MONTEVIDEO (Interstat) — Luismal Ferreiras scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Nacional beat Corinthians Paulista 97-90 on Saturday. Yohanner Sifontes added 14 points and eight assists for Nacional, which improved to 2-0. Victor Camilo led Corinthians with 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Caue Borges scored 18 points and collected five rebounds, while Elinho Corazza had 10 points and seven assists for Corinthians, which dropped to 0-2. Nacional shot 28 of 55 from the floor and 15 of 25 from the free-throw line, overcoming 17 turnovers. Corinthians shot 26 of 56 overall and 8 of 26 from three-point range. Ignacio Xavier had 10 points and six rebounds for Nacional, and Pablo Gomez added six points and nine rebounds. Corinthians committed 20 turnovers and 22 fouls. Nacional led 24-20 after the first quarter and 73-67 after three quarters. Nacional finished with 14 assists and 17 offensive rebounds.