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Virtus Bologna rallies from 18 points down to beat Olimpia in overtime
Virtus Bologna beat Olimpia Milano in overtime in a major Italian league game at Milan’s Unipol Forum.
The teams have a long-standing rivalry and have won the last six Italian league titles between them.
Olimpia led by 15 at halftime after pulling away in the second quarter.
Virtus then fought back, having trailed by as many as 18 points, and tied the game at 81 with 51 seconds left in regulation.
Bologna won in overtime, with Daniel Hackett and Marcus Carr making key plays.
The game mattered early in the season because the league’s top position was at stake, and Virtus had entered unbeaten while Olimpia had a 3-1 record.
The sources do not say what either team plays next.
Virtus Bologna beat Olimpia Milano 98-94 in overtime in a Legabasket Round 5 game in Milan.
Bologna came back after trailing by as many as 18 points, according to Sky Sport; Eurohoops reported a 19-point deficit.
Virtus tied the game at 81 with 51 seconds left in regulation, and neither team scored again before overtime.
Wendell Moore scored 27 points for Virtus, while Marcus Carr had 13 points and nine assists.
The win kept Virtus unbeaten in the league, with a 5-0 record.
- Who
- Virtus Bologna and Olimpia Milano.
- What
- Virtus Bologna won 98-94 in overtime after coming back from a large deficit.
- When
- October 25, 2026.
- Where
- Unipol Forum in Milan, Italy.
- Why
- The teams were competing in Legabasket Round 5; the sources do not state a further reason for the result.
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Olimpia built a lead and went into halftime ahead 52-37.
Virtus cut into the deficit, and the quarter ended with Olimpia ahead 67-59.
Virtus tied the game at 81 with 51 seconds remaining, and regulation ended level.
Virtus took the lead and won 98-94, with Carr scoring the closing baskets.
- Final score
- Olimpia Milano 94, Virtus Bologna 98
- Competition
- Legabasket Round 5
- Largest deficit
- 18 points, according to Sky Sport; 19 points, according to Eurohoops
- Halftime score
- Olimpia Milano 52, Virtus Bologna 37
- Virtus record
- 5-0 in the league