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Biguá defeated Minas Tennis 96-91 at the Antel Arena this Wednesday for group C of the Basketball Champions League Americas, which had its second window in Montevideo and left the teams from Uruguay and Brazil classified in that series. Obras Sanitarias of Argentina, which has yet to win in four games, has already been eliminated.
The team from Villa Biarritz took revenge on the team from Belo Horizonte, who had beaten them in the disputed window in Brazil, and this time they managed the process from start to finish. He had a difference of 19 points (66-47 after five minutes of the third boy) and tolerated the reaction of a rival who put a triple in the last period. With the victory, he aspires to keep the first place in the series, which would give him a better match in the quarterfinals.
Photo: FIBA Americas
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The American Victor Rudd was the Uruguayan champion’s scorer with 25 points, one more than his compatriot Donald Sims. In addition, Iván Loriente and the Brazilian Luis Santos contributed 12 each. For the loser, who was left undefeated, the former Stockolmo and Urunday Universitario Shaquille Johnson scored 22.
GROUP C
Minas Tennis 3-1
Bigua 3-1
Sanitary Works 0-4
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Sanitary Works – Minas Tennis
Minas Tennis – Biguá
Sanitary Works – Biguá
Photo: FIBA Americas
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In the second hour, Nacional beat Quimsa de Santiago del Estero 91-81 in group B. It was the first win for the tricolor team, which would be eliminated if they lost. Now Uruguayans and Argentines have one win and three losses, far from the already classified Sao Paulo, so they will define second place in their direct duel in Brazil in a month.
The procedure was even until the Bag got 10 difference in the second period. However, the visitors reacted and passed in the third, and thanks to a 32-19 run they entered 70-66 ahead of the last boy. In the final five minutes the whites posted a 17-7 led by Dominique Morrison.
He destroyed Quimsa with 42 points to give life to @CNdeFbasketball , and wants to play for the Uruguayan national team.
Morrison and this infernal close of the game to consolidate the best personal brand in the history of the @BCLAmericas pic.twitter.com/9Qd17O6cyb– Carlos Altamirano (@altamirano45) February 3, 2022
Morrison was the great figure of the night with 42 points, well supported by Quincy Miller with 14 and Johndre Jefferson with 12. For the Argentine team, Franco Baralle contributed 24 and Eric Lawon 15.
B GROUP
Sao Paulo 4-0
Quimsa 1-3
National 1-3
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Sao Paulo – Quimsa
Quimsa-National
Sao Paulo-National
