EuroLeague: Hapoel Tel Aviv come from 13 down to beat Virtus Bologna 90-81 as LeDay scores 22

Hapoel Tel Aviv beat Virtus Bologna 90-81 in Sofia on Wednesday in the first game of EuroLeague round 7, Eurohoops reported.

Score by quarter (Virtus Bologna): Hapoel 23-13-28-26, Virtus 25-23-14-19. Virtus led 48-36 at half-time.

How it went

Virtus had 12 offensive rebounds in the first half and led by 13 points, 51-38, early in the third quarter, according to Eurohoops. Hapoel then improved in defence and on the boards, went ahead and led 79-66 before Virtus cut the gap late on. Eurohoops reported a brief argument between the two coaches, Dimitris Itoudis of Hapoel and Alex Mumbrú of Virtus, in the closing stages.

Leading scorers

• Hapoel: Zach LeDay 22 points and 10 rebounds, Vasilije Micić 16, Tai Odiase 13 and Elijah Bryant 12, ten of them in the second half (Eurohoops).
• Virtus: Derrick Alston Jr. and Aliou Diarra 12 each, Wendell Moore 11, Marcus Carr and Tommaso Baldasso 10 each (Virtus Bologna).

Standings

Hapoel are 5-2 and Virtus 4-3, according to Eurohoops. Virtus had arrived on a four-game winning streak, Basketball Sphere reported. The rest of round 7 is played on Thursday and Friday.

See also: EuroLeague round 6 results.