Alston, Virtus Bologna hold off Paris in high-scoring road win

PARIS (Interstat) — Tyson Etienne scored 23 points and dished out 7 assists for Paris, but Derrick Alston Jr. scored 23 points as Virtus Bologna held off Paris 96-94 on Wednesday. T.J. Warren scored 19 points for Paris. Virtus Bologna trailed 39-38 at halftime but took a 70-68 lead into the fourth quarter. Each team scored 26 points in the final period. Wendell Moore added 14 points and 7 rebounds for Virtus Bologna. Aliou Diarra had 8 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. Mouhamed Faye added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks for Paris. Marcus Carr chipped in 11 points and 6 assists, M. Diouf had 11, and Rasheed Bello scored 12. Virtus Bologna shot 12 of 28 from three-point range and 14 of 18 from the free-throw line. Paris made 16 of 40 3-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. Virtus Bologna improved to 6-2. Paris fell to 4-4.