The Basketball Champions League Americas 2025-26 He experienced a first week full of surprises, intensity and clash of styles between the continent’s elite teams.
With the group stage officially inaugurated December 10the competition has already left great signs of what to expect heading into the crossroads and the fight for qualifying positions.
NATIONAL COUP OF AUTHORITY ON FLAMENGO
The match that undoubtedly took the spotlight at the opening was the Uruguayan Nationalwho gave a historic blow by defeating Flemishcurrent BCLA champion, for 75-62 in a decisive duel Group B.
The Uruguayan team knew how to control the pace in key moments, especially with a strong third quarter that made the difference on the scoreboard. Connor Zinaich y Ernesto Oglivie They led the offensive display of the tricolor, keeping at bay a Flamengo that did not have its star, Alexey Borges, but that had the drive of Shaquille Johnson and Alex Negrete.
Zinaich At its premiere at BCL Americas it shone with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Oglivie followed him with 14 units and 9 boardswhile James Fledeine scored 10 points.
THE OPENING OF THE TOURNAMENT
- Institute (ARG) 95 — 80 University of Concepción (CHI): The Córdoba team dominated from the beginning in Group D, controlling the pace and the paint to score its first points in the tournament.
For the first time in its five participations in BCL Americas, the Córdoba team debuted with victory and remained undefeated against Chilean rivals (6-0).
Keylan Boone, with a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds, in addition to 3 steals, led the Argentine troop.
- Boca Juniors (ARG) 87 — 72 Aguada (URU): The Xeneize club opened its campaign with a victory over the Uruguayan team in Group C, showing offensive power and bench depth.
The xeneize team, which was always ahead in all the quarters with partial scores of 24-21, 43-34 and 62-48, gave a demonstration of forcefulness in attack by shooting 51 percent from the field (36-71), while limiting its opponent to only 36 percent (26-72).
Shooting guard Michael Smith, who just joined the team for the last day of the national league, scored 18 points, with 9 assists (his highest figure in BCL Americas), in addition to 5 rebounds.
OTHER RESULTS OF THE DAY
- University of Concepción (CHI) 79 — 85 SESI Franca (BRA) : For the second consecutive day, Franca (1-1) was complicated at the end of the match, but this time she managed to resist and beat the local team, UdeC (0-2), at the Casa del Deporte Gymnasium, in Concepción, Chile.
Lucas Dias, with 20 points (4 triples) and 7 rebounds, led the offense of the Brazilian quintet, which shot 48 percent from the field, with 13 hits from behind the arc.
Aguada (URU) 74 — 77 Minas Tenis Clube (BRA) : At the 8 de Junio Stadium in Paysandú, Uruguay, Minas (2-0) escaped with another victory in Group C by beating the host, Aguada (0-2), in an even duel from start to finish.
With a lead of three and just over five seconds on the clock, Juan Pablo Arengo missed two free throws that would have ended the match and left the door open with the last possession for Aguada, but Donald Sims missed a long shot from almost half court and Minas was able to celebrate for the second night in a row.
Flamengo (BRA) and Sanitary Works (ARG) They will close the week in Paysandú, with a power-to-power duel with the champions urgent to take flight.
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