Olympic de La Banda won the third game of the series 107-101 against Instituto. It was played at Vicente Rosales and the local team scored 2-1 in the semifinals of the National League. After an extra double demanded by Glory, Negro was superior in addition and denied the sweep to those from Córdoba. The scorers were Javier Saiz on the visit and Nicolás Romano at home.
Olympic put his effort to the end
The match had a lot of friction and was contested from start to finish, but it showed that Black was in a better position. Gatti’s men dominated with a limited advantage which was quickly equalized by Instituto, both opting mostly for scoring from mid-range. Olimpico had the figure and scorer, Nicolás Romano (37 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block) who played a good game from start to finish. The Bandeños led by four points at halftime.
The second half was a scoring party. El Negro has managed to further stretch his lead over Lucas Victoriano, but I don’t expect them to recover. Instituto, which managed to reduce the advantage of Olimpico, had three-pointers from another galaxy converted by Leandro Vildoza (14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals), this brought them closer to the scoreboard .
The work done by the glorious point guard came to an end after a very short final period of the game that was marred by fouls. Uruguayan Nicola Pomoli (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block) with free throws and a key rebound that brought him back to the line, he put on a superhero cape, tied the score at 79 in a seconds. to play and forced to work overtime.
The extra times
With five extra minutes played, the match was a war. Three bombs fell on both sectors of the field and soldiers also fell. Pomoli and Cosolito were ejected for five fouls at La Gloria, leaving Victoriano with a shorter squad and two starters. While Olimpico lost Hughes due to injury. Vildoza took the ball and on another triple from Saturno, he tied the goal again at 91 to go into extra seconds.
And if the players lost before, in this final phase, fatigue weighed on both teams. But more so for the Institute, which, without legs to run, had no choice but to play simple. They used their scorer Javier Saiz (18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals) to maintain dominance in the paint, but the fouls they committed against him took him to the free line, something that more negative than positive.
With an unstoppable Romano, Alex Negrete (13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals) joined to score acrobatically and with complex plays to stretch the advantage of those led by Estan Gatti. And also escorted by Patricio Tabarez (14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block), who like Pomoli, is the invisible weapon in the La Banda team. El Negro was able to capture the score and with it, the match 107-101 to discount the series 2-1 and take it to the fourth match.
How does the series continue?
The series will continue on Sunday, June 30, again at Vicente Rosales and the fourth point of the series. The Institute will once again have a chance to win and seal the qualification for the LNB finals. While Olympic again had to give everything to try to level the match and extend it to the fifth game.
Photo: Olympic Press and National Basketball League
Source: Tycsports
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