Reigning Liga Nacional champions out: Boca dumped by Quimsa | OneFootball

Boca battled until the very end at the Bombonerita, but couldn’t stop Quimsa’s offensive firepower. With a 94-83 loss in Game 4, the team from La Ribera ended the semifinal series down 3-1 and surrendered the Liga Nacional crown.

The dream of a three-peat is over for the Xeneize. In a packed Bombonerita that pushed from the opening minute, Boca fell with great pride to Asociación Atlética Quimsa by 94-83. In doing so, the Santiago del Estero side got revenge for what happened in Game 3, sealed the semifinal series (3-1), and advanced to the final of the 2025/26 Liga Nacional de Básquet season.

The start of the game showed the visitors shooting at a remarkably high percentage. Led by the class of Tyren Johnson and Brandon Robinson, Lucas Victoriano’s team quickly built an early run. Boca struggled to establish itself in the paint during the opening minutes, but the grit of Michael Smith and a key three-pointer from Lucas Faggiano brought the home side back to life. Near the end of the first quarter, a hustle play by Agustín Barreiro on the offensive glass trimmed the gap and kept the Xeneize within striking distance: 22-25.

Agustín Barreiro scored 18 points. Photo: CABJ Press.

In the second period, Quimsa widened the gap again thanks to a ruthless run from beyond the arc. Diego Figueredo became unstoppable with back-to-back long-range bombs, backed by Jerome Meyinsse’s physical power in the low post. Boca tried to respond with the introductions of Martín Cuello and Francisco Cáffaro, cutting into the deficit through sheer heart, but La Fusión punished every defensive lapse and went into halftime with a ten-point lead: 42-52.

After the break, the two-time champion’s pride came to the surface. Boca tightened up defensively, fought for every rebound as if it were the last, and found the scoring it needed through Michael Smith and Agustín Barreiro to put the regular-season leaders under pressure.

A huge three-pointer by Martín Cuello brought the Bombonerita to its feet by cutting the deficit to just three points (64-67). However, just as the comeback seemed to be gaining momentum, Matías Solanas answered immediately with another three, and Sammie Freeman beat the buzzer with a basket to close the third quarter 64-72 in favor of the Santiago del Estero side.

In the final quarter, Quimsa’s experience in slowing games down proved decisive. Every Boca attempt to get back within reach was answered by timely plays from Tyren Johnson and Brandon Robinson’s accuracy from the free-throw line. The Xeneize, burdened by fouls and worn down by an extremely physical series, never stopped fighting. Smith kept adding to his personal total and Cáffaro battled against Quimsa’s big men, but the clock became the team’s worst enemy.

In the final minute, with the result already decided after a couple of baskets by Meyinsse and free throws from Fausto Ruesga, the crowd acknowledged the effort of a squad that gave everything to defend the title down to the last drop of sweat. It ended 94-83 for Quimsa, who punched their ticket to the championship series and left Boca with heads held high after a season that brought the biggest prize of all: the Basketball Champions League Americas.

Highlights of Boca 83-94 Quimsa

The best moments from Boca’s loss to Quimsa. Source: DSports.

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