Benfica V Guimarães Basketball Cup Portugal
GAME SUMMARY
THE benfica assured its presence in the final of the Portuguese Basketball Cup by beating Vitória de Guimarães by 89-70, in the game played this Saturday, May 7, at the Municipal Pavilion of Albufeira, referring to the semi-final of the competition. In the decisive game, Sporting will be the forward.
THE Benfica always led the matchfruit of greater responsibility in field launches, in particular beyond the three-point mark. In the first quarter, Norberto Alves’s men finished in the lead by four points (20-16).
No partial according to the trend and, even with a moderate intensity, Benfica won again, adding five points of advantage to the savings it brought from the first. At break, the 43-34 reflected an embodied superiority.
After rest, the eagles, less accurate in offensive terms in the second half of the 3rd quartersaw themselves reduce the reference of vi in the maranenses marker (66-63), belonging even by 25-29 to the aforementioned (68-63).
No In the last quarter, Benfica annulled the Minho’s attempts and fired on the scoreboardespecially in the last two minutes, setting the score at 89-70.
THE Benfica face Sporting this Sunday, at 18:00, in the final of the Portuguese Cup of basketball, an antagonist that overcame FC Porto (66-58).
Benfica-V. Guimarães 89-70 Albufeira Municipal Pavilion |
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Benfica’s five starters | |||
Aaron Broussard, Frank Gaines, Travis Munnings, Betinho Gomes and Makram Ben Romdhane | |||
supplements | |||
José Silva, José Barbosa, Diogo Gameiro, Tomás Barroso, Arnette Hallman, Wendell Lewis and Ivan Almeida | |||
Five initials of V. Guimarães | |||
Eric Coleman, Danjel Purifoy, Carlos Cardoso, Matthew McCarthy and Malcolm Drumwright | |||
supplements | |||
Manuel Magalhães, Hugo Sotta, André Bessa, João Galina and Jermias Manjate | |||
1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter |
20-16 | 43-34 | 68-63 | 89-70 |
Benfica’s Scorers | |||
Frank Gaines (21), Makram Ben Romdhane (17), Travis Munnings (13), Arnette Hallman (10), José Silva (10), Ivan Almeida (5), Aaron Broussard (4), Betinho Gomes (3), José Barbosa (3) and Wendell Lewis (3) |