Recap of NBB Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Vasco da Gama - Minas 86-90

Minas made 19-of-21 charity shots (90.5 percent) during the game. Argentinian point guard Franco Baralle (182-1999) nailed 28 points for the winning side and Argentinian guard Juan Arengo (185-1996) accounted for 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. American point guard Jamaal Smith (184-1985, college: N.Mexico) came up with 19 points and 7 assists and the former international forward Marcus Vinicius (205-1984) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Vasco da Gama in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Vasco da Gama: J.Smith 19+1reb+7ast, M.Vinicius 17+5reb+3ast, R.Paulichi 12+5reb+1ast, E.Carvalho 10+6reb, M.Eugeniusz 10+1reb+1ast, H.Silva 8+4reb+2ast
Minas: F.Baralle 28+4reb+3ast, J.Arengo 21+7reb+4ast, S.Machado 15+4reb+1ast, J.Hollowell 11+3reb, A.Paranhos 8+5reb, R.Mineiro 5+5reb

Sao Paulo - Bauru 85-96

Paschoalotto/Bauru dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Sao Paulo's 34. Paschoalotto/Bauru players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. American point guard Dontrell Brite (175-1994, college: Mount Olive) nailed 20 points and 8 assists for the winning side and the former international guard Alex Garcia (191-1980, agency: Interperformances) accounted for 21 points. Paschoalotto/Bauru's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international point guard Ricardo Fischer (185-1991) came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 assists and center Ralfi Ansaloni (209-1987) added 9 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Sao Paulo in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Sao Paulo: P.Da Costa 16+3reb, C.Bennett 16+3reb+2ast, M.Miller 13+4reb+1ast, R.Fischer 11+1reb+12ast, H.Coelho 10+1reb+5ast, R.Ansaloni 9+10reb+2ast
Bauru: A.Garcia 21+3reb+3ast, D.Brite 20+4reb+8ast, G.Santana 14+3ast, A.Barbosa de Abreu 12+9reb+4ast, M.Alves 9+6reb+2ast, D.Rossetto 8+1reb+3ast

Corinthians - Flamengo 88-94

Flamengo forced 19 Corinthians turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. The former international point guard Alexey Borges (185-1995) nailed a double-double by scoring 25 points and 13 assists for the winning side and forward Lucas Siewert (208-1997, college: Colorado) accounted for 16 points and 6 rebounds. The former international Lucas Caue (206-1998) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international point guard Elio Corazza (195-1989, college: Miami Dade CC) added 10 points and 12 assists respectively for Corinthians in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Corinthians: E.Clark 17+4reb+1ast, L.Caue 16+10reb+5ast, V.Camilo 13+7reb, R.Munford 11+6reb+1ast, E.Corazza 10+3reb+12ast, C.Borges 9+5reb+4ast
Flamengo: A.Borges 25+3reb+13ast, L.Siewert 16+6reb+1ast, G.Pereira 15+1reb, S.Johnson 15+1reb+3ast, J.dos Santos 8+5reb, F.Balbi 8+3reb+3ast

Pinheiros - Sesi/Franca 76-89

Vivo/Franca made 22-of-24 free shots (91.7 percent) during the game. The former international point guard Georginho de Paula (197-1996) stepped up and scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and the former international guard Didi Louzada (195-1999) chipped in 22 points (made all of his eight free throws). At the losing side center Agapy Samoel (205-2003) responded with 17 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American point guard David Sloan (183-1999, college: ETSU) scored 10 points and 8 assists. Five Pinheiros players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Pinheiros: A.Samoel 17+8reb+1ast, R.Dos Santos 15+5reb+1ast, B.Da Silva 14+6reb+1ast, Y.Djalo Barbosa 12+8reb+1ast, D.Sloan 10+4reb+8ast, J.Oliveira 6+5reb+2ast
Sesi/Franca: G.de Paula 30+7reb+5ast, D.Louzada 22+3reb+2ast, L.Dias 10+5reb+2ast, D.Jackson 9+1reb+3ast, F.Corvalan 8, C.Hinkle 8+4reb