Obras Sanitarias tops Instituto Cordoba in OT thriller

CORDOBA, Argentina (Interstat) — Marcos Delia posted 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Obras Sanitarias past Instituto Cordoba 77-76 in overtime Thursday night at Angel Sandrin.

Obras trailed 46-32 at halftime after Instituto scored 25 points in the first quarter and 21 in the second. But Obras held Instituto to 11 points in the third quarter and forced overtime with a 22-14 fourth quarter. Obras outscored the hosts 6-5 in the extra period.

Delia added three blocks for Obras, which improved to 26-18. Pedro Barral contributed 15 points and seven assists, and Felipe Inyaco scored 11 points. Carlos Schattmann led Instituto with 19 points, and Gaston Whelan added 14 points and five assists. Instituto fell to 23-18.

Obras shot 32 of 67 from the field and 7 of 21 from 3-point range, while Instituto shot 28 of 64 and 5 of 19. Obras committed 19 turnovers to Instituto’s nine but outrebounded the hosts 37-29.