Ourinhos claim the fifth straight title
Ourinhos clinched
the fifth straight title in the CNBF. Yesterday the most renowned Brazilian team
overcame Unimed/Americana in the fourth game of the Final series to triumph.
Unimed/Americana saved the game in Game 3 when they eked out a narrow 74:73 but
they failed to repeat the success in the fourth game of the best-of-five series.
Ourinhos got to the better start as they enjoyed a 17:14 lead after ten minutes
of action. However Unimed/Americana were not about to give up. They bounced back
in the second frame making it a tie game 36:36 at the interval. Ourinhos used a
19:12 run in the third frame to build a crucial advantage in this one.
Karla da Costa (173-G-78) tried to fuel a comeback effort from the hosts as
they trimmed the distance. But Ourinhos withheld all the efforts and earned the
decisive victory at the end. Micaela Jacintho (180-F-79) paced the winners with 22 points.
Jucimara Dantas (192-C-78) added 19 points and 10 boards for the winners.
Karla da Costa notched game-high 25 points for Unimed/Americana.
Carina de Souza (185-C-79) and
Karina Jacob (187-F/C-85) had 10 points each in the losing effort. Micaela Jacintho was trumped the MVP of the championship.
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