CÓRDOBA, Argentina (Interstat) — Atenas defeated Peñarol 95-85 in Liga A basketball action Tuesday night at Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti. The home team built a commanding 54-36 halftime lead and withstood a strong second-half push from the visitors.

Carlos Manuel Buendia led all scorers with 29 points for Atenas, adding four rebounds and three assists. Santiago Ferreyra contributed 17 points and six assists for the winners, who improved to 9-21. Nakye Sanders added 14 points and seven rebounds.

Facundo Vazquez paced Peñarol with 15 points. The loss drops Peñarol to 15-13 on the season. Atenas avenged a 20-point loss to Peñarol from their December meeting.