Virtus Bologna dominates Pistoia and consolidates its lead in the standings

It will be one Happy Easter is preferably used for Virtus. The formation of Ivanovic dominates the challenge of Pistoia and adds 2 more points to his bag. "We played a great game – confirmed coach Dusko Ivanovic – I had seen Pistoia with Milan and they had played well, so we had to play with intelligence and clarity in attack and defense, which is what we did". Virtus consolidates the lead of the standings. "We still have 3 games, let's try to confirm ourselves, I don't know if in the end it will be an advantage, we will do everything to win and finish first. A challenge decided in the first quarter? True, after the first few minutes we put a big gap, but we didn't think it was over, I'm very happy because my players remained mentally on the field until the end". Among the best on the field Ante Zizic. "It was an important victory for us. We played with patience and aggression until the end, always keeping our attention very high on the challenge and achieved a success that is worth a lot". Among the protagonists of the challenge also Momo Diouf who confirms: "The experience of this season teaches us that we must not underestimate anyone, we were good at playing aggressively and as a team. The victory? It is worth a lot for us to maintain first place, but there are opponents close by and we must be good at continuing like this".

The other matches: Milan-Cremona 118-83, Reggio Emilia-Naples 89-86, Varese-Sassari 89-84, Treviso-Tortona 92-91, Trieste-Trento 88-94, Trapani-Venice 110-100, Brescia-Scafati 86-72.

The ranking: Virtus Bologna and Trapani 40, Trento and Brescia 38, Olimpia Milano 36, Reggio Emilia 34, Trieste 32, Reyer Venezia 30, Tortona 28, Dinamo Sassari 24, Treviso 20, Varese 18, Cremona and Napoli 16, Scafati 12, Pistoia 10.