Argentina defeated Paraguay by an 84-52 final in their first game of Pool Play in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship.

Luis Scola had 14 points and six rebounds, while Juan Gutierrez had 12 points and eight rebounds.

Paolo Quinteros came off the bench to score 19 points on 12 shots.

Paraguay shot just 20.2% from the floor and were outrebounded by a -15 margin.