
Central do Timão
·4 September 2025
Corinthians end Paulista Basketball first phase with home defeat

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·4 September 2025
The Corinthians Basketball team took to the court on Wednesday night, September 3, at the Wlamir Marques Gymnasium, Parque São Jorge, to face Bauru, for the tenth and final round of the State Championship of the sport, and lost by 85 to 68. With the result, the Alvinegro ended the first phase of the state championship with 14 points - seven wins and three losses.
Despite the setback, the biggest highlight of the Alvinegro in the match was the forward Victão, with 18 accumulated points. Behind him, Kaun Raymundo and Elinho appeared, with 11, and Rafael Munford, with 10. To start the match, coach Jece Leite lined up the following team: Elinho, Davaunta Thomas, Rafael Munford, Victão and Gabriel Novaes.
Photo: Beto Miller/Agência Corinthians
The bench had the following options: Tico Faria, Alisson Faria, Lucas Cardoso, Lucas Cauê, Kaique, Jamelão and Kauan. Corinthians, inconsistent in defense throughout the duel, was defeated in all four periods, which had the final scores: 18 to 11 / 29 to 44 / 52 to 65 / 68 to 85.
Now, Corinthians, which ended the first part of the state championship in third position, is part of Group A of the Realignment phase along with Sesi, Franca, São José, Mogi and Bauru. The details of the matches should be released in the next few days by the organization of the state competition.
In this phase, the teams are divided into two groups and will face each other in a single round. In Group B, only the top three teams qualify for the knockout stage.
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