Oliveirense 76, at Benfica 98

LISBON (Interstat) — Benfica defeated Oliveirense 98-76 on Thursday at Pavilhao Imperio Bonanca in a Portuguese LPB game. Benfica trailed 23-20 after the first quarter but used a 25-19 second quarter to take a 45-42 halftime lead. The hosts outscored Oliveirense 24-20 in the third quarter and 24-16 in the fourth to pull away. Benfica improved to 24-7, while Oliveirense dropped to 14-12. Betinho Gomes, Aaron Broussard and Macram Ben Romdhane led a balanced Benfica attack. Geno Crandall, Aleksander Dziewa, Justice Sueing, Daniel Relvao, Jhonathan Andrade and Eduardo Francisco also contributed. Miguel Fonseca paced Oliveirense. The victory completed a season… Read more...