Recap of Paulista Round 1 of 1/8 Finals

SJ Boa Vista - Sao Paulo FC 72-86

Sao Paulo snatched a road win over SJ Boa Vista in the opener. Sao Paulo FC outrebounded SJ Boa Vista 47-29 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. International forward Renan Lenz (206-90, college: Utah) stepped up and scored 26 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and American guard Desmond Holloway (191-90, college: Coastal) chipped in 20 points. Four Sao Paulo FC players scored in double figures. At the losing side Evander Pereira (200-92) responded with 15 points and 4 assists and Jose-Mauro Barrozo (201-96) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
SJ Boa Vista: E.Pereira 15+3reb+4ast, J.Mauro Barrozo 9+6reb+3ast, M.Santana 9+1reb+1ast, A.Pedro 9+5reb+2ast, I.Avelino 9+2reb+2ast, D.Teixeira 8+3ast
Sao Paulo FC: R.Lenz 26+7reb, D.Holloway 20+3reb+3ast, J.Jones 14+4reb+4ast, J.Andrade 11+9reb+4ast, G.de Paula 4+10reb+4ast, J.Mamedes 4+2reb

L.Sorocaba - Paulistano 62-63

Paulistano defeated Liga Sorocaba to take the lead. Paulistano outrebounded Liga Sorocaba 39-28 including 29 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of American Dominique Coleman (198-88, college: Francis Marion) who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Dikembe Andre (206-99) contributed with 11 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Paulistano's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. The former international power forward Murilo Becker (211-83) answered with 17 points and 8 rebounds and guard Leonardo Eltink (193-95) added 15 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Liga Sorocaba.
Top scorers:
L.Sorocaba: M.Becker 17+8reb+1ast, L.Eltink 15+6reb+3ast, O.Nicolas 10+4reb, R.Adler 9+1reb+1ast, I.Tormar 7+1ast, A.Silva 4+3reb+4ast
Paulistano: D.Coleman 20+5reb+5ast, M.Tavares 13+5reb, D.Andre 11+7reb+1ast, F.Ruivo 5+1reb+5ast, S.Victor 5+5reb+3ast, S.Barbosa 5+1ast

Osasco B. - Sao Jose 89-96

Sao Jose knocked down Osasco on the road in Game 1. Sao Jose outrebounded Osasco B. 40-21 including a 29-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Argentinian point guard Diego Figueredo (185-91) stepped up and scored 22 points and 6 assists for the winners and power forward Luiz Paulo Dos Santos (210-89, college: Slippery Rock) chipped in 22 points and 6 rebounds. Five Sao Jose players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Thiago Carneiro (191-91, college: Colorado NW CC) responded with 29 points and American point guard Dontrell Brite (175-94, college: Mount Olive) scored 27 points and 4 assists.
Top scorers:
Osasco B.: T.Carneiro 29+3reb+1ast, D.Brite 27+2reb+4ast, R.Italo 8+3reb+3ast, Y.Viana 6+5reb+2ast, P.Martins 6+1reb, L.Jacon 6+6reb+3ast
Sao Jose: L.Paulo Dos Santos 22+6reb, D.Figueredo 22+4reb+6ast, G.Mariani 16+3reb+4ast, R.Oliveira 12+12reb, E.Machado 10+5reb+6ast, P.Sousa 9+4reb

Rio Claro - Pinheiros 77-83

Pinheiros surged ahead in the playoff series versus Rio Claro following a road victory. Rio Claro was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international Betinho Nardi-Duarte (195-88) stepped up and scored 23 points and 4 assists for the winners and American guard Cordero Bennett (188-88) chipped in 10 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Five Pinheiros players scored in double figures. At the losing side American Cameron Tatum (200-88, college: Tennessee) responded with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import point guard Korie Lucious (180-89, college: Iowa St.) scored 17 points and 6 assists.
Top scorers:
Rio Claro: C.Tatum 17+7reb+5ast, E.Ruiz 17+6reb+1ast, K.Lucious 17+3reb+6ast, G.Santo 9+4reb+1ast, M.Dornelles 6+3reb, L.Moraes 5+2reb+1ast
Pinheiros: B.Nardi Duarte 23+3reb+4ast, K.Dawkins 13+3reb+3ast, C.Torres 12+4reb, M.Vinicius Toledo 12+3reb+1ast, C.Bennett 10+6reb+7ast, I.Goncalves 10+2reb+2ast



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