Paulista Round 7 (Regular Season): Corinthians lose to Vivo/Franca

Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 7 in Paulista means a new league leader. The biggest surprise took place in Sao Paulo where host Vivo/Franca (6-1) beat league's leader Corinthians (6-1) 100-86 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Corinthians. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Sesi/Franca looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The former international center Cristiano Felicio (210-1992, college: Oregon) fired 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winners. The former international guard Paulo Barbosa (189-2003) chipped in 25 points. The former international point guard Elio Corazza (195-1989, college: Miami Dade CC) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists for lost side. Vivo/Franca have a solid series of three victories in a row. Sesi/Franca keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Corinthians and Sao Jose. Corinthians will play next round against Mogi trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Sesi/Franca will try to continue on its current victory against ninth ranked Pinheiros. It will be extra interesting game as Pinheiros is their local rival from Sao Paulo.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Sao Jose. Third ranked Sao Jose faced 4th placed Paulistano. Host Sao Jose (6-1) defeated guests from Sao Paulo (4-3) 74-64. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Adyel Borges (190-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. Caue Freitas contributed with 9 points and 8 assists for the winners. American guard Kaleb Hunter (193-1998, college: UNCG) answered with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Paulistano. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sao Jose have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Sesi/Franca and Corinthians. Paulistano at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost. They share the position with Bauru and Mogi. Sao Jose will play against Bauru (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Paulistano will play against Osasco and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Mandic Basket (0-8) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 87-61 loss to sixth ranked Mogi (4-3) in Mogi das Cruzes on Monday evening. It was a great evening for Paulo Da Costa who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. At the losing side Arthur Abreu responded with 12 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. Mogi moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Bauru and Paulistano. Loser Mandic Basket still closes the standings with eight games lost. Mogi will meet higher ranked Corinthians (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Mandic Basket will play against Sorocabana (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 7 Sorocabana was defeated by Bauru in a road game 75-57.



Sesi/Franca - Corinthians 100-86

Round 7 in Paulista means a new league leader. The biggest surprise took place in Sao Paulo where host Vivo/Franca (6-1) beat league's leader Corinthians (6-1) 100-86 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Corinthians. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Sesi/Franca looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The former international center Cristiano Felicio (210-1992, college: Oregon) fired 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winners. The former international guard Paulo Barbosa (189-2003) chipped in 25 points. The former international point guard Elio Corazza (195-1989, college: Miami Dade CC) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists and the former international forward Rafael Munford (195-1998, college: Augusta) added 15 points respectively for lost side. Five Corinthians players scored in double figures. Vivo/Franca have a solid series of three victories in a row. Sesi/Franca keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Corinthians and Sao Jose. Corinthians will play next round against Mogi trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Sesi/Franca will try to continue on its current victory against ninth ranked Pinheiros. It will be extra interesting game as Pinheiros is their local rival from Sao Paulo.
Top scorers:
Sesi/Franca: P.Barbosa 25+4reb+1ast, C.Felicio 21+8reb+4ast, R.Mineiro 13+4reb+3ast, C.Bennett 11+3ast, J.Machini 9+3reb+3ast, J.Laterza 8+6reb+8ast
Corinthians: G.Novaes 17+5reb, D.Thomas 16+4reb+1ast, R.Munford 15+4reb+3ast, C.Borges 12+5reb+2ast, E.Corazza 11+6reb+10ast, V.Camilo 11+2ast

Sao Jose - Paulistano 74-64

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Sao Jose. Third ranked Sao Jose faced 4th placed Paulistano. Host Sao Jose (6-1) defeated guests from Sao Paulo (4-3) 74-64. Sao Jose forced 20 Paulistano turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Sao Jose brought some defensive toughness making 10 blocks. Paulistano was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Adyel Borges (190-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. Guard Caue Freitas (192-1988) contributed with 9 points and 8 assists for the winners. Four Sao Jose players scored in double figures. American guard Kaleb Hunter (193-1998, college: UNCG) answered with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Henrique Seixas (194-2003) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Paulistano. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sao Jose have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Sesi/Franca and Corinthians. Paulistano at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost. They share the position with Bauru and Mogi. Sao Jose will play against Bauru (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Paulistano will play against Osasco and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Sao Jose: A.Rodrigues 12+7reb, L.Cravero 11+3reb+1ast, M.Miller 11+5reb+1ast, D.Silva 10+5reb+2ast, A.Borges 10+14reb+8ast, C.Freitas 9+4reb+8ast
Paulistano: H.Seixas 14+5reb+3ast, K.Hunter 13+6reb+4ast, L.Inacio 9+2reb+2ast, L.Siewert 9+8reb+1ast, S.Neto 8+9reb, G.Macedo 5+1reb

Bauru - Sorocabana 75-57

There was no surprise when 9th ranked Sorocabana (2-6) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Paschoalotto/Bauru (4-3) 75-57 on Sunday. Bauru looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Sorocabana's players. It was a great evening for Ecuadorian guard Pedro Infante (195-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 5 assists. Center Andrezao Barbosa de Abreu (213-2002) helped adding 12 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Lucas Zibecchi (190-2001) responded with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Danilo Penteado (199-1999) scored 12 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bauru moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Paulistano and Mogi. Loser Sorocabana dropped to the tenth position with six games lost. Bauru will meet at home league's second-placed Sao Jose in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sorocabana will play against Mandic Basket (#11) in Limeira and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bauru: P.Infante 17+3reb+5ast, G.Barbosa 15+3reb, A.Barbosa de Abreu 12+6reb+1ast, A.Esdras 8+2reb+1ast, D.Lima 7+4reb+1ast, M.Alves 6+8reb+3ast
Sorocabana: L.Zibecchi 20+6reb+4ast, D.Penteado 12+4reb+1ast, N.Goncalves 7+3reb, V.Silva 6+7reb+1ast, G.Lima 5+2reb, J.De Paula 5+4reb

Mogi - Mandic Basket 87-61

Bottom-ranked Mandic Basket (0-8) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 87-61 loss to sixth ranked Mogi (4-3) in Mogi das Cruzes on Monday evening. They also forced 24 Mandic Basket turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Mandic Basket's players. It was a great evening for guard Paulo Da Costa (194-1994) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Point guard Gabriel Caldeira (185-2004) helped adding 18 points. Five Mogi players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Arthur Abreu (193-2002) responded with 12 points and 6 rebounds and Daniel Alemao scored 6 points and 7 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. Mogi moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Bauru and Paulistano. Loser Mandic Basket still closes the standings with eight games lost. Mogi will meet higher ranked Corinthians (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Mandic Basket will play against Sorocabana (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Mogi: G.Caldeira 18+4reb+1ast, P.Da Costa 14+13reb+6ast, A.Barbosa 13+5reb+4ast, F.Ruivo 12+1reb+5ast, R.Mencarini 11+4reb+2ast, M.Waldemar 8+4reb+2ast
Mandic Basket: A.Abreu 12+6reb+2ast, L.Jacon 11+4reb, S.Scott 10+2ast, A.Rodrigues 9+5reb+1ast, P.Leopoldino 7+2reb, D.Alemao 6+7reb+2ast