Corinthians beat Liga Sorocabana for sixth straight Paulista win | OneFootball

Corinthians returned to the courts on Friday night, 22. For the sixth round of the São Paulo Basketball Championship, Timão visited the Sorocabana Basketball League at the Gualberto Moreira Stadium, in Sorocaba, winning 78 x 64. It was the team's sixth victory in the competition, thus reinforcing its leadership in the overall standings – Alvinegro is the only unbeaten team among the 11 participants.

For the match, coach Jece Leite sent a quintet formed by Elinho, Davaunta Thomas, Munford, Victão and Gabriel Novaes to the court. On the bench, Corinthians had six athletes available: Tico Faria, Alisson, Cauê Borges, Kaique, Kauan and Jamelão.

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The start of the game showed a certain balance between the teams, but from the middle of the first half, Corinthians began to control the actions, opening a slight advantage on the scoreboard that was confirmed with a comfortable victory by 25 x 15 in the first ten minutes. In the following quarter, the team managed to maintain the advantage, winning the period by 18 x 17 and going into the interval winning by 43 x 32.

On the return from the interval, Timão continued to control the game, making some mistakes in the attack but not allowing LSB to approach on the scoreboard. The third quarter was again Corinthian by 20 x 17, with the partial score going to 63 x 49. In the final period, Corinthians lowered the offensive pace and only worked on their advantage until the clock expired, tying the last quarter with 15 points and leaving the game victorious by 78 x 64.

Elinho and Victão were Corinthians' top scorers in the game, with 15 points each, closely followed by Munford and Davaunta Thomas, who scored 14 and 13 points respectively. Victão and Gabriel Novaes led in rebounds with five each, and Elinho led in assists with seven in total.

Corinthians remains focused on the São Paulo Championship in the next game, which takes place this Sunday, 24, against Franca, at the Wlamir Marques Gymnasium. The match will be valid for the seventh round of the state championship.

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