Brazil National Team vs Chicago Sky player stats and box score for preseason game on May 2. [photo: @basquetecbb/IG, @chicagosky/IG]
Angel Reese's LSU homecoming helped the Chicago Sky to a dominating 89-62 win over the Brazilian women's national basketball team. The packed Pete Maravich Center cheered for the Bayou Barbie, who led the school to the 2023 NCAA national championship. Reese finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and two steals in front of an adoring crowd.
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Aline Moura led Brazil with 12 points, seven rebounds and one assist. Kamilla Cardoso's home team struggled early on and never recovered. Had Sky coach Tyler Marsh kept his regulars in the game, the result would have likely been an even bigger blowout.
Hailey Van Lith, who played at LSU during the 2023-24 season, added seven points, five assists and three rebounds. The rookie also received a warm response from the crowd.
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Brazil National Team vs Chicago Sky player stats and box score
Brazil National Team player stats and box score
Player
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
FG
3-PT FG
FT
+/-
Emanuely de Oliveria
3
2
1
1
0
3
1-7
0-4
1-2
-3
Manu Alves
9
3
1
0
0
1
4-9
0-3
1-3
-7
Licinara Rodrigues
4
2
0
0
0
1
2-6
0-0
0-0
-11
Catarina Ferreira
9
1
2
0
0
0
3-5
1-1
2-2
-4
Cerina Martins
4
4
2
1
1
3
1-5
1-3
1-2
-1
Aline Moura
12
7
1
0
0
1
5-7
2-3
0-0
-17
Iza Nicolletti
2
1
3
0
0
1
1-4
0-2
0-0
-24
Bella Nascimento
3
4
0
0
0
3
1-5
1-3
0-0
-14
Iza Varejao
4
3
0
0
0
2
2-2
0-0
0-0
-14
Victoria Marcelino
5
2
0
0
0
2
1-2
0-0
3-4
-22
Ayla McDowell
2
2
0
0
2
1
0-5
0-2
2-2
-13
Taissa Queiroz
5
1
3
0
0
1
2-6
1-3
0-0
-4
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Chicago Sky player stats and box score
Player
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
FG
3-PT FG
FT
+/-
Kia Nurse
11
2
0
0
0
1
4-8
3-5
0-0
8
Angel Reese
15
10
1
2
0
1
4-7
0-0
7-10
3
Kamilla Cardoso
6
8
2
0
0
0
2-5
0-0
2-2
4
Ariel Atkins
2
1
1
0
0
1
0-2
0-1
2-2
10
Courtney Vandersloot
2
1
5
1
0
0
1-4
0-0
0-0
16
Rebecca Allen
5
4
0
1
0
0
2-7
1-4
0-0
24
Michaela Onyenwere
5
2
0
1
0
1
2-4
1-2
0-0
8
Moriah Jefferson
6
4
0
1
0
0
1-3
0-0
0-0
3
Elizabeth Williams
2
0
3
1
0
1
3-4
0-0
0-2
21
Rachel Banham
4
1
1
1
1
0
2-6
0-3
0-0
8
Hailey Van Lith
7
3
5
2
0
0
1-2
0-1
5-5
11
Alex Wilson
3
2
0
0
0
1
1-3
0-1
1-2
6
Maddy Westbeld
5
0
0
1
0
1
2-2
0-0
1-1
10
Jessika Carter
0
1
1
0
0
0
0-1
0-0
0-0
-4
Arella Guirantes
2
1
0
0
0
1
1-2
0-0
0-0
0
Sammie Puisis
2
2
0
0
1
0
1-6
0-5
0-0
-4
Morgan Bertsch
5
0
0
0
0
0
2-5
1-3
0-0
5
Tilly Boler
7
0
1
0
0
0
3-5
1-3
0-0
6
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Brazil National Team vs Chicago Sky Game Summary
The Brazil women’s national basketball team took on the Chicago Sky on Friday for the WNBA team’s first preseason game in 2025. LSU opened its doors to an exhibition game that featured the homecoming of Angel Reese, who led the Tigers to a national championship in 2023. Sky center Kamilla Cardoso also went up against a team she played for in past international tournaments.
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The Sky came out with an impressive two-way performance to lead 30-17 after one quarter. Behind Cardoso, Reese and Kia Nurse, Chicago dominated the paint and limited the Brazilians to 7-for-18 shooting.
Reese and Co. were inefficient on offense in the second quarter but the Sky clamped down on defense. They limited Kamilla Cardoso's compatriots to 10 points behind 4-for-16 attempts to lead 52-27 at halftime.
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Brazil showed in the third quarter that it can play defense, too. The South Americans dragged the Sky to a gritty slugfest that ended in a 16-16 tie. The draw kept Chicago in the driver's seat heading into the fourth quarter.
With both teams fielding second-stringers, the final 10 minutes were a little sloppy. The Sky edged the visiting team to comfortably win 89-62.
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