CBB Round 3 (Regular Season): #1 Tatui/AABT is defeated by Cruzeiro

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Tatui/AABT (1-1) at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were edged by Cruzeiro (2-1) 70-69. Cruzeiro outrebounded Tatui/AABT 40-23 including 29 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for American swingman Jalen Hodges (198, college: UMW, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory scoring 15 points and 8 rebounds. Naturalized Greek Dimitris Sousa (193-1994, college: UVA Wise) helped adding 15 points and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international power forward William Drudi (206-1981) with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Cruzeiro will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tatui/AABT will play against Praia and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Brusque. Santos (3-1) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging Brusque (1-2) 83-81 on Wednesday evening. It was an exceptional evening for power forward Dida Pereira (202-1992, college: Sequoias CC) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds. Gustavo Ruiz accounted for 16 points and 5 rebounds. Santos' coach Daniel Correa Leque allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Andre Mendes (192-1993) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) for Brusque in the defeat. Santos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Brusque will play on the road against Osasco and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Blumenau. host Blumenau (1-2) lost to Santos (3-1) 86-72. The best player for the winners was Dida Pereira who scored 25 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Leonardo Bispo who recorded 12 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.




Blumenau - Santos 72-86

The game between Top Four teams took place in Blumenau. host Blumenau (1-2) lost to Santos (3-1) 86-72. Santos outrebounded Blumenau 42-26 including 30 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was power forward Dida Pereira (202-1992, college: Sequoias CC) who scored 25 points and 6 rebounds. Gustavo Ruiz (190-1995) chipped in 9 points, 6 rebounds and 14 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was power forward Leonardo Bispo (206-1996) who recorded 12 points and 5 rebounds and Paraguayan point guard Fabrizzio Rojas (187-2002) added 14 points respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Blumenau: F.Rojas 14+1reb+2ast, L.Farina 12+3ast, L.Bispo 12+5reb+1ast, F.Carlos 10+3reb+1ast, A.Patricio 7+6reb+3ast, F.Cristhya 6+1ast
Santos: D.Pereira 25+6reb+1ast, R.Frias 16+3reb, L.Lima 10+5reb+1ast, G.De Oliveira 10+5reb+1ast, G.Ruiz 9+6reb+14ast, E.Guilherme 6+5reb

Tatui/AABT - Cruzeiro 69-70

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Tatui/AABT (1-1) at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were edged by Cruzeiro (2-1) 70-69. Cruzeiro outrebounded Tatui/AABT 40-23 including 29 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for American swingman Jalen Hodges (198, college: UMW, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory scoring 15 points and 8 rebounds. Naturalized Greek Dimitris Sousa (193-1994, college: UVA Wise) helped adding 15 points and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international power forward William Drudi (206-1981) with 19 points and 7 rebounds and guard Igor Araujo (193-1999) scored 8 points and 10 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Cruzeiro will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tatui/AABT will play against Praia and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tatui/AABT: W.Drudi 19+7reb+3ast, R.Castellon 13+2reb+1ast, G.Bento 10+5reb+2ast, P.Jose Vitor 10+1reb+1ast, A.Igor 8+3reb+10ast, A.Ferreira 6+2reb+1ast
Cruzeiro: J.Hodges 15+8reb+2ast, D.Sousa 15+2reb+4ast, R.Gusmao 11+6reb+2ast, P.Lima 10+3reb+2ast, M.Derick 7+3reb+3ast, M.Coleman III 6+12reb+1ast

Brusque - Santos 81-83

Important game to mention about took place in Brusque. Santos (3-1) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging Brusque (1-2) 83-81 on Wednesday evening. Santos made 25-of-33 charity shots (75.8 percent) during the game. Santos had a 31-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. Brusque was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for power forward Dida Pereira (202-1992, college: Sequoias CC) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds. Gustavo Ruiz (190-1995) accounted for 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Four Santos players scored in double figures. Santos' coach Daniel Correa Leque allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Andre Mendes (192-1993) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) and point guard Lucas Campos (190-1997) added 29 points respectively for Brusque in the defeat. Santos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Brusque will play on the road against Osasco and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Brusque: L.Campos 29+3reb+2ast, A.Mendes 20+11reb+4ast, J.Carlos Junior 14+6reb+3ast, S.Santos 6+4reb+3ast, R.Silva 4+1reb+1ast, A.dos Santos 4+2reb
Santos: D.Pereira 21+12reb+2ast, G.Ruiz 16+5reb+2ast, G.De Oliveira 14+5reb+1ast, E.Guilherme 12+6reb, R.Italo 9+3reb+3ast, R.Frias 9+2reb+1ast