LDB U20 Round 16: Bauru lose to Rio Claro in the game between Top 4 teams

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The game between Top Four teams took place in Sao Paulo. Third ranked host Rio Claro (6-3) defeated one of their biggest challengers Bauru (5-4) 84-77. Rio Claro forced 19 Bauru turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Luis Miguel Silva (185-0) who helped to win the game recording 26 points (made all of his seven free throws) and guard Bruno Santilli (190-0) who added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Rio Claro's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side guard Igor Araujo (193-99) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds. Rio Claro maintains third position with 6-3 record having five points less than leader Pinheiros. Bauru at the other side dropped to the sixth place with four games lost. Rio Claro are looking forward to face Mogi (#9) in Mogi das Cruze in the next round where they are favorite. Bauru will play on the road against the league's second-placed Cerrado in Brasilia and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Brasilia. Their biggest opponent host Cerrado (6-2) was smashed by top-ranked Pinheiros (8-0) 90-60. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Cerrado. The winners were led by point guard Gabriel Campos (179-1) who scored that evening 11 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and Dikembe Andre supported him with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Even 7 points and 10 rebounds by forward Lucao Barbosa (199-99) did not help to save the game for Cerrado. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Pinheiros have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 8-0 record. Cerrado at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. Pinheiros will play against Mogi (#9) in Mogi das Cruze in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Cerrado will play at home against Bauru (#6) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Cearense (0-8) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their eighth consecutive match to sixth ranked Minas (5-3) 111-47 on Tuesday evening. Aieser Batista fired a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Joao Aguiar produced 12 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Minas have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Flamengo. Loser Cearense still closes the standings with eight games lost. Minas will meet at home Praia (#7) in the next round. Cearense will play against Brasilia (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 16 UniFacisa lost to Brasilia on the opponent's court 59-65. Praia was outscored by Flamengo in a home game 44-68.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 16 points and 13 rebounds by Rafael Rachel of Flamengo.

Rio Claro - Bauru 84-77

The game between Top Four teams took place in Sao Paulo. Third ranked host Rio Claro (6-3) defeated one of their biggest challengers Bauru (5-4) 84-77. Rio Claro forced 19 Bauru turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Luis Miguel Silva (185-0) who helped to win the game recording 26 points (made all of his seven free throws) and guard Bruno Santilli (190-0) who added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Rio Claro's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side guard Igor Araujo (193-99) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds and Danilo Penteado (200-99) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Rio Claro maintains third position with 6-3 record having five points less than leader Pinheiros. Bauru at the other side dropped to the sixth place with four games lost. Rio Claro are looking forward to face Mogi (#9) in Mogi das Cruze in the next round where they are favorite. Bauru will play on the road against the league's second-placed Cerrado in Brasilia and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Bauru: A.Igor 18+14reb+3ast, D.Penteado 17+11reb+1ast, S.Ferreira 14+6reb+5ast, A.Gabriel 14+2reb+1ast, S.Thales 6+1reb, N.Silvio 3+6reb+1ast
Rio Claro: S.Luis Miguel 26+3reb+1ast, V.Joao 15+3reb+1ast, B.Santilli 15+6reb+4ast, V.Jose 10+3reb+3ast, P.Elton 9+2reb+3ast, A.Arthur 5+10reb+1ast

Cerrado - Pinheiros 60-90

The game between Top Four teams took place in Brasilia. Their biggest opponent host Cerrado (6-2) was smashed by top-ranked Pinheiros (8-0) 90-60. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Cerrado. Pinheiros dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Cerrado's 32. Pinheiros forced 23 Cerrado turnovers and outrebounded them 56-40 including 20 on the offensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. The winners were led by point guard Gabriel Campos (179-1) who scored that evening 11 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and international center Dikembe Andre (206-99) supported him with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Four Pinheiros players scored in double figures. Even 7 points and 10 rebounds by forward Lucao Barbosa (199-99) did not help to save the game for Cerrado. Joao Goncalves added 15 points for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Pinheiros have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 8-0 record. Cerrado at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. Pinheiros will play against Mogi (#9) in Mogi das Cruze in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Cerrado will play at home against Bauru (#6) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Cerrado: G.Joao 15+2reb+1ast, M.Lucas 9+7reb, C.Sergio 7+8reb+2ast, B.Lucao 7+10reb+1ast, B.John 6+6reb+1ast, P.Mateus 6+1reb
Pinheiros: S.Paulo 15+5reb, D.Andre 14+10reb+1ast, C.Gabriel 11+6reb+9ast, W.Maicon 10+11reb+1ast, G.Abreu 10+5reb+2ast, D.Sena 9+9reb+3ast

Minas - Cearense 111-47

Bottom-ranked Cearense (0-8) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their eighth consecutive match to sixth ranked Minas (5-3) 111-47 on Tuesday evening. Minas held Cearense to an opponent 22.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 50.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Minas forced 22 Cearense turnovers and outrebounded them 61-30 including a 20-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Cearense's players. Guard Aieser Batista (198-0) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Forward Augusto Alcassa (201-0) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Minas players scored in double figures. Guard Joao Aguiar (183-2) produced 12 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Pedro Lobo (192-2) added 12 points respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Minas have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Flamengo. Loser Cearense still closes the standings with eight games lost. Minas will meet at home Praia (#7) in the next round. Cearense will play against Brasilia (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Cearense: L.Pedro 12+3reb+1ast, A.Joao 12+9reb+1ast, B.Davi 9+1reb, V.Manoel 7+1reb+3ast, L.Ian 4+5reb, A.Samuel 3+8reb
Minas: B.Aieser 26+14reb+3ast, A.Augusto 20+11reb+2ast, T.Dias 17+3reb+1ast, C.Lucas 10+6reb+4ast, S.Gui 9+3reb, C.Joao Prado 7+2reb+2ast

Brasilia - UniFacisa 65-59

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked UniFacisa's (1-7) road loss to ninth ranked Brasilia (3-5) 59-65 on Tuesday. Brasilia forced 20 UniFacisa turnovers. Enzo Medeiros (-2) fired 14 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Guard Gabriel Santos (185-1) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Four Brasilia players scored in double figures. Guard Gabriel Machado (198-2) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds and Ivan Neto (196-2) added 9 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. UniFacisa's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Brasilia moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Praia and Mogi. UniFacisa lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with seven games lost. Brasilia will meet Cearense (#11) in the next round. UniFacisa will play against Flamengo and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
UniFacisa: G.Machado 19+14reb+2ast, M.Lucas 11+2reb+2ast, N.Ivan 9+11reb+4ast, R.Luan 7+8reb+3ast, A.Yago 6+2reb+1ast, N.Renato 3+1ast
Brasilia: M.Enzo 14+6reb+7ast, S.Gabriel 14+5reb+7ast, S.Daniel 13+6reb+1ast, E.Felipe 11+7reb+1ast, S.Agapy 6+14reb, S.Carlos 4+2reb

Praia - Flamengo 44-68

Rather predictable result in Vitoria where fifth ranked Flamengo (5-3) smashed 7th ranked Praia (3-5) 68-44 on Tuesday. They outrebounded Praia 53-23 including a 37-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Power forward Rafael Rachel (205-0) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Lucas Batista (198-1) chipped in 20 points. Alexsander Vernizz (-0) produced 9 points and 4 assists and point guard Guilherme Ruivo (187-0) added 9 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Flamengo have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Minas. Loser Praia keeps the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with Mogi and Brasilia. Flamengo will meet UniFacisa (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Praia will play against Minas in Belo Horizonte and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Praia: C.Gabriel 10+2reb+2ast, V.Alexsander 9+3reb+4ast, R.Guilherme 9+6reb, S.Gui 5+2reb, L.Lucas 3+2reb, K.Guilherme 2+1reb+1ast
Flamengo: B.Lucas 20+2reb+2ast, R.Rafael 16+13reb, M.Brito 10+6reb+6ast, M.Maciel 8+9reb+1ast, M.Ruan 6+8reb+4ast, C.Gabriel 4+1reb+1ast



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