FC Porto lose Portuguese basketball cup after 86-84 defeat to Sporting | OneFootball

The final of the Portuguese Cup will be remembered for the quality displayed by FC Porto and Sporting in the decision of the main basketball competition, which ended with Sporting winning their ninth Portuguese Cup, by defeating 86-84.

The Dragons went into halftime with a slim one-point lead (46-45), after the Lions started the match in Albufeira with better performance.

In the second half, the Alvalade team started strong again, finding three-point shots with some ease in the third period, which ended with a 28-23 partial in favor of Sporting.

The pace slowed considerably in the last quarter, but the Lions managed to maintain a four-point lead entering the last ten minutes, despite FC Porto's response midway through that period.

Francisco Amarante of Sporting stood out, reaching 22 points in the final, with important support from teammate Brandon Johns Jr., who added 19 points. For FC Porto, Cornelius Hudson was the top scorer, also with 19 points.

Thus, Sporting claims their ninth Portuguese Cup in the sport, getting closer, albeit still at some distance, to FC Porto, which has 16 trophies, without taking the first place from Benfica, with 23 titles in their record.

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