Vasco is in the quarterfinals of NBB 2023/24. Playing at home, at Ginásio de São Januário, the team beat Pinheiros 85 to 70 this Friday, in the second game of the competition. As he had already won the first contestVasco is already guaranteed in the next stage of the playoffs.
R10 Score Vasco da Gama 85 x 70 Pinheiros | Best moments | Round of 16 | NBB
Cruz-Maltino started the match well, taking the lead on the scoreboard. After that, Vasco only increased their advantage and held the lead throughout the match. For the quarterfinals, the duels between Franca and Paulistano and São Paulo and Minas have already been defined. In the next phase, Vasco must face the winner of Bauru and Pato, who play on Saturday, at 5:10 pm.
The first period started slowly, with both teams studying each other and understanding the pace of the game. At the end of the first stage, Vasco began to gain an advantage on the scoreboard and ended up ahead, adding 26 points against 17 from Pinheiros.
Vasco remained calm in the second period, without much pressure from their opponents. With a good result in attack, the home team only extended the advantage to 41 to 25. The team even managed to increase the score with a three-ball at the end. Pinheiros, on the other hand, only scored eight points in the stage.
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Pinheiros started scoring in the third period, looking for a reaction. Despite the recovery in the stage, Vasco maintained its good performance, closing the period with more than twenty points of advantage: 61 to 40.
In the fourth quarter, Vasco continued ahead, giving no chances to Pinheiros, who showed no reaction. With two three-pointers in the final stretch, Cruz-Maltino only increased the distance to his opponents. Vasco closed the match by 85 to 70. Eugeniusz was the big name of the match, scoring 27 baskets and breaking his record for points.
In the regular season, Pinheiros was in 13th place, while Vasco da Gama was in 4th place in the table. The two teams faced each other in the first phase farewell, which served as training. On that occasion, Pinheiros came out on top.
