CBC League Round 3: Sao Jose keeps a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Sao Jose defeated Botafogo at home 77-67. Sao Jose dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Botafogo's 26. They outrebounded Botafogo 47-36 including 33 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was power forward Abner Moreira (206-1989, college: Idaho St.) who had a double-double by scoring 11 points and 20 rebounds. Dominican guard Miguel Dicent (190-1994, college: Morehead St.) chipped in 24 points. Sao Jose's coach Sebastian Luis Figueredo used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Wilson Carneiro (175-1994) who recorded 32 points. Botafogo will play next round against strong Praia trying to get back on the winning streak. Sao Jose will try to continue on its current victory against Vila Nova/AEGB in Goiania.
Vila Nova/AEGB (2-1) recorded a loss in Goiania. Hosts were defeated by Praia (2-1) 65-58. It was a good game for point guard Patrick Vieira (186-1993) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Raffael Mencarini contributed with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Henrique Cerimelli (200-1997) answered with 16 points for Vila Nova/AEGB. Praia will play against Botafogo (#7) in Rio de Janeiro in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Vila Nova/AEGB will play at home against Sao Jose (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game where Vila Nova/AEGB (2-1) edged by three points Osasco (1-2) 67-64 on Sunday night. It was a great evening for Alef Alves who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Paulinho Boracini with 11 points and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Vila Nova/AEGB will meet at home Sao Jose in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Osasco will play against Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro and hope to win that game.

Other games of round 3 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Basquete Santos was defeated by Praia in a road game 95-80. Winless Mesquita/LSB lost to undefeated Sao Jose at home 78-98. Osasco lost to Basquete Santos on the opponent's court 68-70. Winless Botafogo lost to undefeated Mesquita/LSB in a home game 72-80. Basquete Santos was rolled over Vila Nova/AEGB on the road 62-81. Praia was crushed by Osasco on its own court 56-91.

Praia - Basquete Santos 95-80

Praia used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from 95-80 on Sunday night. It was a great shooting night for Praia especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 61.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Praia made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for Joao Mamedes (201-1998) who led his team to a victory scoring 30 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Gabriel Cunha (188-2000) helped adding 18 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Luizinho Lima (196-1993) with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Jefferson Campos (188-1991) scored 16 points. Four Basquete Santos players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Praia will meet at home Botafogo (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Basquete Santos will play against LSB / B2B and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Basquete Santos: J.Campos 16+4reb+3ast, O.Jean 16+1ast, L.Lima 12+10reb+4ast, G.Ruiz 10+1reb+5ast, L.Costa 8+5reb+1ast, A.Leandro 8+8reb+2ast
Praia: J.Mamedes 30+9reb+3ast, M.Raffael 19+3reb+3ast, C.Gabriel 18+6reb+2ast, P.Vieira 8+3reb+6ast, L.Lucas 8+2reb+1ast, R.Wellington 5+7reb

Osasco - Vila Nova/AEGB 64-67

An interesting game where Vila Nova/AEGB (2-1) edged by three points Osasco (1-2) 67-64 on Sunday night. Vila Nova/AEGB forced 19 Osasco turnovers and outrebounded them 38-24 including 28 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for guard Alef Alves (185-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 5 rebounds. Pezao Borges (202-1993) helped adding 12 points and 10 rebounds. The best for the losing side was naturalized Italian point guard Paulinho Boracini (183-1984) with 11 points and 7 assists and power forward Gabriel Ferreira (208-1996, college: Rogers St.) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Vila Nova/AEGB will meet at home Sao Jose in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Osasco will play against Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Osasco: G.Ferreira 12+7reb+1ast, P.Boracini 11+4reb+7ast, S.Rafael 9+4reb+1ast, R.Italo 8+2reb, I.Avelino 8+3reb, A.Patricio 7
Vila Nova/AEGB: A.Alves 23+5reb+1ast, P.Borges 12+10reb+2ast, L.Muller 11+3ast, A.Coimbra 9+7reb+1ast, P.Jose Vitor 5+1reb+2ast, B.Julius 3+1reb+1ast

Mesquita/LSB - Sao Jose 78-98

There was a small surprise when Sao Jose (2-0) smashed on the road Mesquita/LSB (0-0) 98-78 on Sunday. They outrebounded Mesquita/LSB 40-25 including 27 on the defensive glass. Sao Jose looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for power forward Abner Moreira (206-1989, college: Idaho St.) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds. Naturalized Greek Dimitris Sousa (198-1994, college: UVA Wise) helped adding 17 points and 5 rebounds. Five Sao Jose players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Fabricio Verissimo (192-1998) with 20 points and power forward Douglas Correa (204-1991) scored 13 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sao Jose will meet Vila Nova/AEGB (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Mesquita/LSB will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Mesquita/LSB: F.Verissimo 20+4reb+1ast, D.Correa 13+3reb+1ast, D.Brito 9+1reb+1ast, V.Darwin 8+2reb, S.Yago 8+3reb+2ast, D.Gomes 5+2reb
Sao Jose: M.Dicent 17+5ast, D.Sousa 17+5reb+3ast, A.Leonardo 13+2reb+2ast, A.Oliveira 12+3reb+5ast, A.Pecos 10+5reb+2ast, A.Moreira 10+14reb+2ast

Vila Nova/AEGB - Praia 58-65

Vila Nova/AEGB (2-1) recorded a loss in Goiania. Hosts were defeated by Praia (2-1) 65-58. Praia forced 22 Vila Nova/AEGB turnovers. Vila Nova/AEGB was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for point guard Patrick Vieira (186-1993) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Guard Raffael Mencarini (187-2001) contributed with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Henrique Cerimelli (200-1997) answered with 16 points and Pezao Borges (202-1993) added 11 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Vila Nova/AEGB. Praia will play against Botafogo (#7) in Rio de Janeiro in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Vila Nova/AEGB will play at home against Sao Jose (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Vila Nova/AEGB: H.Cerimelli 16+4reb+1ast, P.Borges 11+7reb+2ast, A.Felipe 7+2reb+1ast, L.Otavio Vieira 7+3reb+3ast, J.Mauro Barrozo 6+7reb+2ast, A.Coimbra 5+8reb+1ast
Praia: M.Raffael 16+5reb+5ast, P.Vieira 13+10reb+5ast, C.Gabriel 11+4reb, R.Wellington 7+5reb, J.Mamedes 6+7reb+1ast, L.Lucas 5+5reb

Basquete Santos - Osasco 70-68

Very expected game when Osasco (1-2) was edged on the road by Basquete Santos (1-2) 70-68 on Monday. However just two-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. It was a great evening for point guard Jean Oliveira (177-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points. Point guard Jefferson Campos (188-1991) helped adding 11 points and 7 assists. The best for the losing side was guard Alexei Patricio (192-1997) with 15 points and 5 rebounds and naturalized Italian point guard Paulinho Boracini (183-1984) scored 12 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Basquete Santos will meet at home LSB / B2B (#4) in the next round. Osasco will play against Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Osasco: A.Patricio 15+5reb+2ast, I.Avelino 13, P.Boracini 12+2reb+3ast, R.Italo 10+5reb, B.Felipe Viana 5+5reb+2ast, G.Ferreira 5+5reb+1ast
Basquete Santos: O.Jean 19+4reb+3ast, G.Ruiz 13+2reb+2ast, J.Campos 11+1reb+7ast, A.Almeida 10+7reb, L.Lima 7+8reb+2ast, L.Jean 4+1reb+1ast

Botafogo - Mesquita/LSB 72-80

Very predictable result in Rio de Janeiro where Mesquita/LSB (0-0) beat Botafogo (0-2) 80-72 on Monday. It was a great evening for power forward Douglas Correa (204-1991) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds. Power forward Roberto Ferreira (196-1979, college: SUNO) helped adding 15 points and 10 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Andre Mendes (192-1993) with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Nathanael Nascimento (188-1994) scored 22 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mesquita/LSB will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Botafogo will play against Praia (#2) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Botafogo: N.Nascimento 22+2reb, A.Mendes 21+5reb+4ast, W.Carneiro 9+6reb+7ast, d.Jesus Keven 8+1reb, S.Luiz Felipe 4+5reb, A.Marcio 4+4reb+1ast
Mesquita/LSB: D.Correa 25+10reb+2ast, R.Ferreira 15+10reb+1ast, V.Caio 14+7reb+2ast, D.Gomes 9+1reb, V.Darwin 7+2reb, D.Brito 5+3reb+1ast

Vila Nova/AEGB - Basquete Santos 81-62

Vila Nova/AEGB used a home court advantage and outplayed the opponent from 81-62 on Tuesday night. Vila Nova/AEGB forced 20 Basquete Santos turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for guard Felipe Augusto (185-1996) who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points and 5 rebounds. Center Andre Coimbra (205-1986, college: CMU) helped adding 12 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Luizinho Lima (196-1993) with 16 points and 9 rebounds and forward Leandro Abreu (195-2004) scored 7 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Vila Nova/AEGB will meet at home Sao Jose in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Basquete Santos will play against LSB / B2B and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Basquete Santos: L.Lima 16+9reb+1ast, O.Jean 12+3reb+3ast, L.Jean 8+2ast, A.Leandro 7+10reb+2ast, R.Frias 6+1ast, J.Campos 3+2reb+1ast
Vila Nova/AEGB: A.Felipe 25+5reb+2ast, P.Borges 17+3reb+2ast, A.Coimbra 12+8reb+3ast, J.Mauro Barrozo 7+3reb+2ast, B.Julius 7+2reb, L.Otavio Vieira 4+5reb+7ast

Praia - Osasco 56-91

There was a surprise result when Osasco (1-2) outleveled on the road Praia (2-1) 91-56 on Tuesday. Osasco dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Praia's 34. Osasco forced 23 Praia turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Praia's players. It was a great evening for naturalized Guinea-Bissau forward Yan Djalo (202-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Forward Igor Avelino (196-1993) helped adding 18 points. Four Osasco players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Raffael Mencarini (187-2001) with 14 points and forward Wellington Rodrigues (198-2001) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Osasco will meet Botafogo (#7) in the next round. Praia will play against Botafogo (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Praia: M.Raffael 14+2reb+2ast, R.Wellington 9+6reb, J.Mamedes 8+7reb, C.Gabriel 7+5reb+1ast, V.Alexsander 7+1reb+2ast, L.Lucas 6+3reb+1ast
Osasco: D.Yan 18+9reb, I.Avelino 18+3reb+2ast, S.Rafael 15+3reb+1ast, A.Patricio 11+4reb+4ast, B.Felipe Viana 9+4reb+4ast, S.Magna 7+3reb+1ast

Sao Jose - Botafogo 77-67

Sao Jose defeated Botafogo at home 77-67. Sao Jose dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Botafogo's 26. They outrebounded Botafogo 47-36 including 33 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was power forward Abner Moreira (206-1989, college: Idaho St.) who had a double-double by scoring 11 points and 20 rebounds. Dominican guard Miguel Dicent (190-1994, college: Morehead St.) chipped in 24 points. Four Sao Jose players scored in double figures. Sao Jose's coach Sebastian Luis Figueredo used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Wilson Carneiro (175-1994) who recorded 32 points and guard Nathanael Nascimento (188-1994) added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Botafogo will play next round against strong Praia trying to get back on the winning streak. Sao Jose will try to continue on its current victory against Vila Nova/AEGB in Goiania.
Top scorers:
Botafogo: W.Carneiro 32+3reb+3ast, A.Mendes 15+6reb, N.Nascimento 10+6reb+5ast, W.Mattos 6+7reb, M.Geovanne 2+2reb, A.Marcio 2+7reb
Sao Jose: M.Dicent 24+3reb+3ast, D.Sousa 16+3reb, A.Pecos 13+11reb+2ast, A.Moreira 11+20reb+2ast, A.Oliveira 7+4reb+3ast, V.Elvis 4+1reb



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