Brazil

Regular Season Round 5: Botafogo - Brasilia 89-78

Date: November 14, 2023
There was a minor upset in Rio de Janeiro where 15th ranked Brasilia (2-6) was defeated by eighteenth ranked Botafogo (2-7) 89-78 on Tuesday. The game was dominated by American players. Guard Isaac Thornton (193-1991, college: Fairmont St.) stepped up and scored 25 points for the winners and point guard Jamaal Smith (176-1985, college: N.Mexico) chipped in 12 points and 8 assists. Five Botafogo players scored in double figures. Botafogo's coach Miguel Palmier used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Thomas Cooper (196-1992, college: Calgary) responded with 25 points and 6 assists and guard Christian Alaekwe (193, college: St.Thomas, TX) scored 26 points and 7 rebounds. Botafogo moved-up to seventeenth place. Brasilia lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the sixteenth position with six games lost. Botafogo will meet higher ranked Sao Jose (#13) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brasilia's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Brasilia to the arena Cerrado.

  BOTAFOGO89
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
- whIQjUIj, osiiZ 41 3-65 (35%) 3-2 (05%) 0-0 (655%) 4 6 3 6 8 5 5 5 5 3 80 63 5
0 ABaUh, ziBiil 45 5-6 (5%) 4-9 (38.7%) 4-3 (90%) 5 3 3 2 8 5 8 5 5 8 68 61 5
- biUais, qBijuRl 87 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 8 0 9 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 0 7 5
- AijUaiDI, eiBaQI 81 8-8 (655%) 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 4 3 5 6 5 5 5 64 64 5
- mQaUI, biUhRusajhI 86 4-0 (15%) 8-3 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 3 4 5 6 5 5 8 63 66 5
- vIpRs, GiMQaRl 62 3-3 (655%) 8-3 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 61 63 5
- yRQQRaQi, GiMQaRl 62 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 0 1 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 5
- qsURLiI, GualhRQBR 68 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
- kaRaQi, OiUQaZV 1 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
- SlZissi, SuDusUI 0 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
- eIdQaDuRs, vuij 3 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 -3 5
wIUil   61-82 (09.6%) 60-49 (35.0%) 68-63 (20.9%) 2 81 43 85 84 5 0 5 5 68 27 99  


  BRASILIA (coach: Dede Barbosa)78
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
9 gi CIsUi, OiulI 42 3-1 (11.9%) 8-65 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 63 2 5
- CIIpRQ, whIBis 41 3-2 (05%) 4-1 (05%) 2-64 (16.0%) 5 3 3 1 0 5 6 5 5 9 80 68 5
- SlBRjUQi, giliEui 43 8-0 (35%) 6-1 (61.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 9 4 5
- SliRVTR, ChQasUaij 48 4-4 (655%) 1-65 (15%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 1 9 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 81 83 5
- PlaLRaQi, wIB 48 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 8-1 (44.4%) 3 9 66 6 3 5 5 5 5 8 1 9 5
7 eiBIs, gRQFV 69 5-0 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 -0 5
- SQiunI, Sllij 66 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
9 mRjUI, GualhRQBR 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
wIUil   60-45 (05.5%) 68-43 (40.4%) 68-88 (03.1%) 7 84 48 63 69 5 8 5 5 63 92 32  


89Botafogo
TOP PERFORMANCE
Brasilia78
30MINS32
12POINTS26
4D.REB6
O.REB1
4T.REB7
8ASSISTS1
2STEALS0
42.9% (3/7)3FGP60% (6/10)
0% (0/1)2FGP100% (3/3)
75% (3/4)FTP66.7% (2/3)
#5 JAMAAL SMITH
Height: 176 cm / 5'9''
Position: PG
Born: Feb 25, 1985
COMPARE PLAYERS #20 CHRISTIAN ALAEKWE
Height: 193 cm / 6'4''
Position: G

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)