Virtus Segafredo Bologna (3-0) remain undefeated in the Italian Liga Serie A by handling Umana Reyer Venice (1-2) on the road 84-65 (23-28, 15-13, 29-9, 17-15).
Virtus had a three-point deficit at halftime (38-41) but then went on a huge 22-4 run in the third quarter, pulling away big time and grabbing the 19-point win.
JaKarr Sampson appeared in his first game with Virtus, helping the team with 17 points (7/8 2PT, 3/3 FT), 4 rebounds, and 19 PIR.
Virtus: JaKarr Sampson 17, Kyle Weems 15, Kevin Hervey 11, Alessandro Pajola 10.
Venice: Mitchell Watt 21, Jeff Brooks 9, Austin Daye 8.
