Recap of NBB Round 4 of 1/8 Finals

Sao Jose - Vasco da Gama 83-88

Vasco da Gama shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 53.1 percentage. Guard Matheus Eugeniusz (193-2000) fired 21 points and 5 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. American point guard Jamaal Smith (184-1985, college: N.Mexico) chipped in 16 points and 7 assists. Douglas Silva (202-1998) produced 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international guard Adyel Borges (190-2002) added 18 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Vasco da Gama: M.Eugeniusz 21+2reb+5ast, M.Vinicius 18+5reb, H.Silva 17+7reb+2ast, J.Smith 16+3reb+7ast, P.Scheuer 9+3reb, R.Paulichi 5+4reb+2ast
Sao Jose: D.Silva 18+8reb+5ast, A.Borges 18+6reb+2ast, R.Carbonari 15+7reb, M.Fernandez 10+6reb+1ast, F.Vieta 8+2reb+2ast, M.Silva 8+2reb+3ast

Paulistano - Bauru 54-84

Paschoalotto/Bauru looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Center Andrezao Barbosa de Abreu (213-2002) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Dontrell Brite (175-1994, college: Mount Olive) chipped in 15 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. Five Paschoalotto/Bauru players scored in double figures. Forward Brunao Cardoso (197-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and international Lucas Vieira (190-2004) added 7 points respectively 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.
Top scorers:
Bauru: A.Barbosa de Abreu 18+10reb+2ast, D.Brite 15+3reb+8ast, G.Barbosa 14+4reb, A.Garcia 10+4reb+7ast, D.Rossetto 10+4reb+3ast, G.Santana 9+1reb
Paulistano: B.Cardoso 10+10reb+2ast, H.Seixas 8, L.Vieira 7+3reb+3ast, K.Crescenzi 7+4reb+1ast, G.Abreu 7+2reb+2ast, L.Inacio 6+1reb

Caxias do Sul - Flamengo 63-86

Flamengo dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Caxias do Sul's 32. The former international power forward Ruan Miranda (207-2001) fired 20 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. American guard Shaquille Johnson (191-1990, college: Marshall) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. Five Flamengo players scored in double figures. Guard Isaac Goncalves (196-1990) produced 20 points and Leonardo Cravero (201-2002) added 8 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Flamengo: R.Miranda 20+9reb, S.Johnson 15+7reb+2ast, A.Borges 12+2reb+8ast, J.Williams 11+4reb+4ast, L.Siewert 10+4reb, K.Goncalves 8+4reb
Caxias do Sul: I.Goncalves 20+2reb, F.Ruiz 13+3reb+4ast, S.Stallworth 10+2reb, L.Cravero 8+12reb+2ast, V.Chagas 6+5reb+3ast, L.Taylor 3+1reb+1ast

Corinthians - U.Corinthians 79-72

The hosts were ahead by 5 points but lost the second period ending it with a 2-point deficit before their 19-10 run, which allowed them to win the game. Corinthians made 23-of-28 charity shots (82.1 percent) during the game. U.Corinthians was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. The winners were led by the former international point guard Elio Corazza (195-1989, college: Miami Dade CC) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 assists and American guard Melvin Johnson (193-1993, college: VCU) supported him with 22 points (made all of his seven free throws). Four Corinthians players scored in double figures. Even 23 points and 4 assists by American forward Duane Johnson (204-1991, college: ESU) did not help to save the game for U.Corinthians. His fellow American import power forward Raven Barber (206-1991, college: Mt.St.Mary's) added 10 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Corinthians: M.Johnson 22+4reb+1ast, E.Corazza 18+1reb+10ast, V.Camilo 16+8reb, L.Caue 10+9reb+2ast, E.Clark 7+1reb, R.Munford 3+6reb+1ast
U.Corinthians: D.Johnson 23+4reb+4ast, R.Lanaras 11+2reb+2ast, R.Barber 10+5reb, F.Verissimo 9+3reb+1ast, F.Russo 6+2reb+1ast, J.Machuca 5+2reb+2ast

UniFacisa - Pinheiros 86-79

UNIFACISA made 17-of-18 free shots (94.4 percent) during the game. Panamanian-American point guard Trevor Gaskins (190-1989, college: La Tech) fired 16 points and 4 assists for the winners. Argentinian Matias Solanas (193-1998) chipped in 19 points. Five UNIFACISA players scored in double figures. American point guard David Sloan (183-1999, college: ETSU) produced 34 points (!!!) and 7 assists (made all of his eight free throws) and forward Bernardo Da Silva (206-2000, college: Hawaii) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
UniFacisa: M.Solanas 19+4reb+1ast, A.Ferreira 17+2reb+1ast, T.Gaskins 16+4reb+4ast, A.Delph 13+1reb, G.Santo 11+8reb+4ast, G.Hubner 5+5reb+1ast
Pinheiros: D.Sloan 34+3reb+7ast, B.Da Silva 13+5reb+2ast, A.Pacheco 8, P.Pastre 8, Y.Djalo Barbosa 8+4reb+3ast, R.Dos Santos 4+2reb+2ast

Sao Paulo - Brasilia 78-77

Sao Paulo outrebounded Brasilia 48-35 including 16 on the offensive glass. 24 personal fouls committed by Brasilia helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international point guard Ricardo Fischer (185-1991) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 8 assists and the former international point guard Henrique Coelho (184-1993) who added 16 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Five Sao Paulo players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Gemadinha Sacco (182-1997) responded with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Guilherme Santos (189-1997) scored 16 points and 5 assists.
Top scorers:
Sao Paulo: R.Fischer 20+4reb+8ast, H.Coelho 16+9reb+1ast, C.Bennett 12+4ast, M.Miller 10+4reb+2ast, R.Ansaloni 10+13reb+1ast, P.Da Costa 10+14reb
Brasilia: G.Sacco 18+9reb+5ast, G.Santos 16+3reb+5ast, L.Lacerda 12+1ast, A.Cook 9+1reb+1ast, P.Mendonca 9+11reb+1ast, D.Von Haydin 7+6reb+3ast