Liga Betclic Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Benfica, Porto and Sporting reach semis

Braga - Benfica 79-94

Benfica forced 22 Braga turnovers and outrebounded them 43-32 including 31 on the defensive glass. Benfica looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American forward Justice Sueing (198-1999, college: Ohio St.) scored 28 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Betinho Gomes (201-1985) chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Ivorian-American forward Mike Fofana (206-1997, college: HSU) responded with 23 points and 6 rebounds and American guard Broderick Robinson (185-1995, college: UMKC) scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Braga: M.Fofana 23+6reb+2ast, J.Bingham II 11+3reb, D.Blaylock 9+4reb+5ast, R.Monteiro 9+4reb, B.Robinson 7+5reb+6ast, M.Kone 5+4reb
Benfica: S.Justice 28+9reb+2ast, G.Betinho 20+6reb+3ast, D.Aleksander 11+8reb+1ast, C.Geno 8+3reb+11ast, B.Aaron 8+6reb+6ast, E.Francisco 6+1reb

Oliveirense - Ovarense 90-72

Americans were the main players on the court. Guard Earl Timberlake Jr (198-2000, college: Bryant, agency: Inception Sports) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and forward Jimmy Boeheim (203-1998, college: Syracuse) supported him with 25 points and 8 rebounds. Oliveirense's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 19 points by guard Jay Heath (190-2000, college: Georgetown) did not help to save the game for Ovarense. Power forward Jackson Stormo (206-1999, college: Siena) added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the guests. Four Ovarense players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Ovarense: J.Heath 19+3reb+2ast, J.Stormo 11+10reb+1ast, I.Pavicevic 11+3reb, J.Jenkins 10+7reb, M.Monteiro 9+2reb+2ast, N.Morais 7+1reb
Oliveirense: B.Jimmy 25+8reb+2ast, S.Jordan 19+4reb+3ast, T.Earl 18+12reb+6ast, A.Diogo 8+3reb, E.Joao 7+3reb+1ast, F.Myles 5+5reb+2ast

Esgueira - Sporting 73-85

The best player for the winners was American guard Maleeck Harden-Hayes (201-2001, college: UNCW, agency: Players Group) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Belgian guard Stephan Swenson (188-2002, college: UCSB) chipped in 17 points and 5 assists. American guard Delvin Barnstable (193-2001, college: UW-Whitewater, agency: Players Group) produced 19 points and Canadian forward Nathan Bilamu (196-2000, college: Lakehead) added 12 points respectively for the hosts. Five Sporting and four Esgueira players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Esgueira: D.Barnstable 19+4reb+2ast, M.Gordon 14+1reb+1ast, N.Bilamu 12+3reb+3ast, E.Garita 10+4reb+1ast, D.Barker 7+2reb+8ast, M.Porter 5+9reb+1ast
Sporting: S.Stephan 17+3reb+5ast, A.Francisco 15+3reb+4ast, H.Maleeck 13+12reb+1ast, J.Brandon 13+4reb+2ast, M.Malik 10+3reb+1ast, F.Joao 5+3reb+1ast

Imortal - FC Porto 79-102

FC Porto dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Imortal's 34. They outrebounded Imortal 39-23 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. FC Porto looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American Cornelius Hudson (200-1993, college: Wake Forest) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. The other American import point guard Wes Washpun (185-1993, college: UNI) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four FC Porto players scored in double figures. Forward Luis Silva (193-2004) produced 16 points and American forward Fred Thomas (196-1993, college: MSU) added 13 points respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Imortal: S.Luis 16+3reb+1ast, K.Kennedy 15+1ast, F.Thomas 13+4reb+3ast, T.Barnes 7+2reb+1ast, R.Jones 7+7reb+2ast, F.Lima 6+2reb
FC Porto: H.Cornelius 23+10reb+2ast, W.Wes 16+6reb+4ast, Q.Miguel 15+6reb+3ast, C.Miguel 11+7ast, V.Vladyslav 11+2reb+1ast, A.Corey 10+1reb+3ast