05/04/2024 2:20 p.m.
What seemed like it was going to end in a victory for the Institute, changed from one moment to the next and the one who celebrated was San Martín. It is that thanks to Gastón García, hero of the people of Corrientes at noon in Cordoba, Santo took a vital victory from Ángel Sandrín by 71-70. Yes, heart-stopping.
After a very even duel, the teams came close to the end. In the end, with 17 seconds left on the clock, it was none other than Gastón García who finished dressing up as a hero to take the victory.
The point guard from Santa Fe, who is the leader in steals in the entire National League, excelled with a recovery from none other than Leandro Vildoza to close out the match. The Instituto player wanted to raise the ball when García grabbed it, took it and went alone to the tray.
That double was the 71-70 that later, despite the minute requested by Lucas Victoriano, was irrecoverable for the locals beyond the fact that they had the final shot that Vildoza missed, precisely.
García, furthermore, was much more than that stolen ball in the epilogue: He emerged as the scorer of the game with 21 points to which he added four rebounds, two assists and, attention, five recoveries. White glove.
The other highlights of San Martín, which remains in eighth place with a record of 21-14, They were Franco Méndez, with 13 goals; Bryan Carabalí, with 11, and Lucas Gargallo along with Manuel Buendía, both with 10 units.
On the Instituto side, which remains second although now with a record of 25-11Javier Saiz contributed 12 points, Nathan Hoover scored 11, Bautista Lugarini added 10 and Vidoza himself, four but with 11 rebounds
