BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Interstat) — Minas cruised to an 87-56 victory over Cearense in Brazilian NBB play Tuesday at Arena Vivo. The home team established a 49-30 halftime lead and never relented.

Juan Arengo and Erik McCree each scored 15 points for Minas, which improved to 32-12. Rafael Alberton Rodrigues led Cearense with 16 points and eight rebounds in the loss, dropping his team to 6-29. Minas swept the season series, having also won the previous meeting in December.