FlaBasquete suffered its first defeat in the 2016/17 NBB Caixa season. Playing at Tijuca Tênis Clube, the Pride of the Nation lost to Basquete Cearense 94-88 in an overtime match. Despite the setback, the red-and-black team remains the leader of the competition.
The Ceará team toughened the game from the start. With a balanced first quarter, Flamengo tried to impose itself, but their opponents pressed hard and used excellent defense to close the period at 22-19. However, the Pride of the Nation knew how to overcome the defense and opened a good lead in the second quarter (27-11) and closed the first half winning 49-30.
The second half began with Basquete Cearense getting their revenge. With a strong third quarter, their opponents took an 18-31 lead and took the tie into the final period. The final quarter was evenly matched (19-19), and the match ended with the score at 83-83.
In the five minutes of overtime, Basquete Cearense had the better advantage, scoring 12-15, and closing out the game. FlaBasquete's next match will be on Thursday at 20 p.m., again in Tijuca, against Vitória.
The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo adult basketball team relies on direct funding from its sponsor Estácio, in addition to investments from Tim via the State Sports Incentive Law/State Secretariat for Sports, Leisure and Youth (ICMS).
The Ceará team toughened the game from the start. With a balanced first quarter, Flamengo tried to impose itself, but their opponents pressed hard and used excellent defense to close the period at 22-19. However, the Pride of the Nation knew how to overcome the defense and opened a good lead in the second quarter (27-11) and closed the first half winning 49-30.
The second half began with Basquete Cearense getting their revenge. With a strong third quarter, their opponents took an 18-31 lead and took the tie into the final period. The final quarter was evenly matched (19-19), and the match ended with the score at 83-83.
In the five minutes of overtime, Basquete Cearense had the better advantage, scoring 12-15, and closing out the game. FlaBasquete's next match will be on Thursday at 20 p.m., again in Tijuca, against Vitória.
The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo adult basketball team relies on direct funding from its sponsor Estácio, in addition to investments from Tim via the State Sports Incentive Law/State Secretariat for Sports, Leisure and Youth (ICMS).