Benfica hosted and beat Niners Chemnitz, 79 to 68, but said goodbye to the Champions League basketball this Tuesday, given the insufficient numbers of the triumph against the German team.
The team coached by Norberto Alves needed to win by at least 29 points in the game of the 6th and final round of group G, in which Trey Drechsel, scorer of the game, was in the spotlight, with 34 points, in addition to 11 rebounds and a assistance.
The Reds still dreamed, reaching the end of the first period winning 20-14 and at the end of the second period with a 14-point lead, 45-31.
The difference in favor of the Reds was still 17 points, with 51-34 recorded in the opening minutes of the third period. However, from then on, the Germans recovered and ended that period with a favorable result (14-23), corresponding to 59-54 on the scoreboard.
In the fourth and final period, Benfica saw its advantage reduced to two points (59-57), but then ended up widening the margin again, albeit by insufficient numbers, in a period in which it did the same partial as in the initial period, 20- 14.
In the other game in the group, Manresa beat Tortona 100 to 82 and finished the group in 1st place, with 11 points, qualifying directly for the round of 16. Tortona finished in 2nd place, with the same 11 points, but goes to play-inas well as Chemnitz, 3rd with seven points, the same as Benfica, who finished the group in 4th and last place.