MONTEVIDEO (Interstat) — Defensor Sporting beat Obera 74-69 on Friday at Gimnasio Juan Francisco Canil in Montevideo, Uruguay. Obera led 37-26 at halftime, but Defensor Sporting outscored Obera 29-17 in the third quarter. Obera fell to 1-5, while Defensor Sporting improved to 1-0. Mustapha Heron led Defensor Sporting with eight points and three rebounds, and Juan Santiso added two points, one rebound and three assists. C. Oberto J. paced Obera with six points, two rebounds and one assist, while Ty Prince added five points and one assist. Danjel Purifoy scored six points for Defensor Sporting, Mateo Bianchi had two points and two rebounds for Defensor Sporting, and Agustin Brocal scored four points for Obera. Santiago Barrales had two rebounds and one assist for Obera, and Nicholas Davis scored four points for Defensor Sporting. Obera shot 7 of 20 from the floor and 1 of 7 from three-point range. Defensor Sporting shot 10 of 22 from the floor and 4 of 10 from beyond the arc. Defensor Sporting committed five turnovers and Obera committed five, and Defensor Sporting had five offensive rebounds to Obera’s two.