief

BRAZAUSKAS, ROMUALDAS, Lithuania

Referee

MOUZAKIS, COSTAS, Greece

Umpire

JOVCIC, MILIVOJE, Serbia

Team Stats

Ave.		Ave.
76.0	Points	85.1
30.1	Rebounds	34.4
10.4	O. Rebounds	10.6
19.8	D. Rebounds	23.8
9.3	Assists	13.4
10.4	Steals	8.1
3.5	Blocks	2.0
14.8	Turnovers	12.8
47.1 %	2PT	55.9 %
35.7 %	3PT	38.2 %
72.0 %	FT	71.3 %
69.9	Index	89.6

Team Stats - Virtus VidiVici

Team Stats - Tau Ceramica

Player Stats

Ave.		Ave.
19.4 / HOLLAND, DELONTE	Points	16.0 / Rakocevic
5.9 / GIOVANNONI, G.	Rebounds	6.8 / TELETOVIC, MIRZA
2.6 / HOLLAND, DELONTE	OR	2.4 / SPLITTER, TIAGO
4.4 / GIOVANNONI, G.	DR	4.5 / TELETOVIC, MIRZA
3.2 / CONROY, WILL	Assists	3.8 / PRIGIONI, PABLO
1.7 / HOLLAND, DELONTE	Steals	1.5 / PRIGIONI, PABLO
1.9 / CROSARIOL, ANDREA	Blocks	0.6 / SPLITTER, TIAGO
3.4 / CONROY, WILL	Turnovers	2.5 / PRIGIONI, PABLO
66.7 % / CROSARIOL, ANDREA	2PT	61.8 % / Planinic
47.6 % / SPENCER, DEWARICK	3PT	45.9 % / PRIGIONI, PABLO
87.5 % / ANDERSON, ALAN	FT	94.4 % / PRIGIONI, PABLO
18.4 / HOLLAND, DELONTE	Index	14.8 / SPLITTER, TIAGO

Team Roster - Virtus VidiVici

Team Roster - Tau Ceramica

THE TAKE

Virtus VidiVici Bologna looks to remain strong in the fight for a spot in the Top 16 when it hosts Tau Ceramica on Thursday in Italy. Virtus enters the game in seventh place in Group A with a 2-6 record, but is only two games out of fourth place in the standings. And even though head coach Stefano Pillastrini’s charges have dropped their last two games, both on the road, by an average margin of 23 points, both of their wins this season have come at home. Meanwhile Tau ended a two-game slide with a hard-fought win over Olympiacos last week, in which the defense shined bright by limiting the Reds to just 5 points in the fourth quarter. At 5-3, Tau is third in the group. Tau blasted Bologna 98-71 when these teams met earlier this season behind Igor Rakocevic’s 23 points. Unfortunately for Tau, Rakocevic is out this week with a leg injury. Bologna’s lineup has gone through some changes since these teams last met, with Fabio DiBella and Donnie McGrath now handling the point guard duties. Meanwhile forwards Delonte Holland and Federico Lestini are suspended and could be released soon. Nevertheless the team’s main weapons remain the same, with Dewarick Spencer, ranked seventh in the league in scoring, and Alan Anderson forming a lethal duo on the wings. Even without Rakocevic, Tau also has explosive options on the wings, with passing whiz Zoran Planinic, sharp-shooting Simas Jasaitis and Pete Mickael. Veteran center Roberto Chiacig and versatile power forward Guilherme Giovannoni make up Virtus’s starting frontcourt, with the Euroleague’s leader in blocked shots, center Andrea Crosariol, and soft-shooting Luca Garri coming off the bench. They’ll have to contend with three-point shooting power forward Mirza Teletovic and centers Tiago Splitter and Will McDonald. The battles in the paint will be crucial for sides, as a dominant inside force could open up space for the talented wingers to attack. Tau playmaker Pablo Prigioni will have more responsibility with Rakocevic sidelined, as the visitors look to generate some extra points. If Tau can overcome that challenge, it becomes the favorite to win and to climb closer to the top spots in the group. Meanwhile Anderson will have an opportunity to prove himself with Spencer out. If Anderson and co. step up in the face of adversity, this could be Bologna’s turning point. Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Euroleague.net

Virtus VidiVici Bologna looks to remain strong in the fight for a spot in the Top 16 when it hosts Tau Ceramica on Thursday in Italy. Virtus enters the game in seventh place in Group A with a 2-6 record, but is only two games out of fourth place in the standings. And even though head coach Stefano Pillastrini’s charges have dropped their last two games, both on the road, by an average margin of 23 points, both of their wins this season have come at home. Meanwhile Tau ended a two-game slide with a hard-fought win over Olympiacos last week, in which the defense shined bright by limiting the Reds to just 5 points in the fourth quarter. At 5-3, Tau is third in the group. Tau blasted Bologna 98-71 when these teams met earlier this season behind Igor Rakocevic’s 23 points. Unfortunately for Tau, Rakocevic is out this week with a leg injury. Bologna’s lineup has gone through some changes since these teams last met, with Fabio DiBella and Donnie McGrath now handling the point guard duties. Meanwhile forwards Delonte Holland and Federico Lestini are suspended and could be released soon. Nevertheless the team’s main weapons remain the same, with Dewarick Spencer, ranked seventh in the league in scoring, and Alan Anderson forming a lethal duo on the wings. Even without Rakocevic, Tau also has explosive options on the wings, with passing whiz Zoran Planinic, sharp-shooting Simas Jasaitis and Pete Mickael. Veteran center Roberto Chiacig and versatile power forward Guilherme Giovannoni make up Virtus’s starting frontcourt, with the Euroleague’s leader in blocked shots, center Andrea Crosariol, and soft-shooting Luca Garri coming off the bench. They’ll have to contend with three-point shooting power forward Mirza Teletovic and centers Tiago Splitter and Will McDonald. The battles in the paint will be crucial for sides, as a dominant inside force could open up space for the talented wingers to attack. Tau playmaker Pablo Prigioni will have more responsibility with Rakocevic sidelined, as the visitors look to generate some extra points. If Tau can overcome that challenge, it becomes the favorite to win and to climb closer to the top spots in the group. Meanwhile Anderson will have an opportunity to prove himself with Spencer out. If Anderson and co. step up in the face of adversity, this could be Bologna’s turning point.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

PILLASTRINI, STEFANO Virtus VidiVici “After our loss against Zalgiris, we aren’t focused on how to advance to the Top 16. We’ve got so many problems in the Italian League that we are forced to keep concentration on it. Playing against Tau Ceramica is the worst thing that could happen in this moment, because they’re a great team and want to achieve the best place in the standings. It will be even tougher because we play in front of our crowd, and we have to play good if we don’t want to make the situation worse. We have to honor the game even if - I am sincere - we are not preparing it. The only thing to do before a game like this is to play with a clear mind, focusing on our rules and our skills. Anyway, the situation in the group is very interesting. CSKA, Siena, Olympiacos and Tau are all Final Four pretender teams. I don’t know if they are the top four teams in Europe right now, but I am sure that they are four of the top six. Talent-wise, all these teams could reach Madrid’s event, but I trust more CSKA and Siena’s systems.”

PILLASTRINI, STEFANO

Virtus VidiVici

“After our loss against Zalgiris, we aren’t focused on how to advance to the Top 16. We’ve got so many problems in the Italian League that we are forced to keep concentration on it. Playing against Tau Ceramica is the worst thing that could happen in this moment, because they’re a great team and want to achieve the best place in the standings. It will be even tougher because we play in front of our crowd, and we have to play good if we don’t want to make the situation worse. We have to honor the game even if - I am sincere - we are not preparing it. The only thing to do before a game like this is to play with a clear mind, focusing on our rules and our skills. Anyway, the situation in the group is very interesting. CSKA, Siena, Olympiacos and Tau are all Final Four pretender teams. I don’t know if they are the top four teams in Europe right now, but I am sure that they are four of the top six. Talent-wise, all these teams could reach Madrid’s event, but I trust more CSKA and Siena’s systems.”

SPAHIJA, NEVEN Tau Ceramica "I think there are few teams right now that can play better defense than we do, but I also recognize that is hard to keep playing good defense when the other team has 40 attempts from the free throw line. I think that defense is, right now, one of our strong points, as I have to say that our weak point is that we need to improve our game in the last minutes when the game is balanced. Our next game against Virtus is that kind of game that depends more on what we do than on any other factors, although of course I respect Virtus very much. They count on players that are better than they are showing so far. We want to keep the same ascending line we shoed in the last two games against Barcelona and Olympiacos."

SPAHIJA, NEVEN

Tau Ceramica

"I think there are few teams right now that can play better defense than we do, but I also recognize that is hard to keep playing good defense when the other team has 40 attempts from the free throw line. I think that defense is, right now, one of our strong points, as I have to say that our weak point is that we need to improve our game in the last minutes when the game is balanced. Our next game against Virtus is that kind of game that depends more on what we do than on any other factors, although of course I respect Virtus very much. They count on players that are better than they are showing so far. We want to keep the same ascending line we shoed in the last two games against Barcelona and Olympiacos."

Players

ANDERSON, ALAN Virtus VidiVici “Tau is one of the best team in the competition. Competing with them will be really difficult. I am playing my first Euroleague season and I notice the league is good and tough. After these first months, I can understand the difference between a Final Four team and a normal team. The strongest teams, like CSKA, Olympiacos and Tau, are really familiar with the play, more than us, and they always set their pace to the game. Tau plays this way so they’re strong. Our problem so far has been the consistency. We have too many ups-and-downs, even during the game itself. If we stop playing together it is very tough to recover a gap. Taking for example: why Olympiacos, a team that plays many Americans like us, is so much better? I don’t think here in Europe all depends from the talent. It depends from the roles in the team. Maybe their players know their role in the team and know what the team expects from them. And they accept it. To me, that's the key.”

ANDERSON, ALAN

Virtus VidiVici

“Tau is one of the best team in the competition. Competing with them will be really difficult. I am playing my first Euroleague season and I notice the league is good and tough. After these first months, I can understand the difference between a Final Four team and a normal team. The strongest teams, like CSKA, Olympiacos and Tau, are really familiar with the play, more than us, and they always set their pace to the game. Tau plays this way so they’re strong. Our problem so far has been the consistency. We have too many ups-and-downs, even during the game itself. If we stop playing together it is very tough to recover a gap. Taking for example: why Olympiacos, a team that plays many Americans like us, is so much better? I don’t think here in Europe all depends from the talent. It depends from the roles in the team. Maybe their players know their role in the team and know what the team expects from them. And they accept it. To me, that's the key.”

PLANINIC, ZORAN Tau Ceramica "I think we are in a good situation right now, but we still have to improve some aspects of our game. We must play together and try to avoid the mistakes we committed against Barcelona, when we played great basketball for 39 minutes but missed in the last one. I think we lost our concentration at that point and it was fatal for us, especially in overtime. The game against Virtus could look like an easy one but it won't be that way for sure. There are no easy games in the Euroleague. They have won only two games and have nothing to lose, so it will be difficult, but I think that if we play concentrated and make a good defensive effort we will be able to win the game."

PLANINIC, ZORAN

Tau Ceramica

"I think we are in a good situation right now, but we still have to improve some aspects of our game. We must play together and try to avoid the mistakes we committed against Barcelona, when we played great basketball for 39 minutes but missed in the last one. I think we lost our concentration at that point and it was fatal for us, especially in overtime. The game against Virtus could look like an easy one but it won't be that way for sure. There are no easy games in the Euroleague. They have won only two games and have nothing to lose, so it will be difficult, but I think that if we play concentrated and make a good defensive effort we will be able to win the game."

Tau Ceramica forged a tie for second place in Group A by thrashing Virtus VidiVici 69-85 on the road in Bologna, Italy on Thursday. Tau improved to 6-3, a record to match that of Montepaschi Siena, both of them two victories behind Group A leader CSKA Moscow. Meanwhile, Bolonga dropped to 2-7 and saw its chances to advance to the Top 16 diminished. Tiago Splitter led the winners with 25 points on 10-for-14 two-pointers, 5-for-5 free throws, 12 rebounds and 6 steals. Mirza Teletovic and Zoran Planinic each added 18 points for Tau. Donnie McGrath led Bologna with 18 points. Alan Anderson added 14, Roberto Chiacig had 11 while Guilherme Giovannoni got 10 for the hosts, whose former top scorer Delonte Holland was released earlier this week. Dewarick Spencer was a surprise scratch from Bologna's lineup as he did not dress due to a sprained ankle. Splitter and Simas Jasaitis fueled a 0-7 opening run for Tau, allowing the guests to control the game in the early going. Teletovic and an outstanding Planinic helped Tau to keep a 17-26 lead after 10 minutes. A 7-0 run that Roberto Chiacig capped with a close basket got Virtus within 30-35, but Teletovic, Will McDonald and Planinic stepped up to keep Tau ahead, 34-43, at halftime. Splitter paced Tau after the break, leading the guests to a 55-67 margin after 30 minutes. Virtus needed a quick comeback but kept struggling to score. Meanwhile, Prigioni and an unstoppable Splitter allowed Tau to leave the court with an important road win. Bologna took the floor with neither of its top scorers, Holland and Spencer, and Tau immediately exploited that advantage with a 0-7 opening run inspired by Splitter. A triple by McGrath got Bologna going and a jumper by Chiacig made it 7-10 after 3 minutes. Tau kept feeding Splitter, and he kept showing baseline moves to score layups that gave him 11 points already as the lead stretched to 10-19. A pair of free throws by Planinic and a three-pointer by Teletovic doubled Bologna on the scoreboard, 12-24, after 7 minutes. McGrath landed another bomb and Bologna head coach Stefano Pillastrini went with a taller lineup, playing Giovannoni at small forward, as Tau started struggling, but only until Teletovic's turnaround jumper and set a 17-26 score after 10 minutes. Alan Anderson posted 4 straight points to open the second quarter, but Will McDonald picked up where Splitter left off, converting consecutive possessions to make it 21-32. Tau's highest lead was matched on 23-35 when Teletovic hit another shot from beyond the arc. Bologna, however, now made straight defensive stops that Di Bella and Chiacig converted into a 0-7 run to come within 30-35. Tau hit back by feeding McDonald for a post-up dunk and a jumper in a 0-8 run that Teletovic capped with a dunk at 30-43. Chiacig baseline move revived Bologna after a timeout, then Anderson hit a put-back that made it 34-42 at the intermission. To start the third quarter, Splitter and Simas Jasaitis pushed Tau's lead to its maximum thusfar, 34-48, with a 0-5 run. McGrath scored back-to-back triples to pull Bologna to within 11 again, at 40-51, and Anderson's basket-with-free throw made it even closer, 45-53. Tau didn't lose the momentum, however, but rather reacted with a strong 0-7 run in which Teletovic buried a three-pointer, Jasaitis drove to the basket and Splitter added free throws. Down by 15 now, 45-60, Bologna got consecutive buckets from Andrea Crosariol following a timeout, but Splitter soon responded and Tau restored a 15-point lead at 49-64. Luca Garri's first three-pointer of the night produced a little spark for the hosts, helping Bologna trim the gap when Anderson hit another drive-plus-free throw to make it a 55-67 after three quarters. Pablo Prigioni's three-pointer pushed Tau up by 13 again, 57-70, to start the final quarter. Garri missed a couple of good opportunities on offense that Splitter could exploit at the other end with layups to make it 59-74. The hosts, however, didn't give up the game. Bologna veterans Di Bella and Giovannoni invited the crowd to participate the game with a three-pointer and a layup that set up a 10-point difference, 64-74, with 4 minutes to play. Planinic, however, had other plans and his 6 consecutive points, the last couple on a stunning spin move, definitely secured the outcome for the visitors. Spliiter's next free throws and Teletovic's triple down the stretch only helped Tau to enlarge the gap and enjoy a fully dominant 40-minute road win in Bologna. Thursday, December 20, 2007 Marco Martelli, Bologna

Tau Ceramica forged a tie for second place in Group A by thrashing Virtus VidiVici 69-85 on the road in Bologna, Italy on Thursday. Tau improved to 6-3, a record to match that of Montepaschi Siena, both of them two victories behind Group A leader CSKA Moscow. Meanwhile, Bolonga dropped to 2-7 and saw its chances to advance to the Top 16 diminished. Tiago Splitter led the winners with 25 points on 10-for-14 two-pointers, 5-for-5 free throws, 12 rebounds and 6 steals. Mirza Teletovic and Zoran Planinic each added 18 points for Tau. Donnie McGrath led Bologna with 18 points. Alan Anderson added 14, Roberto Chiacig had 11 while Guilherme Giovannoni got 10 for the hosts, whose former top scorer Delonte Holland was released earlier this week. Dewarick Spencer was a surprise scratch from Bologna's lineup as he did not dress due to a sprained ankle. Splitter and Simas Jasaitis fueled a 0-7 opening run for Tau, allowing the guests to control the game in the early going. Teletovic and an outstanding Planinic helped Tau to keep a 17-26 lead after 10 minutes. A 7-0 run that Roberto Chiacig capped with a close basket got Virtus within 30-35, but Teletovic, Will McDonald and Planinic stepped up to keep Tau ahead, 34-43, at halftime. Splitter paced Tau after the break, leading the guests to a 55-67 margin after 30 minutes. Virtus needed a quick comeback but kept struggling to score. Meanwhile, Prigioni and an unstoppable Splitter allowed Tau to leave the court with an important road win.

Bologna took the floor with neither of its top scorers, Holland and Spencer, and Tau immediately exploited that advantage with a 0-7 opening run inspired by Splitter. A triple by McGrath got Bologna going and a jumper by Chiacig made it 7-10 after 3 minutes. Tau kept feeding Splitter, and he kept showing baseline moves to score layups that gave him 11 points already as the lead stretched to 10-19. A pair of free throws by Planinic and a three-pointer by Teletovic doubled Bologna on the scoreboard, 12-24, after 7 minutes. McGrath landed another bomb and Bologna head coach Stefano Pillastrini went with a taller lineup, playing Giovannoni at small forward, as Tau started struggling, but only until Teletovic's turnaround jumper and set a 17-26 score after 10 minutes.

Alan Anderson - Virtus VidiVici

Alan Anderson posted 4 straight points to open the second quarter, but Will McDonald picked up where Splitter left off, converting consecutive possessions to make it 21-32. Tau's highest lead was matched on 23-35 when Teletovic hit another shot from beyond the arc. Bologna, however, now made straight defensive stops that Di Bella and Chiacig converted into a 0-7 run to come within 30-35. Tau hit back by feeding McDonald for a post-up dunk and a jumper in a 0-8 run that Teletovic capped with a dunk at 30-43. Chiacig baseline move revived Bologna after a timeout, then Anderson hit a put-back that made it 34-42 at the intermission.

To start the third quarter, Splitter and Simas Jasaitis pushed Tau's lead to its maximum thusfar, 34-48, with a 0-5 run. McGrath scored back-to-back triples to pull Bologna to within 11 again, at 40-51, and Anderson's basket-with-free throw made it even closer, 45-53. Tau didn't lose the momentum, however, but rather reacted with a strong 0-7 run in which Teletovic buried a three-pointer, Jasaitis drove to the basket and Splitter added free throws. Down by 15 now, 45-60, Bologna got consecutive buckets from Andrea Crosariol following a timeout, but Splitter soon responded and Tau restored a 15-point lead at 49-64. Luca Garri's first three-pointer of the night produced a little spark for the hosts, helping Bologna trim the gap when Anderson hit another drive-plus-free throw to make it a 55-67 after three quarters.

Zoran Planinic - Tau Ceramica

Pablo Prigioni's three-pointer pushed Tau up by 13 again, 57-70, to start the final quarter. Garri missed a couple of good opportunities on offense that Splitter could exploit at the other end with layups to make it 59-74. The hosts, however, didn't give up the game. Bologna veterans Di Bella and Giovannoni invited the crowd to participate the game with a three-pointer and a layup that set up a 10-point difference, 64-74, with 4 minutes to play. Planinic, however, had other plans and his 6 consecutive points, the last couple on a stunning spin move, definitely secured the outcome for the visitors. Spliiter's next free throws and Teletovic's triple down the stretch only helped Tau to enlarge the gap and enjoy a fully dominant 40-minute road win in Bologna.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Marco Martelli, Bologna

Referees: BRAZAUSKAS, ROMUALDAS (LTU), MOUZAKIS, COSTAS (GRE), JOVCIC, MILIVOJE (SRB)

Attendance: 3610

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Virtus VidiVici	17	17	21	14
Tau Ceramica	26	17	24	18

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Virtus VidiVici	17	34	55	69
Tau Ceramica	26	43	67	85

Head coach: PILLASTRINI, STEFANO

Virtus VidiVici
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
9	ANDERSON, ALAN	33:55	14	5/14	0/1	4/4	1	3	4	4	3	3	1	1	2	5	15
11	CROSARIOL, ANDREA	20:05	6	3/5			2	2	4	1			2		4		7
12	GIOVANNONI, GUILHERME	24:27	10	2/8	1/2	3/4	3	3	6		1					4	13
14	CHIACIG, ROBERTO	17:48	11	4/6		3/4	1	2	3		1	2	1		3	2	10
15	MICHELORI, ANDREA	6:55		0/2			1	2	3		1						2
16	DI BELLA, FABIO	29:58	5	0/2	1/5	2/2		2	2	3	2	2			1	2	5
17	CANELO, JEAN CARLOS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	DA ROS, MATTEO	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	GARRI, LUCA	13:01	5	1/3	1/3			2	2			2					1
21	McGRATH, DONALD	32:36	18	3/4	4/5			2	2	2	2	2			2	1	19
22	STOJKOV, STEVAN	21:15			0/1			1	1	1	1	1			1
	Team							3	3		3	1					5
	Totals	200:00	69	18/44	7/17	12/14	8	22	30	11	14	13	4	1	13	14	77
				40.9%	41.2%	85.7%

Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating

Head coach: SPAHIJA, NEVEN

Tau Ceramica
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
5	PRIGIONI, PABLO	26:56	5	1/2	1/1			2	2	6		1		1	1		9
6	GARCIA, ANDER	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	VIDAL, SERGI	22:58	3	0/1	1/3		1	2	3	2	1	1			1	1	5
10	PLANINIC, ZORAN	36:07	18	5/10	1/4	5/6	1	4	5	4	1	1		2		6	22
11	FERNANDEZ, LUCHO	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	TELETOVIC, MIRZA	40:00	18	3/4	4/9			5	5		1	4	1		2		13
13	JASAITIS, SIMAS	33:59	8	1/2	2/5		1		1	3				1	3		4
21	SPLITTER, TIAGO	28:04	25	10/14		5/5	2	10	12	2	6	2			3	6	42
45	MCDONALD, WILL	11:56	8	4/7			1	3	4	1		4			4		2
	Team						2	3	5		4	1					8
	Totals	200:00	85	24/40	9/22	10/11	8	29	37	18	13	14	1	4	14	13	105
				60%	40.9%	90.9%

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Head Coaches

PILLASTRINI, STEFANO Virtus VidiVici “This game was really difficult to read and to play. We are in a tough situation and in only two days we will have another important game in the Italian League. We are still searching for our best structure because we want to give our fans the satisfactions they ask for. We didn’t even have Dewarick Spencer on court, so it has been more difficult, but I saw my team trying everything to play a balanced game against a great team like Tau Ceramica. Right now we are not competitive, but tonight we played with dignity and that’s the point we have to start from if we want to become a better team."

PILLASTRINI, STEFANO

Virtus VidiVici

“This game was really difficult to read and to play. We are in a tough situation and in only two days we will have another important game in the Italian League. We are still searching for our best structure because we want to give our fans the satisfactions they ask for. We didn’t even have Dewarick Spencer on court, so it has been more difficult, but I saw my team trying everything to play a balanced game against a great team like Tau Ceramica. Right now we are not competitive, but tonight we played with dignity and that’s the point we have to start from if we want to become a better team."

SPAHIJA, NEVEN Tau Ceramica "I want to congratulate my team for the win. Yes, it wasn’t the best version of Virtus tonight because of their many absences, but we were without three players of our starting five, too. I think we controlled the game from the beginning and finished the game leading all the statistics categories. That’s the reason to explain our win."

SPAHIJA, NEVEN

Tau Ceramica

"I want to congratulate my team for the win. Yes, it wasn’t the best version of Virtus tonight because of their many absences, but we were without three players of our starting five, too. I think we controlled the game from the beginning and finished the game leading all the statistics categories. That’s the reason to explain our win."

Players

McGRATH, DONALD Virtus VidiVici "It is a difficult situation for us. We didn’t have the whole team on the court and that’s a problem for a team like us. Honestly, I think we did all our best and we have been tough in several situations. But tonight we had a very short rotation and we couldn’t do it for the whole night. We cannot focus on what happens to our team. We just have to work hard in practice and try to overcome this bad moment."

McGRATH, DONALD

Virtus VidiVici

"It is a difficult situation for us. We didn’t have the whole team on the court and that’s a problem for a team like us. Honestly, I think we did all our best and we have been tough in several situations. But tonight we had a very short rotation and we couldn’t do it for the whole night. We cannot focus on what happens to our team. We just have to work hard in practice and try to overcome this bad moment."

TELETOVIC, MIRZA Tau Ceramica “It hasn’t been an easy game because we were without three players - Pete Mickeal, James Singleton and Igor Rakocevic. Moreover, we were playing on the road and you have to win this kind of games if you want to keep fighting for the first places. This win is important for us, because we are not in our best moment. But even though I played a good game, I don’t look to my numbers. I do what the team needs and I am focused on doing it well. Of course, if Tau wins it is even better."

TELETOVIC, MIRZA

Tau Ceramica

“It hasn’t been an easy game because we were without three players - Pete Mickeal, James Singleton and Igor Rakocevic. Moreover, we were playing on the road and you have to win this kind of games if you want to keep fighting for the first places. This win is important for us, because we are not in our best moment. But even though I played a good game, I don’t look to my numbers. I do what the team needs and I am focused on doing it well. Of course, if Tau wins it is even better."

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