BAURU, Brazil (Interstat) — Bauru defeated Botafogo 87-81 in a Brazilian NBB game Thursday at Arena Brusque, overcoming an early deficit to earn its third consecutive victory.

Botafogo led 23-17 after the first quarter, but Bauru took control with a 21-point second quarter and held the lead the rest of the way. Alex Ribeiro Garcia led Bauru with 15 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Andre Barbosa added 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Botafogo was led by Matheus Brito’s 17 points and eight assists. Derick Machado Goncalves scored a game-high 19 points in the loss.

Bauru improved to 12-11. Botafogo fell to 5-17.