Dontrell Brite was the scorer of the game that qualified Bauru with 18 points (Andrews Clayton/Bauru Basket)
Let the Wednesdays come! On Saturday night (27), in front of a packed Pressure Cooker gymnasium (1,963 people), Bauru Basket won Game 2 of the “best of three” series against Pato Basquete by the score of 71 to 62. With the result, Dragão closed the NBB round of 16 match and qualified for the next phase of the competition.
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“It was a victory for the defense. The commitment, the dedication of everyone. Even when we made a mistake, we managed to correct it, run and stay together as a group”, analyzed coach Paulo Jaú. “We knew the difficulty. And the second half showed this with a more tied game. But, I’m happy that we achieved this classification in front of our fans”, added the Bauru coach.
Statistics
The scorer of the night was point guard Dontrell Brite, with 18 points scored – in addition to five rebounds, four assists and two steals. The fans recognized the defensive commitment of Dragão’s number 3, singing in support and tribute to Dragão’s number 3.
Still on the home team’s side, highlight also goes to the offensive performance of the pivot Anderson Rodrigues and the winger/guard Gemadinha, both with 11, and the winger/pivot Jeremy Hollowell, with 10. On the Paraná side, the main scorer was the point guard Nate Barnes, with 16.
On Pato’s side, Barnes was the top scorer with 16 points and Novaes was close to the double-double with 15 rebounds and nine points scored.
Next phase
After eliminating Pato Basquete in the round of 16, Bauru already knows who his opponent will be in the next phase of the NBB: Vasco da Gama. The Rio team won two matches against Pinheiros and also secured their place in the quarterfinals.
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