CAB Madeira 77 Clube Atlético Queluz 88

Queluz beat CAB Madeira 77-88 tonight and remains in the FIBA Europe Cup Men 2004.

With a decisive score of 22-1 after just 5 minutes in the first quarter, the team that travelled from Sintra managed to assure an important victory in this away game, throwing Madeira out of the Europe Cup.

Averaging 63% from two pointers and 53% from three points (Rubchenko had 5/5 in 16 minutes) Queluz had a very good first half (39-53), controlling their opponent with a good work on defense and with a very collective offensive game.

CAB Madeira tried to get back in the game in the second half, but despite a very good reaction, the difference on the scoreboard never got smaller than eight points.

Nate Johnston (20 points, 6 rebounds) was the best player for CAB Madeira, while Leroy Watkins scored 23 points and got 6 rebounds for Queluz.

A very good game also for the young point guard, Armando Costa, who scored 16 points and picked 8 rebounds.

Quotes Madeira - Clube Atletico

João Freitas, Head Coach, CAB Madeira:

"Queluz was simply better than us. We need time to workout some things that we’re not so good at. We had a good attitude, still making some mistakes, but never quiting from the game."

Alberto Babo, Head Coach, Clube Atlético Queluz:

"We started the game with a very good defense and with quick transitions and fast-breaks, always putting the ball to the free player to shoot. We got a good advantage and started making some rotation with the bench players, playing with the clock. There was a good reaction from CAB Madeira, but the victory was already ours."