Virtus Bologna beat Olympiacos as Vezenkov scores 20 points

Virtus Bologna produced the surprise of the night in the EuroLeague, beating Olympiacos 96-94 in the third round of the regular season.

The game started at a very high tempo, with both sides producing an attacking barrage. Virtus Bologna made the first strong push, winning the opening quarter 33-30.

Olympiacos tightened up defensively in the second period and made better use of their possessions to win the quarter 20-16, taking a narrow 50-49 lead into half-time.

After the restart, Virtus Bologna found their rhythm from long range once again. Led by guard Marcus Carr, the Italians won the third quarter 26-20 to regain the initiative.

Olympiacos attempted to complete the comeback in a tense final 10 minutes, winning the fourth quarter 24-21, but Virtus Bologna remained composed in the closing stages to seal a 96-94 victory.

Aleksandar Vezenkov once again produced a strong performance. The Bulgarian forward played for more than 24 minutes, scoring 20 points and grabbing six rebounds.

Muhammad Ndiaye was Olympiacos' leading scorer with 23 points, while Tyler Dorsey added 22. Marcus Carr led Virtus Bologna with 22 points.

Virtus Bologna claimed their first home victory of the campaign, moving to 1-2. Olympiacos suffered their first defeat of the season and now have a 2-1 record after three rounds.