CORDOBA, Argentina (Interstat) — Quimsa defeated Instituto Cordoba 78-66 on Thursday night at Angel Sandrin, improving to 25-10 while dropping Instituto Cordoba to 25-20.

Quimsa led 24-23 after the first quarter and extended its advantage to 41-35 at halftime behind a 17-12 second quarter. Instituto Cordoba was held to 12 points in both the second and third quarters, trailing 54-47 entering the fourth. Quimsa closed with a 24-19 final frame.

Leonardo Lema led Quimsa with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Robinson added 14 points. Diego Figueredo dished five assists. Sam Freeman grabbed 12 rebounds.

Tomas Monacchi scored 16 points with eight rebounds for Instituto Cordoba. Leandro Vildoza had 11 points and four assists. Javier Saiz also scored 11.

Quimsa shot 31 of 68 from the field, 8 of 21 from 3-point range and 8 of 9 from the free throw line. Instituto Cordoba shot 23 of 55, 9 of 24 from deep and 11 of 16 at the stripe.

Quimsa forced 14 turnovers while committing seven and held a 34-29 rebounding edge. The victory avenged a 80-74 loss at home to Instituto Cordoba on May 11.