Instituto Cordoba edges Quimsa in Sunday overtime basketball road thriller
SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina (Interstat) — Gaston Whelan scored 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Instituto Cordoba beat Quimsa 92-88 in overtime Sunday at Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero. Juan Pablo Corbalan added 21 points, Bautista Lugarini had 12 points and eight rebounds, and Federico Aguerre contributed 10 points and nine rebounds for Instituto Cordoba, which improved to 5-2. Leonardo Vildoza finished with nine points, six rebounds and five assists. Juan Laterza led Quimsa with 28 points and four rebounds, while Franco Mendez added 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Facundo Rutenberg scored 13 points, Tayavek Gallizzi had nine points and five rebounds, and Javier Saiz chipped in six points and four rebounds for Quimsa, which fell to 7-1. Instituto Cordoba shot 29 of 73 from the floor, 11 of 33 from three-point range and 23 of 31 from the free throw line. Quimsa shot 27 of 72 from the field, 14 of 40 from beyond the arc and 20 of 25 at the line. Instituto Cordoba committed eight turnovers, while Quimsa had 10.