FC Porto slump to 83-60 defeat in Ovar, drop off Liga Betclic podium | OneFootball

Ovarense caught FC Porto by surprise this Saturday, winning 83-60 in a Matchday 19 game of the Betclic League. With this result at the Arena de Ovar, the two teams now have the same record, but Ovarense reclaim a place on the podium: the 23-point win erases the 12-point defeat at the Dragão in the first half of the season.

After two games in which they showed great offensive firepower, with shooting percentages above 60%, Porto dropped off sharply in Ovar. Their far-below-par performance resulted in 36% shooting, made even worse by their three-point shooting, with just five makes in 33 attempts.

Faced with the poor display from the blue and whites, the home side took control of the game early on, opening up a 10-point lead at the start of the second quarter (26-16) through Jonathan Silva. The gap widened before halftime (41-25), although Ovarense went the final 2:55 of the first half without scoring, allowing the visitors to close the gap with a 0-10 run (41-35).

A putback by Miguel Monteiro, from well beyond the three-point line and at the buzzer, gave the home team fresh momentum going into the break (44-35). In the second half, Ovarense remained the more efficient side, while FC Porto kept piling up empty possessions.

In the final quarter, the exception came in the form of Corey Allen’s three-pointers, but it was already far too late to fuel any hopes of a comeback.

Gustavo Teixeira wrapped things up from the free-throw line, even though Ovarense could still have been more efficient in that area.

FC Porto’s run of six straight wins came to an end, while the black-and-whites are smiling again after three defeats in their last four games.

In this round, leaders Benfica once again broke the 100-point mark, for the ninth time this season, by beating Galitos 82-108, on a perfect shooting afternoon from Temidayo Yussuf, who scored 23 points.

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