Basketball: Derby win kicks off the league | OneFootball

FC Porto hosted and overcame Vasco da Gama with a score of 95-73 in the opening round of the regular phase of the Portuguese Basketball League. Nearly two weeks after they competed for qualification in the Champions League, the Dragons asserted themselves against an opponent returning to the top tier three decades later, in the derby that kicked off the 2025/26 season.

Fernando Sá kept the starting five used in Bulgaria and did not count on Márkó Filipotivy due to physical problems. Still, the blue and whites took on the status of favorites early on, dominating the first quarter (25-17) and halting the rival attack in the second. At halftime (52-27), substitutes Jalen Riley (11) and João Guerreiro (12) together scored just four points less than the entire opposing team.

In the second half, Jhonathan Dunn (17) and Wes Washpun (11) also reached double digits, while Javian Davis led the rebound battle with 15. Vasco da Gama made a slight comeback in the third (20-21) and fourth quarters (23-25), but the Porto victory was never really at risk (95-73).

The next commitment is a trip to the Dr. Salvador Machado Pavilion to face Oliveirense, on Saturday, October 11, at 6:00 PM (DAZN).

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