FC Porto lose Portuguese basketball cup after 86-84 defeat to Sporting | OneFootball

The final of the Taça de Portugal will be remembered for the quality displayed by FC Porto and Sporting in the showdown of the main basketball competition, which ended with Sporting claiming their ninth Taça de Portugal by winning 86-84.

The Dragons went into halftime with a narrow one-point lead (46-45), after the Lions had started the match in Albufeira with better performance.

In the second half, the Alvalade team started strong again, finding three-point shots with some ease in the third quarter, which ended with a 28-23 run in Sporting's favor.

The pace slowed considerably in the final quarter, but the Lions managed to maintain their four-point advantage going into the last ten minutes, despite FC Porto's response midway through the period.

Standout performances came from Francisco Amarante of Sporting, who scored 22 points in the final, with important support from teammate Brandon Johns Jr., who added 19 points. For FC Porto, Cornelius Hudson was the top scorer, also with 19 points.

Thus, Sporting claims their ninth Taça de Portugal in the sport, closing in—though still at some distance—on FC Porto, who have 16 trophies, while Benfica remains in first place with 23 titles to their name.

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