Portuguese League, Game 17: January 10, 2007
Lusitania Angra PM provided the biggest upset in the Portuguese League in this round by edging Ovarense Aerosoles 69-72 on Wednesday. Lusitania improved to 9-6 while Ovarense stays atop the table at 13-2. Joao Figueiredo led 5 Lusitania players in double figures, while Gregory Stempin had 21 for Ovarense. Benfica got close to the top spot and improved to 12-3 by edging Barreirense 72-76 on the road. Ashante Johnson paced the winners with 20 points, while Joao Gomes had 25 points for Benfica. It all came down to the final seconds, in which free throws by Miguel Minhava sealed the outcome in the final seconds. Porto Ferpinta stays third and moved up to 10-5 by topping Belenenses Hyundai Lusifor 87-100 in overtime also on Wednesday. Nuno Marcal had 26 points for Porto while Rashad Phillips added 21 for the winners. Diogo Carreira had 30 points for Belenenses. Phillips beat the buzzer with a three-pointer to force overtime, 81-81, and had 20 points in the extra period to make Porto win the game. Last but not least, Casino Figueira Ginasio bested CAB Madeira 81-72 behind 16 points each from Ricky Woods and David Mallon.


LAST GAME GAME 17 - January 10, 2007
DayMatchResult
Jan. 10Belenenses vs. Porto 87-100
Jan. 10Ginásio vs. CAB 81-72
Jan. 10Ovarense vs. Lusitânia 69-72
Jan. 10Barreirense vs. Benfica 72-76
-Queluz (Free)
NEXT GAME GAME 18 - January 14, 2007
DayMatch
Jan. 14FC Porto vs. Queluz
Jan. 14CAB Madeira vs. Belenenses
Jan. 14Lusitânia vs. Ginásio
Jan. 14Benfica vs. Ovarense
-Barreirense (Free)


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Ovarense Aerosoles1513211961092
2Sport Lisboa e Benfica1512311751087
3Futebol Clube do Porto Ferpinta1510512361127
4Lusitânia Angra Património Mundial159612221194
5Queluz Sintra Património Mundial1551010751126
6Belenenses Hyundai Lusifor1551012771307
7Casino Figueira Ginásio1551011031151
8Barreirense1651111171242
9CAB Madeira1541110781153

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