Peñarol edges Gimnasia Indalo in Liga A home victory

MAR DEL PLATA (Interstat) — Peñarol defeated Gimnasia Indalo 62-57 on Wednesday at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in an Argentinian Liga A game. Gimnasia Indalo led 15-13 after the first quarter, but Peñarol led 27-21 at halftime and 45-43 after three quarters before closing with 17 fourth-quarter points. Andres Jaime paced Peñarol with 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes. Agustin Perez scored 16 points and grabbed four rebounds in 26 minutes, while Martiniano Dato added 15 points, four rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes. Carlos Rivero contributed eight points, six rebounds and two blocks. Luciano Guerra had seven points and four rebounds, Ivan Basualdo added six points and six rebounds, and Al Thornton scored six points with five rebounds. Sebastian Carrasco Barria scored nine points, Marcos Chacon had six points, five rebounds and three assists, and Felipe Inyaco added six points and four rebounds. Peñarol scored 62 points from 19 possessions and finished with 18 offensive rebounds, 12 assists, eight blocks, 20 turnovers and 42 fouls. Gimnasia Indalo is now 1-1, while Peñarol is 1-0.