Sesi Franca beat Mogi 90-74 to go 2-0 behind David Jackson and Vitinho, and Flamengo get their first NBB win, 81-71 over Botafogo

David Jackson took four threes at the Pedrocão on Wednesday night and made all four. Vitinho added 20 points in front of the Franca crowd, and Sesi Franca beat Mogi Basquete 90-74 to stay perfect after two rounds of the new NBB CAIXA season.

Franca are 2-0, level at the top of the table with Unifacisa and Bauru Basket. Bauru beat São José 83-68 at home on Wednesday.

Flamengo have their first win, too. On Tuesday night at the Tijuca Tênis Clube, the Rio club beat Botafogo 81-71 in the derby, two days after losing their opener 82-81 to Bauru. Earlier this month Flamengo beat Botafogo 99-66 on the way to winning the Torneio de Abertura.

Sesi Franca 90, Mogi 74

First half. Franca won the first quarter 24-18. Mogi won the second 31-24 and led 49-48 at halftime.

Third quarter. Franca held Mogi to nine points in the quarter, won it 19-9 and led 67-58 going into the fourth.

Fourth quarter. Franca won it 23-16.

Jackson finished with 21 points. Vitinho made four of eight threes and all four of his free throws. Andrezão scored 15 and Reynan 12 with seven rebounds. Franca made 13 of 27 threes.

For Mogi, Dikembe scored 19 with seven rebounds, Von Haydin 17 with five threes and Brite 15. Georginho had nine points and 12 assists. Mogi are 1-1.

Flamengo 81, Botafogo 71

First half. Flamengo won the first quarter 22-14 and the second 27-22, and led 49-36 at halftime.

Second half. Botafogo won the third quarter 21-20 and the fourth 14-12, and Flamengo still led by 12 after three quarters and by 10 at the finish.

Ruan Miranda scored 20 on nine of 15 inside the arc. Negrete had 17 points with three threes, and Montero nine points and 13 rebounds. Yago scored 10 with five assists. Flamengo are 1-1.

Vini Chagas scored 17 for Botafogo, JP Demétrio 14 and Pedro Nunes 12. Ricardo Fischer had nine assists. Botafogo are 0-1.

Paulistano 80, Pato 74

Paulistano won the third quarter 30-13 and led 63-41 going into the fourth. Pato scored 33 in the last quarter and lost by six. Anderson scored 18 for Paulistano and Tovar 16. Beller scored 15 for Pato and Gillard 13. Paulistano are 1-0, and Pato 0-1.

The rest of the round

Minas Storm 78, Caxias do Sul 66 (Tuesday). Minas out-rebounded Caxias 51-24. Hollowell had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Santos 17 points and 14 rebounds. Naka scored 20 for Caxias and NK 19. Minas are 1-0. Caxias are 0-2.

Basket Osasco 93, Basquete Cearense 69 (Tuesday). Osasco won the first quarter 32-17 in Fortaleza. Guilherme Lessa scored 20 with six assists, Barry had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and Vinícius had 11 assists. Michael Dupree scored 25 for Cearense in their first game of the season. Osasco are 1-1.

Bauru Basket 83, São José 68 (Wednesday). Bauru are 2-0. São José are 0-2.

Scoring

Scoring: Sesi Franca 90-74 Mogi (Wednesday)

Sesi Franca: David Jackson 21, Vitinho 20, Andrezão 15, Reynan 12, Parodi 11, Mineiro 6, Solano 3, Nicolini 2, Vini Santos 0.

Mogi: Dikembe 19, Von Haydin 17, Brite 15, Paulo 11, Georginho 9, Fuzaro 3, L. Cauê 0, Wendell 0, Ruivo 0, Vitoriano 0.

By quarter: Sesi Franca 24, 24, 19, 23. Mogi 18, 31, 9, 16.

Scoring: Flamengo 81-71 Botafogo (Tuesday)

Flamengo: Ruan Miranda 20, Negrete 17, Yago 10, Montero 9, Didi Louzada 8, Dos Santos 7, Manel 6, Djalo 4, Franco Baralle 0, Igor 0.

Botafogo: Vini Chagas 17, JP Demétrio 14, Pedro Nunes 12, Ricardo Fischer 7, Humberto 7, Mudronja 5, Thornton 5, Vithinho 4.

By quarter: Flamengo 22, 27, 20, 12. Botafogo 14, 22, 21, 14.

Scoring: Paulistano 80-74 Pato (Wednesday)

Paulistano: Anderson 18, Tovar 16, Seixas 11, Leandro 10, Nickel 10, Macedo 5, Maique 5, Rich 4, Gabriel 1, Diego Zago 0, Rafael 0.

Pato: Beller 15, Gillard 13, Felipe 12, M. Jamelão 10, Thaylor 8, M. Douglas 6, Anjos 6, Alê 2, Brandão 2, G. Ribeiro 0, Lucio 0.

By quarter: Paulistano 13, 20, 30, 17. Pato 10, 18, 13, 33.

Scoring: Minas Storm 78-66 Caxias do Sul (Tuesday)

Minas Storm: Hollowell 19, Santos 17, Abreu 14, Clark 9, Coelho 6, Neptune 6, R. Rachel 5, Wesley 2, Cauê 0.

Caxias do Sul: Naka 20, NK 19, Isaac R. 11, Pedro 9, Omena 3, Rafa 2, Bolivar 2.

By quarter: Minas Storm 25, 18, 18, 17. Caxias do Sul 20, 13, 10, 23.

Scoring: Basket Osasco 93-69 Basquete Cearense (Tuesday)

Basket Osasco: Guilherme Lessa 20, Barry 18, Fidelis 15, JJ 13, Jon 11, Vinícius 10, Fábio 3, J. Luz 3, Passos 0.

Basquete Cearense: Michael Dupree 25, Gabriel 11, Pyerri 7, Jeanzinho 6, V. Cauã 6, Luan 4, Tom 4, Augusto 3, Gomes 2, Tarek 1, Samuel 0.

By quarter: Basket Osasco 32, 22, 18, 21. Basquete Cearense 17, 23, 13, 16.

What is next

Round 2 continues on Thursday, October 22. CAIXA/Brasília play their first game, at home to Corinthians, Ceisc/União Corinthians host Minas Storm, and Basquete Cearense host Pinheiros. Bauru host Mogi on Friday, October 23. On Saturday, Brasília host Paulistano and Pato host Botafogo.