NBB Round 1 of Finals. Sesi/Franca clinch first victory

Sesi/Franca - Pinheiros 82-73

Vivo/Franca dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Pinheiros' 18 and made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Vivo/Franca looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international point guard Georginho de Paula (197-1996) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and the former international power forward Rafael Mineiro (208-1988) chipped in 16 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). At the losing side American point guard David Sloan (183-1999, college: ETSU) responded with 23 points and 7 assists and the other American import forward CJ Penha (202-2000, college: Boston Coll.) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Pinheiros' coach Gustavo Conti rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Sesi/Franca: R.Mineiro 16+3reb+2ast, d.Georginho 12+12reb+7ast, J.Laterza 11+4reb+3ast, L.Rodriguez 10+4reb, J.David 9+4reb, D.Lucas 8+5reb+5ast
Pinheiros: D.Sloan 23+3reb+7ast, C.Penha 16+7reb, B.Nardi 14+6reb, D.Souza Caua 10+1reb, B.Yan Djalo 6+5reb, A.Samoel 2+5reb