Andrea Bargnani faces Jonas Valančiūnas
During Wednesday match, Italian center 7’1″ Andrea Bargnani,scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds while allowing Lithuania -Raptor- Jonas Valančiūnas score 26 points and grab 15 rebounds as Lithuania ended Italy’s loss in the EuroBasket quarterfinals, 95-85.
Bargnani his shooting point wasn’t in the best score of 8-of-21, it was one of the worst shooting performance, over Valančiūnas boasted a +12 rating while Bargnani was a game low -18.
Overall, though, the game and tournament had to be considered an individual success for the new Net. He played seven games despite injuries to his ankle and his calf muscle. Bargnani made averaged 14 points and shooting 52.4 percent overall and nearly 39 percent from three.
The next opponent in the Italian team plays in consolation game Thursday vs. Czech Republic.
