CBC League Round 9: Ponta Grossa lose to Corinthians

Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Ponta Grossa (5-2) at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Corinthians (6-1) 76-70. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Corinthians made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was point guard Icaro Parisotto (185-92, college: SDCC) who scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Center Ralfi Ansaloni (211-87) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Wilson Carneiro (175-94) who recorded 16 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Corinthians have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Ponta Grossa at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. Corinthians are looking forward to face Londrina (#5) at home in the next round. Ponta Grossa will play against Brusque and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Joinville. Third ranked Joinville faced 4th placed Londrina. Host Joinville (4-3) defeated guests from Londrina (2-5) 78-74. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Londrina. It was a good game for point guard Patrick Vieira (186-93) who led his team to a victory with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Diego Silva contributed with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Joinville's coach Guilherme Roma allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Guard Pedro Silva (183-98, college: S.Mountain) answered with 18 points and 8 rebounds for Londrina. Joinville maintains third place with 4-3 record having just two points less than leader Blumenau. Londrina at the other side dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. Joinville will play against Maringa (#6) in the next round. Londrina will play against the league's leader Corinthians in Santa Cruz do Sul and hopes to get back on the winning track.

In the last game of round 9 Maringa was defeated by Brusque in a road game 55-51.
The best stats of 9th round was 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by Arthur Rosa of Brusque.

Ponta Grossa - Corinthians 70-76

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Ponta Grossa (5-2) at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Corinthians (6-1) 76-70. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Corinthians made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was point guard Icaro Parisotto (185-92, college: SDCC) who scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Center Ralfi Ansaloni (211-87) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. Four Corinthians players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Wilson Carneiro (175-94) who recorded 16 points and 6 rebounds and Samuel Ferreira (187-99) added 15 points respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Corinthians have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Ponta Grossa at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. Corinthians are looking forward to face Londrina (#5) at home in the next round. Ponta Grossa will play against Brusque and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Corinthians: I.Parisotto 19+8reb+6ast, R.Ansaloni 16+9reb+1ast, E.Cafferata 15+3reb+6ast, M.Vinicius 10+3reb+1ast, L.Jacon 8+5reb+2ast, B.Moller 6
Ponta Grossa: W.Carneiro 16+6reb+3ast, S.Ferreira 15+4reb+3ast, L.Bispo 13+4reb, D.Pereira 9+10reb+1ast, N.Nascimento 8+3reb+4ast, M.Dias 6+7reb

Joinville - Londrina 78-74

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Joinville. Third ranked Joinville faced 4th placed Londrina. Host Joinville (4-3) defeated guests from Londrina (2-5) 78-74. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Londrina. It was a good game for point guard Patrick Vieira (186-93) who led his team to a victory with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Power forward Diego Silva (206-90) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Joinville's coach Guilherme Roma allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Guard Pedro Silva (183-98, college: S.Mountain) answered with 18 points and 8 rebounds and guard Jackson Da Silva (192-96) added 15 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Londrina. Four Joinville and five Londrina players scored in double figures. Joinville maintains third place with 4-3 record having just two points less than leader Blumenau. Londrina at the other side dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. Joinville will play against Maringa (#6) in the next round. Londrina will play against the league's leader Corinthians in Santa Cruz do Sul and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Joinville: P.Vieira 16+5reb+6ast, W.Moreira 16+3reb+3ast, E.Matias 14+8reb+2ast, D.Silva 12+10reb+3ast, L.Campos 7+1reb+1ast, D.Santos 5+2reb+3ast
Londrina: P.Silva 18+8reb+2ast, J.Da Silva 15+6reb+1ast, S.Rafael 13+4reb+1ast, O.Caio 12+6reb+2ast, J.Robson 10+3reb+8ast, S.Tarek 4+13reb

Brusque - Maringa 55-51

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Maringa's (1-6) road loss to fifth ranked Brusque (3-4) 51-55. Brusque forced 24 Maringa turnovers. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. It was a good game for guard Arthur Rosa (188-98) who led his team to a victory with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Gabriel Vargas (194-98) contributed with 12 points for the winners. Point guard Pedro Rodrigues (175-0) answered with 17 points and Erike Lima (202-99) added 10 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Maringa. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Brusque moved-up to fourth place. Maringa lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the sixth position with six games lost. Brusque will play against league's second-placed Ponta Grossa in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Maringa will play against Joinville (#3) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Brusque: G.Vargas 12+4reb, A.Rosa 11+6reb+4ast, V.Matheus 9+2reb+2ast, C.Jeff 8+1reb+2ast, K.Nascimento 5+1reb+1ast, A.Reis 3+5reb+1ast
Maringa: R.Pedro 17+3reb+2ast, S.Thiago 10+3reb+1ast, E.Lima 10+8reb, C.Bruno 5+4reb+4ast, W.Holanda 4+5reb+3ast, L.Costa 3+7reb+1ast



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