2024-07-10 13:19:41
What a final Instituto and Boca are cheering for in the National Basketball League. Two games, two overtime decisions and two victories for the Cordobans so far. In the second point, Instituto de Córdoba successfully defended its home advantage and went 2-0 before the series moved to La Bombonerita for the third and fourth finals, to be played this Thursday at 9:10 p.m. and Saturday at 6:10 p.m.It is worth remembering that the Argentine champion will be the one who reaches four victories.
It was 86-79 for the locals, who starred in a victory on Monday night Spectacular comeback in the last quarter (19-8) to take the story to extra time. The great figure of the Gloria was the Uruguayan Nicola Pomoliwith a very complete record: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4/6 in triples.
The easterner was very well flanked by the big American Bryan Jeffersonthe match’s top scorer with 23 points and also very effective from long distance (4/6 in shots), and the perimeter player Nicolas Copellowho added 18.
By Boca, which seemed to have everything on track to tie the series after a tremendous third quarter that ended with a 24-9 victory To reach the final partial up 66-55, the veterans Sebastián stood out Vega (16 points, 6 rebounds), the Yankee center Raven Barber (15 points) and the shooter Leo Mainoldi (15 points, 7 rebounds).
Unlike the first match, Instituto controlled the great xeneize figure, Pepe Vildoza, much betterwho went from 21 points and 9/12 shooting at the start of the series to a record of 10 and 4/14 in the second final. Of course, the drought was not only Vildoza’s on Boca’s side: between them all, they only made 3 three-pointers in 22 attempts (compared to 11 of 26 for La Gloria).
The parity of the first final (100-96) was carried over to the start of the second match in a packed Ángel Sandrín, with both casts immersed in the law of stick for stickwhich continued until halftime with Instituto leading 46-42. But the visitors came out of the locker room in a whirl, led by Barber and Vega on offense and with elite defensive production.
Lucas Victoriano’s team was down by 15 pointsbut with the deafening encouragement of their fans and the help of ex-Platense Pomoli, they managed to reach 74-74 to force, as in the first point, extra time, where they prevailed again.