Pinheiros beat Sesi Franca Basquete 94-92 on Thursday night, surviving in the NBB 2025/2026 Finals. The series is now 2-1 in favor of the interior Paulista team. The teams will face each other again on Sunday at Pedrocão in Franca (SP). If Franca wins, the team will be pentacampeão in an unprecedented way. If Pinheiros wins, they will force the fifth and decisive match, which will be on Tuesday again in Franca. Betinho, from Pinheiros, was the top scorer of the game with 30 points. Pacheco was also one of the highlights of the home team, with 24 points. For the Franca side, Bennett scored 23 points and was the top scorer, followed by Rodriguez with 20, and Georginho with 19. The game The first quarter had a balanced start, and no one could pull away from the score in the first few minutes. The teams entered the court with strong defenses and functioning attacks. Franca bet on plays in the paint with Lucas Dias, and Pinheiros was good in three-pointers with Cauã Pacheco and Betinho. In the final stretch, the defense of the visiting team improved and forced errors from the home team, making Franca finish with 24-19 in the quarter. In the second period, the duo Pacheco and Betinho continued to command the attack of Pinheiros. Meanwhile, the defense bet on high marking, throughout the court, and with intensity, managed to force errors from Franca, as happened in the final of game two. The strategy worked, and Franca, without Laterza and Bennett in rotation, injured, had difficulty attacking. With this, the home team went to the break winning 47-43. Bennett was in action for Franca in the third game of the NBB Finals against Pinheiros. The return of the break, despite the balanced start of the third period, Franca managed to put Laterza and Bennett back on the court, improving the rotation, even with the two showing signs of injury. The team managed to get out of the high marking promoted by Pinheiros and managed to block the offensive actions of the visiting team. Bennett was leading the French attack, which opened a five-point lead. However, in the last second, Rafa Mineiro made a foul on Betinho, who was shooting a three-pointer, and with a technical foul by Helinho, Pinheiros had four free throws, which were converted: 75-74 for Franca at the end of the ten minutes. The fourth period had everything. Franca came back more determined and focused on closing the decision. The team managed to neutralize Pinheiros, which seemed to feel the pressure and opened a six-point lead. However, after a stoppage by Gustavinho in the final minutes, the home team came back with another attitude and, marking the entire court, pressuring Franca, managed to take the lead. The final minute was marked by three consecutive errors from the visitors, mainly with Georginho, MVP of the season, which made Pinheiros grow. The teams were exchanging fouls until the clock ran out. Franca had the last ball of the game with a three-pointer by Georginho, in a possession of five seconds, but he wasted it and the game ended 94-92 for Pinheiros. Pinheiros x Franca - David Jackson in the third game of the NBB Finals. Parciais 1st quarter:Pinheiros 19 x 24 Franca 2nd quarter:Pinheiros 28 x 19 Franca 3rd quarter:Pinheiros 27 x 32 Franca 4th quarter:Pinheiros 20 x 17 Franca See the series calendar