Boca defeated Instituto 79 to 72 this Friday and was crowned champion of the 40th edition of the National Basketball League after 17 years of disappointment.
Xeneize, which won for the fourth time the top category title previously won in 1997, 2004 and 2007, settled the Finals series in the sixth game (4-2).
In addition, yapa, he removed the thorn in the final that he lost last year against Quimsa.
The team led by Gonzalo Pérez made the difference when it managed to break parity in the second period, when it led its rival by 21 points (74-53). Although the Córdoba team had a slight rebound towards the end of the match, they did not have enough time to avoid defeat.
The MVP of the series was José Vildoza (13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists) who on Friday night was accompanied by Leonel Schattmann (15 points) and Wayne Langston (14 points and 5 rebounds) as the main scoring avenues.
With this achievement, Boca became the fourth winningest club in the history of the National League, behind San Lorenzo, Peñarol (both with 5) and Atenas de Córdoba, with nine titles.
Despite a first half of the campaign with many ups and downs, before the consecration, Boca arrived fourth in the postseason with a record of 24 wins and 14 losses, preceded by Olympic (25-13). Meanwhile, Instituto finished the 2023/24 regular season in second place with 27 wins and 11 losses behind Quimsa (32-6).
Both Instituto and Boca have already qualified for the next edition of the Basketball Champions League Americas for being the two finalists of the National League.
Mouth vs. Institute: all the results of the six Finals
Game 1: Instituto 100 – Boca 96 (Angel Sandrín Stadium, Córdoba)
Game 2: Instituto 86 – Boca 79 (Angel Sandrín Stadium, Córdoba)
Game 3: Boca 77 – Instituto 68 (Luis Conde Stadium, La Bombonerita, Buenos Aires)
Game 4: Boca 70 – Instituto 66 (Luis Conde Stadium, La Bombonerita, Buenos Aires)
Game 5: Instituto 77 – Boca 80 (Angel Sandrín Stadium, Córdoba)
Game 6: Boca 79 – Instituto 72 (Luis Conde Stadium, La Bombonerita, Buenos Aires)