MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina – Leandro Garcia scored 19 points as Uruguay beat Paraguay 79-66 on Saturday to take a last spot in the second round of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament for the Americas.
Paraguay joined Cuba as the first two teams to be eliminated from the competition.
The eight teams left in the tournament are: Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Canada, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Panama.
In other games Saturday, Brazil beat Cuba 93-83, Venezuela had a 103-98 overtime win against Canada, and Argentina downed Panama 90-71.
The remaining teams will play another stage of round-robin games starting Monday, before semifinals and a final.
The two finalists earn places in the 2012 Olympics in London.
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