A High-Stakes Battle for Qualification: Instituto vs. Oberá in South American Basketball League

It will be an all or nothing game in Oberá, Misiones, between the two Argentine teams for qualification to the Super 6 of the South American Basketball League. Instituto is measured against the local Oberá with the obligation to win to continue in the race. The match will be played from 10:10 p.m. with DirecTV television.

San José de Paraguay gave the surprise and became the first to qualify for the Super 6 of the South American League in Group A by winning its two matches, both against the National League teams. First he defeated Glory (69-69) and on Saturday night he did the same with the missionaries (79-70).

Instituto revived with the second-day victory against Malvín of Uruguay by 108-62.

After their poor performance against the Paraguayans, the team led by Lucas Victoriano completely changed their image against the Uruguayans. With a very high 53.8 percent in triples (15/28), plus the also high 75% in doubles (24/32), dominating the rebounds 41-21 and lowering the turnovers to 11 (compared to 19 against San José), Instituto crushed Malvín.

Federico Elías, from the bench, stood out with 18 points (5/7 in triples), plus 5 rebounds, while the American Nathan Hoover stood out with 17 points (3/4 in doubles and 3/6 triples) for the victory that gave air to Albirrojo.

2023-10-15 20:29:02
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