FRANCA, Brazil (Interstat) — Boca Juniors built an early lead and never trailed Saturday, defeating Franca 86-72 in a Basketball Champions League Americas game at Ginasio Pedro Murilla Fuentes.

The Argentine club seized control with a 31-point first quarter and stifled the Brazilian home side to just 10 points in the second period. Franca, which entered with a superior record and an 86 percent win probability by statistical models, could not recover from the 13-point halftime deficit.

Santiago Scala led Boca Juniors with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists in 23 minutes. Francisco Caffaro added 15 points and six rebounds. For Franca, Lucas Dias Silva scored 17 points and George Lucas contributed 15 points and five assists.

Boca Juniors improved to 25-18 across all competitions. Franca fell to 37-10.