Boca eliminated champion Instituto and returned to the final of the National Basketball League after 16 years

Xeneize prevailed with a thrilling 75-72 in the fifth game of the series and entered the meaning of the contest against Quimsa.

Mouth qualified tonight National Basketball League finalist after 16 years, after removing the current champion Instituto de Córdoba with a thrilling win for 75-72, far, within fifth and final game of the series.

Franco Balbi became a xeneize hero in the last seconds of the game, by reversing the score with a penetration and a subsequent layup after stealing the ball on behalf of the Cordoba team.

Carlos Duro’s team had a wonderful reaction to the second part of the match was played with an intense atmosphere at the Ángel Sandrín gymnasium, where the local team prevailed in the first two games of the key.

Instituto left the break with a big difference of nine points (43-32) but in the last two quarters his offensive productivity dropped against an opponent that focused more on decisive moments.

“We had to give everything to get to the final, that’s what we wanted. I think the mentality of the team is the most important thing. We never left the party“said Balbi, author of 15 points and five assists.

The scorer of the match was Luciano González, with 32 points did not reach La Gloria to settle in the final for the second year in a row.

Boca, whose top scorer is the American guard Give Tucker (16), will search for the title before Quimsa of Santiago del Estero in its seventh historical sense.

How to play the final of the National League between Boca and Quimsa

The Xeneizes, champions in 1997, 2004 and 2007, will play the first two away games, Tuesday 6 (21.05) and Thursday 8 (22.10). The next two will be held at La Bombonerita, on Monday 12 (21.10) and Wednesday 14 (21.10). If necessary, with alternative locations, the fifth, sixth and seventh games will be played on Friday 16 (10.21), Monday 19 (10.21) and Thursday 22 (10.21).

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