Away from home, Corinthians beat Rio Claro to win again in NBB | OneFootball

Corinthians faced Rio Claro on Thursday night (2) at Ginásio Felipe Karam, in a matchup valid for the 33rd game of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) regular season, and won by a score of 81 to 73. With the result, Alvinegro returned to winning ways after two straight losses in the national tournament and remained in sixth place with 23 wins and 10 losses – 56 points.

Coach Jece Leite selected the following lineup to start the game: Elinho, Davaunta Thomas, Elyjah Clark, Victão and Lucas Cauê. The bench options were: Tico Faria, Lucas Cardoso, Rafael Munford, Jamelão and Kauan Raymundo. The opponent took the court with: Thygesen, Gui Santos, Murilo do Prado, Bonfim and Gemadinha.

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Corinthians’ leading scorer in the game was American Elyjah Clark with 19 points. Two other standouts were Lucas Cauê, who grabbed 11 rebounds, and Tiago Faria, who totaled 15 points throughout the game. Of the four quarters, Alvinegro was defeated only in the first one – by 17 to 14. In the last three, they won by: 22 to 18, 21 to 16 and 24 to 22, respectively.

The club from Parque São Jorge will now return to the court next Saturday (4), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), at Ginásio Wlamir Marques, Parque São Jorge, against Pinheiros, in a matchup valid for the 34th game of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). The Corinthians team will seek its second straight win in the national competition.

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