2022 BCL Americas Final
The 2022 BCL Americas Final was the final game of the 2021–22 BCL Americas, the 3rd season of the league under its new entity and the 15th of the Pan-American premier basketball league organised by FIBA. It was played at the Arena Carioca 1 in Rio de Janeiro on 9 April 2022. The game was played between Brazilian club São Paulo and the Uruguayan club Biguá.
| Event | 2021–22 BCL Americas | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 9 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Arena Carioca 1, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bruno Caboclo | ||||||||||||||||||
São Paulo won its first-ever continental title, just 4 years after the resurrection of the club's basketball section.[1] Bruno Caboclo was the team's key player and won the league's MVP award.[2]
Teams
In the following table, finals until 2020 were in the FIBA Americas League and South American Championship eras.
| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 São Paulo |
None |
 Biguá |
1 (1992) |
Road to the final
| São Paulo |
Round | Biguá | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group phase | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional |
98–73 (Santiago del Estero) | Gameday 1 | Minas |
73–95 (Belo Horizonte) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Quimsa |
83–74 (Santiago del Estero) | Gameday 2 | Obras Sanitarias |
95–84 (Belo Horizonte) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional |
89–73 (Montevideo) | Gameday 3 | Obras Sanitarias |
92–81 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quimsa |
86–69 (Montevideo) | Gameday 4 | Minas |
96–91 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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95–73 (H) | Gameday 5 | Minas |
73–62 (Buenos Aires) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional |
101–81 (H) | Gameday 6 | Obras Sanitarias |
77–96 (Buenos Aires) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B first place
Source: BCL Americas |
Group phase | Group D first place
Source: BCL Americas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Playoffs | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Real Estelí |
75–71 | Quarterfinals | Boca Juniors |
99–81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minas |
93–79 | Semifinals | Quimsa |
98–91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- (H): Home game
- (A): Away game
- (N): Neutral venue
Game details
| 13 April 2021 | São Paulo |
98–84 | Biguá |
Rio de Janeiro |
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| 19:10 GMT–6 | Scoring by quarter: 30–26, 27–21, 27–13, 14–24 | |||
| Pts: Caboclo 29 Rebs: Bennett 8 Asts: Elinho 12 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rudd 20 Rebs: Rudd 9 Asts: Vidal 9 |
Arena: Carioca Arena 1 Referees: Jorge Vásquez (Puerto Rico), Julio Anaya (Panama), Juan Fernández (Argentina) |
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References
- "São Paulo crowned BCLA 2022 Champs after win over Bigua". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- "Bruno Caboclo wins BCLA 2022 MVP". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
External links
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