Even faced with the possibility of elimination and the pressure environment created by the more than 11 thousand fans present at Arena Nilson Nelson, Flamengo was not intimidated and beat Brasília 96 to 88 in game 4 of the NBB 2025/26 quarter-finals. With the result obtained this Wednesday (13), Rubro-Negro tied the series at 2-2, forcing the fifth and decisive clash for a place in the semifinals.
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See how the match went
| Times | Game score | Series score |
|---|---|---|
|
Brasilia |
88 |
2 |
|
Flemish |
96 |
2 |
END OF GAME! BRASILIA 88 X 96 FLAMENGO
- Pedro, with three points, scores for Brasília: 96 to 88
- With less than 40 seconds remaining, Shaq Jhonson increases Flamengo's lead to 11 on a free throw: 96 to 85
- Wesley hits another free throw, but misses the second: 95 to 85
- After Brasília's lack of attack, Wesley hits two free throws for Flamengo: 94 to 85
- Winger Pedro enters the court for the final stretch and converts a three-pointer for Brasília: 92 to 85
- Brunão insists and gets the basket that marks 92 to 80 on the scoreboard
- Buiú misses the first free throw and makes the second: 92 to 78
- Cummings dribbles past the opponent's defense and increases the red-black advantage to 16 points: 91 to 75
- Back on the court, Corvalan makes the basket without space: 87 to 75
- Wesley receives the ball and scores for Flamengo: 84 to 73
- Baralle is yet another to get the better of the three-ball: 80 to 71
- Gui Deodato opens the scoring in the final period from the three-point zone: 77 to 69
END OF THE 3RD QUARTER! BRASILIA 69 X 74 FLAMENGO
- Flamengo regains control of the actions and increases the margin with Gui Deodato, by three points: 74 to 67
- Negrete is sent off after committing his second technical foul; Flamengo's Argentine winger threw the ball against the table while the match was already stopped
- Three-pointer from Buiú! 66 to 63
- Doria, with the dunk, increases the red-black advantage: 66 to 60
- Now it is Cummings who scores three for Flamengo: 61 to 58
- What a sequence! Buiú draws for Brasília in a new three-pointer: 58 to 58
- One more! Crescenzi ignores the distance and converts a beautiful three-ball: 58 to 55
- Paulichi takes advantage of the space and scores from the three zone: 58 to 52
- Brasília's Argentine point guard can't stand the pain and leaves the game
- After complaining of pain in his right thigh at the end of the first half, Corvalan returns to the court and will play the remaining 20 minutes in sacrifice
END OF THE 2ND QUARTER! BRASILIA 42 X 49 FLAMENGO
- Shaq Johnson scores the last two points of the first half: 49 to 42
- Cummings converts two free baskets: 47 to 42
- Corvalan steps on the bottle when shooting, but makes the basket! 45 to 42
- Corvalan converts two free throws and continues Brasília's reaction: 45 to 40
- Von Haydin scores a beautiful three-pointer! 45 to 37
- Crescenzi, alone in the bottle, takes advantage of the connection and reduces to Brasília: 42 to 32
- With complete freedom, Negrete scores from the three-point zone: 42 to 27
- After several attempts, Gui Deodato converts his first three-ball of the game: 39 to 25
- Brunão insists on the bottle and scores Brasília's first two points in the partial: 36 to 25
- What a hit! Kayo, in a three-point basket, scores for Flamengo: 34 to 23
- With a 16-0 run, Flamengo reaches 31-23 with a basket and free throw from Shaq Johnson
- Negrete passes through Brasília's defense to increase the red-black advantage: 28 to 23
- Flamengo turns it around with a basket and free throw from Shaq Johnson: 26 to 23
END OF 1ST QUARTER! BRASILIA 23 X 23 FLAMENGO
- Baralle dribbles past the defense and equalizes at the end of the first period: 23 to 23
- Kayo, from the three zone, closes the gap: 23 to 21
- Wesley enters the rotation and decreases for Flamengo, in the bottle and in the free throw: 23 to 18
- Corvalan converts another three-point ball: 21 to 15
- Flamengo's first ball of three falls with Cummings: 17 to 13
- Three-pointer from Von Haydin! 17 to 10
- Flamengo approaches with a basket from Doria, but, with a dunk from Brunão, they open up a four-point lead again: 14 to 10
- Crescenzi scores from zone three! 8 to 4
- Due to an instant replay and a challenge from Flamengo, the game only had two minutes of ball in dispute: 5 to 2
- Brasília gets the first possession and the first two points of the game against Crescenzi: 2-0
- Sobe and she was at Arena Nilson Nelson!
Brasília lineup: Corvalan (point guard); Buiú and Crescenzi (wingers); Von Haydin (wing); and Brunão (pivot)
Flamengo lineup: Baralle (point guard); Gui Deodato and Jonathan (wings); Cummings (power forward); and Doria (pivot)
PRE-GAME
- Brasília also has a favorable record in clashes against Flamengo. In five matches, there are four victories for the extraterrestrials against one for Rubro-Negro in 2025/26.
- Brasília is betting on the home advantage to advance to the semifinals. The team from the federal capital has only two defeats during the season.
- Around 11 thousand people are expected at Arena Nilson Nelson for game 4 between Brasília and Flamengo. All tickets for the lower ring of the gymnasium were sold out in advance.
➡️ Remember how the third game went
Series summary
Game 1 (Nilson Nelson Arena): Brasilia 85 x 80 Flamengo
Game 2 (Maracanãzinho): Flamengo 83 x 66 Brasilia
Game 3 (Maracanãzinho): Flamengo 90 x 98 Brasilia
➡️ NBB quarterfinal clashes defined; see dates and times
Team campaigns in NBB 2025/26
Brasilia
- 4th place in the regular season with 66 points (28 wins and 10 losses) and a balance of 366 in baskets
- In the round of 16, they eliminated Caxias by 3 games to 1
Flemish
- 5th place in the regular season with 66 points (28 wins and 10 losses) and a balance of 322 in baskets
- In the round of 16, they eliminated União Corinthians by 3 games to 1
➡️ Corinthians beats Minas and goes to the NBB semifinals for the first time in history
Curiosities and statistics
Brasilia
- It could become the first team from outside the Southeast to reach the NBB semifinals since 2017 and the first from the federal capital since 2016
- Pivot Brunão has the 5th best average of blocks per game (1.16) and the 7th best average of rebounds (7.91)
- Point guard Facundo Corvalan has the 12th best average in assists per game (5.09) and the 21st in points (14.56)
Flemish
- Greatest NBB champion with seven titles, is at risk of being left out of the semi-finals for the second time in 18 editions; the last one happened in 2016/17
- Winger Gui Deodato is the player with the most use of three-pointers in the championship, with an average of 2.9 hits per game
- Point guard Alexey Borges has the 2nd best average of assists per game (8.75) and the 6th best shooting efficiency (18.67)
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Two playoffs format
The round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals are played in a best-of-five-game series. The first, fourth and fifth games take place at the home of the team with the best campaign in the regular season, while the opponent has the right to control the court in the second and third games.
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NBB 2025/26 quarter-final results
Franca 2 x 2 Mogi
- Game 1: 93 x 95
- Game 2: 97 x 65
- Game 3: 88 x 70
- Game 4: 90 x 102
Pinheiros 3 x 0 Paulistano
- Game 1: 101 x 92
- Game 2: 76 x 68
- Game 3: 84 x 74
Minas 1 x 3 Corinthians
- Game 1: 90 x 100
- Game 2: 97 x 91
- Game 3: 97 x 103
- Game 4: 81 x 92
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🏀✅ Technical sheet
Brasília x Flamengo – Game 4 of the NBB 2025/26 quarter-finals
🗓️ Date and time: Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 8:30 pm (Brasília time)
📍 Local: Nilson Nelson Arena, in Brasília (DF)
📺 Where to watch: SportTV 3
Source: https://www.lance.com.br/nbb/veja-os-lances-de-brasilia-x-flamengo-pelo-jogo-4-das-quartas-de-final-do-nbb.html
