AVEIRO, Portugal (Interstat) — Visiting CD Povoa defeated Esgueira 84-64 Saturday at Pavilhão CPE, pulling away with a strong first half and balanced attack. CD Povoa led 25-7 after the first quarter and 42-27 at halftime. Esgueira scored 12 points in the third quarter, but CD Povoa answered and closed out the road win. Matic Lamut paced CD Povoa with 10 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. B. Gomes added 14 points, six rebounds and one block, while Abdulrahman Bah scored 13 points. James Okemirie grabbed seven rebounds and Joao Costa scored nine. Pedro Carvalhal led Esgueira with 18 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Yeratel Antonio contributed 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks, and Filipe Ferreira added five points and five rebounds. CD Povoa shot 32 of 65 from the floor, 8 of 21 from three-point range and 8 of 13 from the free throw line. Esgueira shot 19 of 66 overall, 8 of 32 from deep and 16 of 21 from the line. CD Povoa improved to 1-0; Esgueira dropped to 0-1. CD Povoa will next host CAB Madeira, and Esgueira will visit SC Portugal.