Table dominance defined the winner

SUMMARY

A Benfica women’s basketball team lost, 92 to 58, on the trip to the GEAS Basket center this Thursday, October 24, in a game in the 3rd round of Group K of EuroCup Women.

Raphaella Monteiro scored Benfica’s first two points of the gamebut the home team responded with determination, especially when they attacked the basket, using the outside play to bring the game to 17-9 midway through the first period. Eugénio Rodrigues had to stop the challenge soon after, after Gina Marie Conti’s triple (20-9). The Eagles, however, made some mistakes in attack, finding the physical ability of their opponents a difficult obstacle to overcome, which is why at the end of the part that reached the 18 point difference. (33-15).

Despite the a good entry from the eagles in the 2nd centurywith five points, the Italian team was in control of the works, with Benfica trying to get closer, which was achieved a little. The big difference in rebounds (28-14) and points in the painted area (28-12) helped to some extent to explain the result at halftime. (49-33).

The start of the 3rd period was marked by a partial score of 11 to 2 in four minutes and this left the victory to the home team, who did not feel such a result, closing the same with an advantage of 26 points. (71-45).

In the last 10-minute period, both teams encouraged some circulation in their elements and the direction of the game remained, ending with a favorable result for the Italian team. (92-58).

In the next round of the competition, in the 4th round of group K, the Benfica travels to Basket Namur Capitalein a duel scheduled for Wednesday, October 30th, at 7:30 pm, at Hall Octave Henry, in Namur (Belgium).