BUENOS AIRES (Interstat) — Visiting Peñarol defeated host Lanús 84-77 on Wednesday at Estadio Obras Sanitarias, improving to 2-0 while Lanús dropped to 1-2. Agustin Perez paced Peñarol with 18 points and five rebounds. Ivan Basualdo added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Luciano Guerra scored 16. Sebastian Vega contributed seven points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Al Thornton scored 11. Juan Brussino led Lanús with 15 points and three assists. Christian James scored 11, Pedro Bombino added 10 points and six rebounds, and Edgar Merchant had eight points and six rebounds. Peñarol scored 27 points in the first quarter, 26 in the second and 13 in the third, while Lanús scored 17, 23 and 11. Peñarol made 10 of 31 3-pointers and 14 of 18 free throws. Lanús hit 14 of 33 3-pointers and 9 of 20 free throws. Both teams committed 12 turnovers. Peñarol held a 10-9 edge in offensive rebounds and blocked two shots. Lanús next plays at Independiente, while Peñarol visits San Lorenzo.