LA BANDA, Argentina (Interstat) — Platense defeated Olimpico 82-74 on Thursday at Estadio Vicente Rosales, improving to 1-0 while Olimpico fell to 0-1. Olimpico led 42-33 at halftime and 66-64 after three quarters before Platense closed with an 18-8 fourth quarter. Andrew Deshawn Corum paced Olimpico with 22 points, 17 rebounds and one block in 34 minutes. Julian Morales led Platense with 15 points, five rebounds and one assist in 20 minutes. Lucas Perez added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Olimpico. Eric Copes contributed 12 points, six rebounds and six blocks. Federico Grun scored 13 points with four rebounds and three assists, while Facundo Terra had 12 points, five rebounds and one assist for Platense. Ezequiel Paz scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds for Olimpico. Franco Smaniotti added 10 points and five rebounds. Nicolas Burgos finished with seven points, seven rebounds and one block. Hall Elisias scored 10 points with three rebounds for Olimpico.