RIO DE JANEIRO (Interstat) — Flamengo held off a late rally to defeat Jal. Astros 101-99 in a Basketball Champions League Americas game Friday at HSBC Arena.

The home team built a 56-45 halftime lead behind a 33-point first quarter. Jal. Astros surged with 33 points in the fourth quarter but fell short. Chris Perry led all scorers with 31 points for Jal. Astros. Trey Burke added 26. Flamengo’s Gui Deodato scored 24 points and Franco Baralle added 19.

Flamengo improved to 24-11 across all competitions. Jal. Astros, which had a 53.9% win probability per Interstat’s ELO system, fell to 35-7. The teams meet again in Mexico on March 13.