Corinthians learn quarter-final details in Novo Basquete Brasil | OneFootball

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Staff

Throughout this Friday (1), Corinthians learned the details of its games against Minas in the quarterfinals of the 2026/2027 Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) season. In the round of 16, it is worth remembering, the club from Parque São Jorge beat Unifacisa 3-1 in the best-of-five series — in which the first team to win three games advances to the next round.

Just like in the quarterfinals, the team that wins the best-of-five series will also advance to the semifinals. The first game between Corinthians and Minas will take place next Monday (4), at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), at Arena UniBH, in Belo Horizonte. The second and third games, meanwhile, will be held at Ginásio Wlamir Marques, in Parque São Jorge: the first on the 7th, at 8 p.m. The other on the 9th, at 7 p.m.

Photo: Beto Miller/Agência Corinthians

If the matchup is still undecided, the fourth game will be played in Belo Horizonte on May 12, with details still to be defined. In addition, if necessary, the fifth game will be two days later (14), also with the opponent hosting. The rival, it is worth remembering, had a better campaign than Timão in the first phase — third place versus sixth. The first and third games will be broadcast by ESPN and Disney Plus. The second will be shown by Xsports and the NBB Caixa YouTube channel.

This season, the teams have already faced each other three times, with Corinthians losing all of them. In the NBB regular season, defeats of 83-81 in the opening round and 92-74 in the second half of the season. In the Super 8 Cup, another loss, this time 87-79. Alvinegro is seeking its first NBB title — the sport was reactivated in 2018.

Even so, Corinthians has tradition in the sport, having won three South American titles in the 1960s, with names such as Wlamir Marques, Amaury Rosa, Ubiratan and Rosa Branca. There are also four Brazilian titles (1965, 1966, 1969 and 1996) and several state titles. In an interview with Meu Timão, head coach Jece Leite looked ahead to the quarterfinals of the national competition.

“I think the moment is very meaningful. In the first meeting we had with them there in Minas, in the championship opener, we faced a looser team and played a good game. Then, in the Super 8, which was a knockout game, as it will be now, only this time in a best-of-five series. “So sometimes you can recover from a bad game in the next one. If you didn’t do well, you can improve in the next match. We’ll be able to make adjustments. We’re focused on this matchup against Minas. We know that, here, we’ll need to compete at the highest level to keep pursuing qualification.”

“Corinthians fans are the people who understand difficulties the most. It’s not easy to come here, São Paulo is very big, but when they do come, they make a difference. So come support us, push the team on, celebrate, and help build the basketball you want to see more and more.”

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