FC Porto and Sporting face off in the Portuguese Basketball Cup final | OneFootball

The finalists for the Portuguese Basketball Cup have been decided. FC Porto and Sporting will compete for the trophy this Sunday, after eliminating Galitos and Oliveirense in the semi-finals, respectively.

In the final four, held at the Albufeira Sports Pavilion in the Algarve, the FC Porto team – the current holder of the Cup – secured the first spot in the final by confirming their favorite status against Galitos, winning 97-81.

The champions of the last two editions of the Portuguese Cup built a comfortable lead in the first period and never allowed it to diminish, imposing their superiority in the following periods to secure their place in the 2025/26 season final.

FC Porto opened the scoring with a three-pointer from Tanner Omlid, but the team from Barreiro managed to recover and reached a tie (10-10), amid some passivity from the blue and whites. Nevertheless, despite free-throw line errors, the trophy holder went into halftime leading 53-42 over Galitos.

At the restart, Porto felt a lack of offensive solutions, but Galitos failed to capitalize on these difficulties. FC Porto won the third period (14-22) and only conceded in the last (25-22) to the Barreiro team, when qualification for the final was practically assured.

Cornelius Hudson was the top scorer for FC Porto with 20 points and six rebounds, while Javian Davis added 19 points and six rebounds in just 14 minutes. For Galitos, Brayden Carter and Quentin Eyobo stood out, both with 14 points.

Sporting clearly surpassed Oliveirense

In the South, Sporting also confirmed their place in the final by beating Oliveirense 97-77, thus repeating the Portuguese Cup final duel with FC Porto.

The first half was marked by balance and a fast pace, with the green and whites going into halftime with a narrow lead (46-43).

After a very balanced and high-standard first half, Sporting entered the third period with greater intensity and ended up deciding the outcome in their favor. The Lisbon team won the third period 29-13 and the last 22-21, finishing the match with a 20-point difference.

Francisco Amarante and Brandon Johns were the top scorers for Sporting, both with 18 points (Amarante added four rebounds and Johns two), while Mikyle McIntosh stood out for Oliveirense with 20 points.

The Portuguese Basketball Cup final between FC Porto and Sporting is scheduled for this Sunday at 4:30 PM (Continental time).

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