Instituto Cordoba edges Olimpico in tight road basketball contest

LA BANDA, Argentina (Interstat) — Instituto Cordoba edged Olimpico 83-82 on Tuesday at Estadio Vicente Rosales in La Banda, Argentina, improving to 6-2 this season while Olimpico fell to 4-4. Vicente Garello led Instituto with 24 points and eight rebounds in 29 minutes, and Gaston Whelan added 23 points, four rebounds and six assists. Bautista Lugarini contributed 12 points and eight rebounds, while Leonardo Vildoza had six points, six rebounds and four assists. Austin Wrighten paced Olimpico with 23 points, Lucas Perez scored 16 with four rebounds and six assists, and Andrew Deshawn Corum added nine points and nine rebounds. Santino Romegialli chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds. Instituto shot 31 of 66 from the floor and 15 of 16 from the free-throw line, offsetting Olimpico’s 13-of-34 effort from three-point range. Instituto committed 10 turnovers to Olimpico’s 12 and held on after Olimpico mounted a late fourth-quarter rally. Instituto next hosts San Lorenzo, while Olimpico hosts Ferro Carril Oeste.