| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Brazil 3. CANADA 4. Argentina 5. Mexico 6. Puerto Rico 7. Virgin Islands 8. Colombia | CANADIANS Aigiosamieokan Matthew Atewe (Brampton, Ont.) Braxston Bunce (Kelowna, B.C.) Tyler Ennis McIntyre (Brampton, Ont.) Kaza Kajami-Keane (Ajax, Ont.) Trey Lyles (Saskatoon, Sask.) Conor Morgan (Victoria, B.C.) Duane Notice (Woodbridge, Ont.) Marko Pirovic (Bolton, Ont.) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (Scarborough, Ont.) Jamal Reynolds (Pickering, Ont.) Desmond Taylor (Toronto, Ont.) Andrew Wiggins (Concord, Ont.) Ray Rana – Coach Jamie McNeilly – assistant Scott Morrison – assistant Norman Clarke – apprentice coach Steve Konchalski – mentor coach Dr. John Philpott – team doctor Patrick Tatham – manager Krisjon Vargas – therapist |
| POOL A | USA | BRZ | VRI | MEX | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 83-64 | 105-42 | 110-59 | (3-0) | ||
| Brazil | 64-83 | —– | 84-65 | 79-69 | (2-1) | ||
| Virgin Islands | 42-105 | 65-84 | —– | 81-79 | (1-2) | ||
| Mexico | 59-110 | 69-79 | 79-81 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | CAN | ARG | COL | PUR | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 75-68 | 98-67 | 77-51 | (3-0) | ||
| Argentina | 68-75 | —– | 80-45 | 76-65 | (2-1) | ||
| Colombia | 67-98 | 45-80 | —– | 72-65 | (1-2) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 51-77 | 65-76 | 65-72 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 5-8th | Puerto Rico 71 Virgin Islands 68 | |
| 5-8th | Mexico 85 Colombia 82 | |
| Semi | United States 107 Argentina 72 | |
| Semi | Brazil 66 Canada 62 | |
| 7th | Virgin Islands 77 Colombia 52 | |
| 5th | Mexico 75 Puerto Rico 73 | |
| Bronze | Canada 68 Argentina 66 | |
| Final | United States 81 Brazil 56 | |
In their opener, Canada dusted Puerto Rico 77-51. It was a solid start for our team today, said head coach, Roy Rana. “We came out with a lot of energy; guys played together and made extra passes. Trey Lyles dominated today.” Puerto Rico took a 7-6 lead but Canada responded with an 18-3 run to finish the quarter with a 24-10 lead. Into the second quarter, Canada extended their lead to 26 points as they took their 43-17 lead at the half. To start the second half, Canada and Puerto Rico played a fairly even third quarter as Canada scored 20 points to Puerto Rico`s 15. Canada went into the fourth quarter with a comfortable 63-32 lead. In the fourth, Canada was able to give all players playing time and won the game 77-51. “It was a great win for us today, said forward Trey Lyles. “We all contributed in the win and hopefully can take it throughout the tournament.” Trey Lyles paced the Canadians with 17 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 16 boards and 3 assists. Xavier Rathan-Mayes added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 1-4 from the line. Jamal Reynolds scored 11 on 4-9 from the floor and 3-5 from the line. Tyler Ennis McIntyre notched 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Andrew Wiggins scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Desmond Taylor added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Mark Pirovic added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 5 boards. Braxton Bunce notched 2, along with 4 boards and 3 assists, while Duane Notice scored 2 and nabbed 5 boards. Kaza Kajami-Keane added 1, along with 3 boards and 3 assists, while Connor Morgan and Aigosamieokan Matthew Atewe were scoreless. Morgan nabbed 4 boards. Canada hit 28-57 (.570) from the floor, 3-19 (.160) from the arc and 12-23 (.520) from the line, while garnering 63 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 24 fouls, 20 turnovers, 7 steals and 3 blocks. David Rosado paced Puerto Rico with 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. Jeffrey Burgos Cartagena added 8, Jerome Caraballo Sepulveda 6, Wilfredo Rodriguez 6, Carlos Morales Alvarez 6, along with 5 boards, Allen Baez 4, Eimer Velez Lopez 4, Alexander Curet Lara 2, Ramon Luis Calderon 2, Abdiel Badillo Martinez 2 and Luis Lopez Rivera 2, while Esteban Cordero Capestany was scoreless. Puerto Rico hit 11-42 (.260) from the floor, 5-27 (.190) from the arc and 14-22 (.640) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 21 fouls, 14 turnovers, 10 steals and 1 block.
Canada improved to 2-0 by trouncing Colombia 98-67. The win qualified Canada for a berth at the 2013 worlds in the Czech Republic. In the first quarter, Canada and Colombia played an even quarter with neither team able to separate from each other, as the quarter ended in a tie 17-17. In the second quarter, the game continued to be close until Canada started to make a run. In the final four minutes of the half, Canada took the momentum and went on a 16-4 run to take a 47-32 lead at the half. Colombia came out strong in the second half to cut the deficit down to seven points, but Canada still held the advantage, 66-59. In the fourth, Canada was able to pull away from Colombia by scoring 32 points in the final frame and only allowing 8. Trey Lyles paced Canada with 17 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 19 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Andrew Wiggins added 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Duane Notice notched 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Xavier Rathan-Mayes added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 steals. Tyler Ennis McIntyre notched 12 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Marko Pirovic scored 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Desmond Taylor added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Jamal Reynolds added 2, along with 2 boards, Aigosamieokan Matthew Atewe 2, Connor Morgan 1 and Braxton Bunce 1, while Kaza Kajami-Keane was scoreless. Canada hit 31-64 (.480) from the floor, 4-16 (.250) from the arc and 24-34 (.710) from the line, while garnering 59 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 20 fouls, 12 turnovers, 12 steals and 4 blocks. Kevin Cuesta Pena paced Columbia with 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 9 boards. Tonny Trocha Morelos added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-8 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 6 blocks. Brian Angola Rodas notched 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Juan Lopez Mendoza added 13 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Diego Gomez Arenas added 4, Jose Campo Rivadeneira 4 and Andrew Mosquera Murillo 3, while William Pino Foronda, Juan Aparicio Ruiz, Manuel Moreno Pereira, Jefferson Ocoro Rodriguez and Carlos Palacios Lozano were scoreless. Colombia hit 24-53 (.450) from the floor, 3-17 (.180) from the arc and 10-22 (.450) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 23 fouls, 21 turnovers, 7 steals and 8 blocks.
Canada then edged Argentina 76-68 to improve to close out Group B round robin play in their pool at 3-0. In the first quarter, Canada jumped to an eleven-point advantage, but Argentina chipped away the lead before Andrew Wiggins drilled a trey to give Canada a 19-15 lead at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was tight, defensive affair but Canada was able to capitalize on second chance points (8) to Argentina’s (3) to take a 34-29 lead into the lockers. Argentina opened the second half with an 11-4 run to tie the game at 38-38 before Canada clawed to a 52-49 lead after three quarters. Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 11 of his 12 points in the quarter as Canada was able to hang on for the win. Anthony Wiggins paced Canada with 19 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 5 boards. Trey Lyles added 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 12 boards. Tyler Ennis McIntyre notched 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Xavier Rathan-Myles added 12 on 1-7 from the floor 2-8 from the arc, 4-8 from the line and 3 boards. Marko Pirovic added 5, along with 3 boards, Desmond Taylor 4, along with 3 boards, Kaza Kajami-Keane 3 and Aigosamieokan Matthew Atewe 2, while Duane Notice, Connor Morgan, Jamal Reynolds and Braxton Bunce were scoreless. Canada hit 20-41 (.490) from the floor, 7-23 (.300) from the arc and 14-22 (.640) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 20 fouls, 6 turnovers, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Martin Julian Massone paced Argentina with 19 on 5-10 from the floor and 3-6 from the arc. Matias Ariel Bernardini added 13 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Pedro Barral notched 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 5 assists. Gabriel Alejandro Deck added 9, along with 6 boards, Gonzalo Emanuel Torres 7, along with 9 boards, Gaston Whelan 4, along with 5 assists, Sergio Rupil y Del Risco 4 and Ignacio Nicolas Moreno 2, while Mauro Araujo, Lucas Adrian Gonzalez, Luciano Bruno Tognon and Rodrigo Ezequiel Haag were scoreless. Argentina hit 19-42 (.450) from the floor, 6-19 (.320) from the arc and 12-14 (.860) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 assists. 20 fouls, 11 turnovers and 3 steals.
In the semis, Brazil nipped Canada 66-62. In the first quarter, Xavier Rathan-Mayes came out with the hot hand, as he scored 12 and Canada shot 4-7 from behind the arc to take a 23-18 lead after the first quarter. Brazil responded with a 14-5 run and held Canada to 12 points in the second quarter as they took a 39-35 lead into the lockers. Canada opened the second half with an 11-2 run and held Brazil to seven points in the third quarter while take a 51-46 lead. In the fourth, Canada’s offence cooled down, as Brazil’s offence started to get back into rhythm, opening the frame with a 12-2 run and then cruising to the win. Deryk Evandro Ramos paced Brazil with 18 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Lucas Dias Silva added 15 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Arthur Pecos Fernandes Da Silva notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 4 steals. Matheus Henrique Pereira added 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Leonardo Demetrio notched 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Lucas Marciel Rosa Faria scored 4 and Antonio Elpidio Ferreira Junior added 2, while Guilherme Martins Verardo, Danilo Fuzaro Siqueira, Enrico Bueno Da Silveira Leite, Wilson Carneiro De Lima and Eduardo Campos Sommer were scoreless. Brazil hit 16-42 (.380) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 13-17 (.760) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 14 fouls, 11 turnovers, 7 steals and 2 blocks. Xavier Rathan-Myles paced Canada with 21 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Andrew Wiggins added 17 on 2-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 4 blocks. Trey Lyles notched 9 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 15 boards. Tyler Ennis McIntyre notched 7 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Marko Pirovic scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Duane Notice added 4 and Desmond Taylor 2, along with 4 boards, while Kaza Kajami-Keane, Connor Morgan, Jamal Reynolds, Aigosamieokan Matthew Atewe and Braxton Bunce were scoreless. Canada hit 10-34 (.290) from the floor, 10-29 (.290) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 19 fouls, 14 turnovers, 7 steals and 6 blocks.
In the bronze medal match, Canada edged Argentina 68-66. Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored a quick 10 points in the first quarter as Canada built a 17-15 lead. Both teams defended well in the second quarter and Canada took a 29-25 lead into the lockers. Midway through the third quarter, Canada got back-to-back treys from Xavier Rathan-Mayes and Trey Lyles and extended its lead to 47-41. In the final frame, Argentina made a push to take the lead from Canada. With 2:30 left in the game, Argentina made a 10-2 run and cut the deficit to two points. Argentina had one last break to tie the game, but they were unable to connect on a last second shot. Canada was able to weather the storm and was able to hang on for the win. Xavier Rathan-Myles paced Canada with 16 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 assists. Andrew Wiggins added 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Duane Notice notched 11 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 7-10 from the line. Trey Lyles added 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Marko Pirovic added 5, along with 4 boards, Jamal Reynolds 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the line. Desmond Taylor scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 8 boards and 4 blocks. Tyler Ennis McIntyre added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Kaza Kajami-Keane added 2, while Morgan Connor, Aigosamieokan Matthew Atewe and Braxton Bunce were scoreless. Canada hit 19-46 (.460) from the floor, 6-16 (.380) from the arc and 12-24 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 22 fouls, 17 turnovers, 7 steals and 4 blocks. Gabriel Alejandro Deck paced Argentina with 23 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 3 boards. Lucas Adrian Gonzalez added 9 on 3-5 from the floor and 3-5 from the line. Gonzalo Emanuel Torres added 8 on 4-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Pedro Barral scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Martin Julian Massone scored 7, Ignacio Nicolas Moreno 5, along with 4 boards, Gaston Whelan 4, along with 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals, and Rodrigo Ezequiel Haag 2, while Mauro Araujo, Sergio Rupil y Del Risco, Matias Ariel Bernardini, Luciano Bruno Tognon were scoreless. Argentina hi 22-45 (.490) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 13-24 (.540) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 25 fouls, 17 turnovers, 8 steals and 1 block.