LISBON (Interstat) — SC Portugal defeated Esgueira 88-60 on Saturday at Pavilhão João Rocha. The home side led 46-26 at halftime after scoring 23 points in each of the first two quarters. SC Portugal added 22 in the third and 20 in the fourth. Esgueira managed 8 in the first, 18 in the second, 17 in the third and 17 in the fourth. Gabe Kalscheur paced SC Portugal with 17 points, four rebounds and four assists. Liam O Reilly scored 13, Brayden Carter added 12, and Diogo Ventura contributed six points, five rebounds and five assists. Daniel Carr led Esgueira with 15 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block. Justin Bailey added 16 points, five rebounds and two assists. SC Portugal shot 30 of 65 from the floor, 10 of 30 from three-point range and 17 of 25 from the free throw line. Esgueira shot 19 of 55, 6 of 23 and 9 of 10. SC Portugal improved to 2-1. Esgueira fell to 0-2.