| FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Australia 2. CANADA 3. New Zealand 4. Scotland 5. England Nigeria 7. Cameroon 8. India | CANADIANS Justus Alleyn (Winnipeg, Man.) Mambi Diawara (Montreal, Que.) Ammanuel Diressa (Toronto, Ont.) Mamadou Gueye (Quebec City, Que.) David Kapinga (Calgary, Alta.) Conor Morgan (Victoria, B.C.) Jean-Victor Mukama (Hamilton, Ont.) Erik Nissen (Quispamsis, N.B.) Jean-Pierre Charles (Ottawa, Ont.) Grant Shephard (Kelowna, B.C.) Mike Shoveller (Arnprior, Ont.) Munis Tutu (Windsor, Ont.) Kirby Schepp – coach David DeAveiro – assistant Kevin Hanson – assistant Krisjon Vargas – therapist David Grundman – team leader |
| POOL A | AUS | NZL | CAN | NIG | Record | ||
| Australia | —– | 79-73 | 95-55 | 97-55 | (3-0) | ||
| New Zealand | 73-79 | —– | 80-62 | 110-65 | (2-1) | ||
| Canada | 55-95 | 62-80 | —– | 82-67 | (1-2) | ||
| Nigeria | 55-97 | 65-110 | 67-82 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | SCO | ENG | CAM | IND | Record | ||
| Scotland | —– | 78-65 | 63-52 | 96-81 | (3-0) | ||
| England | 65-78 | —– | 81-54 | 100-54 | (2-1) | ||
| Cameroon | 52-63 | 54-81 | —– | 96-87 | (1-2) | ||
| India | 81-96 | 54-100 | 87-96 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| QFs | Canada 97 England 79 | |
| QFs | Scotland 66 Nigeria 61 | |
| Semi | Australia 103 Scotland 46 | |
| Semi | Canada 88 New Zealand 86 | |
| Bronze | New Zealand 79 Scotland 69 | |
| Final | Australia 87 Canada 47 | |
In the tournament opener, Australia thrashed Canada 95-55 after leading 25-13, 47-29 and 69-42 at the quarters. Canada opened with a 13-10 lead but closed out the first quarter with a 15-0 run and Canada never drew closer than 10. Still, Canadian coach Kirby Schepp said there were positives: “I thought Jean-Pierre Charles was very solid especially defensively while Conor (Morgan) was solid and made some plays. … It was evident that we lacked experience and need to adjust to the much more physical style than our guys are used to … Overall, this was a great experience for our young guys to play experienced pros in a tough environment. That was a true senior team we played.” Guard Ammanuel Diressa said “it was our first time playing together as a group. Some of us have played internationally, but not all of us and not at this level.” Schepp said “it was a great experience for our young kids to play against a legitimate senior men’s national team in a difficult environment. They got a taste of a different style of play that they’re not used to. This experience will really serve us well in the rest of the tournament and in future international games for this group.” Daniel Kickert paced Australia with 14 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Brad Newley added 12 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Chris Goulding added 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Angus Brandt notched 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 11 boards. Nathan Sobey scored 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 11 boards. Nicholas Kay added 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Cameron Glidden scored 8 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jesse Wagstaff scored 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Jason Cadee scored 6 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Mitch Norton notched 6 on 2-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Lucas Walker added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Damian Martin was scoreless, while nabbing 2 boards and pilfering 2 balls. Australia (coached by Andrej Lemanis, assisted by Adam Caporn and C.J. Bruton) hit 31-62 (.500) overall, 19-34 (.560) from the floor, 12-28 (.480) from the arc and 21-28 (.750) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 17 turnovers, 8 steals and 8 fouls. Mambi Diawara paced Canada with 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Conor Morgan added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6 boards. David Kapinga scored 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Ammanuel Diressa added 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles notched 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Mamadou Gueye added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals. Justus Alleyn scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Munis Tutu added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 6 assists. Grant Shepherd notched 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals, while Jean-Victor Mukama, Erik Nissen and Michael Shoveller were scoreless. Canada hit 23-72 (.320) overall, 18-48 (.380) from the floor, 5-24 (.210) from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 14 turnovers, 11 steals, 3 blocks and 25 fouls.
Canada improved to 1-1 by clipping Nigeria 82-67 after leading 23-16, 43-37 and 57-52 at the quarters. Guard Justus Alleyn said “it was a great game for us. We played much better as a team. The ball was moving, everyone got involved. We’re improving every day.” Coach Kirby Schepp said “I’m proud of this group for getting Canada’s first men’s win at the Commonwealth Games. We played unselfishly, disciplined and more Canadian.” Schepp told Canadian Press that Alleyn “has been pretty solid overall but today was definitely a break out game for him. He played great at both ends.” Schepp added that the squad was able to “buy in to better ball movement and patience. (We) did a much better job of sharing the ball and the result was much more efficient play.” Canada packed the paint and double-teamed ex-NBA forward Ike Diogu and fellow 6-8 forward God’sgift Ouyekachi. Schepp described Ouyekachi as resembling an “NFL linebacker” with his body and strength. Ammanuel Diressa paced Canada with 24 on 4-4 from the floor, 5-15 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Justus Alleyn scored 24 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Munis Tutu added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Conor Morgan scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Erik Nissen added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 steals. Jean-Victor Mukama added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 2 boards. Mamadou Gueye added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Mambi Diawara scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 0-4 from the line, while Grant Shephard, David Kapinga and Michael Shoveller were scoreless. Shephard nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 31-66 (.470) overall, 21-38 (.550) from the floor, 10-28 (.360) from the arc and 10-22 (.450) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 19 turnovers, 14 steals, 7 blocks and 27 fouls. Ikechukwu Diogu paced Nigeria with 29 on 9-16 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 15 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. God’sgift Achiuwa added 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 12 boards. Uchenna Iroegbu added 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Azouma Dike added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Uchechi Ofoegbu added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Musa Usman scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-3 from the line and 2 boards. Abdul Yahaya scored 2, Olalekan Olatunji 2, along with 2 boards, and Yakubu Istifanus 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 steals, while Eli Dung, Abdulwahab Yakubu and Prince Orizu were scoreless. Nigeria (coached by Abdulrahman Mohammed, assisted by Aderemi Adewunmi) hit 24-65 (.370) overall, 22-50 (.440) from the floor, 2-15 (.130) from the arc and 17-23 (.740) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 27 turnovers, 13 steals, 3 blocks and 18 fouls.
Canada closed out round-robin play at 1-2 after losing 82-60 to New Zealand, which led 20-14, 40-31 and 63-43 at the quarters. New Zealand took command with a 9-0 second-quarter run that appeared to rattle the Canadians. The Tall Blacks aggressively attacked off the dribble and Canada appeared unable to contain ballhandlers or box out on the boards. A 10-0 run early in the third quarter iced the New Zealand victory. New Zealand coach Paul Henare said “in the lead up to this campaign I have been super excited at the opportunity in front of these guys, the Tall Blacks at the Commonwealth Games rarely happens. I am just so happy that this group has the chance to play for a medal at the semifinal stage and we have got there playing a really good mix. I thought we had two really good games against Nigeria and Australia and while we dropped off a little tonight, that is tournament play, you sometimes have to find a way to win and battle away. We will take the result and find ways to improve, the great thing for us is we now have four days to prepare for a semifinal and we are looking ahead.” Thomas Abercrombie paced New Zealand with 17 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 9 boards. Finn Delaney added 15 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Robert Loe scored 13 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 blocks. Shea Ili scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Alex Pledger scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Reuben Te Rangi added 5 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Mika Vukona added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Derone Raukawa added 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Tohi Smith-Milner added 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Jordan Ngatai scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Jarrod Kenny added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists, while Ethan Rusbatch was scoreless. New Zealand (coached by Paul Henare, assisted by Pero Cameron and Michael Fitchett) hit 27-60 (.450) overall, 19-38 from the floor, 8-22 (.360) from the arc and 20-27 (.740) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 26 turnovers, 7 steals, 6 blocks and 15 fouls. David Kapinga paced Canada with 12 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Mambi Diawara added 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Ammanuel Diressa added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 steals. Mamadou Gueye scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Conor Morgan scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Grant Shephard scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Justus Alleyn added 5 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Jean-Victor Mukama added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Erik Nissen added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles, Michael Shoveller and Munis Tutu were scoreless. Canada hit 25-71 (.350) overall, 21-49 (.430) from the floor, 4-22 (.180) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 18 turnovers, 15 steals, 3 blocks and 21 fouls.
Canada finished 1-2 in round-robin play and qualified for the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, Canada clubbed England 97-79 after leading 30-12, 55-26 and 77-58 at the quarters. Canada dominated the paint in the first half and rode an 11-0 second-quarter run to a margin of as many as 29. Forward Conor Morgan, who scored 18 in the first half, said “it’s great for our team to move on. We clicked at the right time. We’re looking forward to heading to the Gold Coast and competing for a medal.” Coach Kirby Schepp said “the guys came out very focused tonight at both ends. Defensively we are starting to come together and the group is sharing the ball more and more each game. We will get refocused now as we head back to the Gold Coast for the medal rounds. We need to keep improving as a team every day in order to be successful moving forward. … We got off to a great start and had great energy defensively which led to some easy scores. We are getting better and becoming more of a team as we get more practices and games under our belt.” Conor Morgan paced Canada with 24 on 9-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Ammanuel Diressa added 18 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 4 assists and 3 steals. Munis Tutu scored 16 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Justus Alleyn added 12 on 3-7 from the floor and 2-6 from the arc. Mamadou Gueye added 12 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 steals. Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Mambi Diawara added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. David Kapinga scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, while Jean-Victor Mukama, Grant Shepard, Erik Nissen and Michael Shoveller were scoreless. Mukama nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. Canada hit 39-79 (.490) overall, 31-52 (.600) from the floor 8-27 (.300) from the arc and 11-18 (.610) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 turnovers, 16 steals, 4 blocks and 22 fouls. Kofi Josephs paced England with 20 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 10-13 from the line and 8 boards. Adam Thoseby added 20 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 4 assists. Shane Walker added 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Jamell Anderson added 6 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 blocks. Daniel Edozie added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Michael Tuck scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Orian Jackman scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Callum Jones added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Joseph Ikhinmwin, Robert Gilchrist, Andrew Lasker and Andrew Thomson were scoreless. England (coached by Andreas Kapoulas, assisted by James Vear and Alan Keane) hit 28-66 (.420) overall, 21-45 (.470) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 16-26 (.620) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 21 turnovers, 5 steals, 7 blocks and 17 fouls.
In the semis, Canada nipped New Zealand 88-86 after leading 22-16, 45-42 and 75-58 at the quarters. Canada dominated the third quarter and then held on for the win after the Tall Blacks roared back in the fourth. They ripped off a 10-0 run by tightening their defence and took an 85-83 lead with just over a minute to play on a 24-6 run capped by back-to-back dunks from Thomas Abercrombie. Ammanuel Diressa knotted the score with a layup. New Zealand’s Shea Ili, who had not missed a free throw all week, split a pair giving Canada one final chance with 5.1 seconds to play. Coming out of a timeout, Justus Alleyn found Mamadou Gueye who buried a trey as time expired. Gueye said “it was a bit of a scramble, that’s not the play we drew up but the ball fell to me and I was confident as soon as the ball left my hands.” Canadian coach Kirby Schepp said “it was a broken play at the end a little bit. I think they guarded it very, very well. We ended up getting the ball into the hands of a guy who had been sitting a little bit in the second half and he just made a play at the end. It was one of those ones where I thought we played phenomenal three quarters of basketball. Give all the credit to New Zealand. Those are maybe the toughest guys I’ve maybe ever seen. They are just tough, tough guys. Battled, battled, battled. And we basically just survived their fight at the end. Being an international game for our guys who are somewhere between 18 and 23, at that level, against that quality of team. … And now we have a chance to play Australia, in Australia, for gold. Priceless opportunity. … We were much more solid defensively especially in the ball screen which resulted in them getting far less open looks from 3 and at the rim.” Ammanuel Diressa paced Canada with 22 on 3-9 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Conor Morgan added 19 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Munis Tutu added 17 on 2-8 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 assists and 2 steals. Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists an d2 steals. Mamadou Gueye added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Erik Nissen scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Justus Alleyn added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Jean-Victor Mukama scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc. David Kapinga notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Mambi Diawara scored 1 on 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Grant Shephard and Michael Shoveller were scoreless. Canada hit 31-75 (.410) overall, 19-47 (.400) from the floor, 12-28 (.430) from the arc and 14-21 from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 15 turnovers, 12 steals, 3 blocks and 22 fouls. Shea Ili paced New Zealand with 23 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 8-9 from the line, 4 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Mike Vukona added 13 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 15 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Thomas Abercrombie scored 13 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Robert Loe notched 9 on 0-5 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Reuben Te Rangi scored 7 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Alex Pledger added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Derone Raukawa added 5 on 1-1 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Finn Delany scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jordan Ngatai added 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Tohi Smith-Milner added 2 on 2-2 from the line. Jarrod Kenny scored 1 on 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Ethan Rusbatch was scoreless. New Zealand hit 25-52 (.480) overall, 18-34 (.530) from the floor, 7-18 (.390) from the arc and 29-38 (.760) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 26 turnovers, 7 steals, 6 blocks and 23 fouls.
In the final, Australia dusted Canada 87-47 after leading 20-10, 45-19 and 63-29 at the quarters. The Australians took total command with a 16-0 run in the second quarter. Canadian coach Kirby Schepp said “the whole experience of a large, multi-sport game is special on so many levels. You get to feel like you’re a part of something bigger than just you and your team and their experience. That’s kind of what our young guys are trying to get a piece of. That they are part of our national team program, which is a much bigger program. For them come in here and put it together very, very quickly and get a silver medal. I’m really proud of this accomplishment but I’m just happy that they were able to have that experience at the same time.” Canadian point guard Munis Tutu said “Canada basketball is on the rise and I think the whole country should be happy with what we accomplished today.” Ammanuel Diressa added that “at the beginning of this tournament, we didn’t start off well. But we got better with each game. To finish here, some people might not have expected that. It’s good that we finished with the silver medal.” Conor Morgan said “we came down here with a goal to medal in this tournament. As a team, we have discussed it on a day-in and day-out basis. We are happy to have a silver. I guess it would have been a great upset if we had won gold.” Australia forward Jason Cadee told AFP that “for us, it was all business no matter who we played, and we locked into what we wanted to do. I think it’s a credit to our depth, we go 12-deep, and we just come at guys over 40 minutes, and it’s tough to keep up when we just keep throwing fresh bodies at you.” Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis said “the depth of Australian basketball is really solid. When these guys get the opportunity to play in the green and gold, they are inspirational the way they go about their business.” Schepp said “playing Australia in Australia in a meaningful international game is a priceless experience for these young guys.” Former Australia great Andrew Gaze told Guardian Australia that “it goes beyond just what the Australian team did here. It’s very much on the back of the success of Ben Simmons, Matthew Dellavedova, Patty Mills and the eight or nine guys in the NBA and the way they’re conducting themselves. The way they present is very positive for Australia. On top of that, our NBL competition and WNBL competition are going through a period of great success and prosperity. All these elements combine for where we are as a sport right now. We’re going through this era where all elements are coming together and working in harmony. When you see NBL players perform like they did in this tournament, it indicates the direction the NBL is going, but it also says a lot about the development programs that have created this level of depth.” Gaze added that “I was a little surprised that Canada got to the final. I thought New Zealand would present the best challenge. They’re a young team but they got better and better as they went on. They deserved to be there.” Chris Goulding said “the scoreboard suggested that [it was easy], but we saw what they did against New Zealand. We wanted to come out and show them the utmost respect and give them our A-game, which pushed the scoreboard out a bit. But there was every danger that if disrespected them we could have got our arses handed to us.” Schepp told Canadian Press that Australia are “certainly an experienced group of veteran pros and I thought they showed it tonight,” Canada coach Kirby Schepp said of the Australians. “Obviously very well-coached.” Gueye said “it didn’t come out the way we wanted but I think it’s just a great learning experience for us. … The journey that I’ve been on with these guys in these three weeks here has kind of felt like a full season almost. We’ve come together and they’re people that I’ll call up the rest of my life. Even though we didn’t win gold, I think [the semifinal win] was one of the craziest Games of my life and it’s one I’ll remember for the rest of my life.” Chris Goulding paced Australia with 11 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Nicholas Kay added 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Nathan Sobey scored 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Brad Newley added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 steals. Daniel Kickert scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Angus Brandt added 8 on 2-8 from the floor and 7 boards. Cameron Gliddon scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 7 boards and 5 assists. Jason Cadee scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jesse Wagstaff notched 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Mitch Norton added 5 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Lucas Walker scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Damian Martin scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 4 assists. Australia hit 33-73 (.450) overall, 22-47 (.470) from the floor, 11-26 (.420) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 17 turnovers, 9 steals and 9 fouls. Munis Tutu paced Canada with 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Justus Alleyn added 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Grant Shephard added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Jean-Victor Mukama scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Ammanuel Diressa scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor and 0-5 from the arc. Conor Morgan added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Erik Nissen added 4 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. David Kapinga scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 steals, while Mamadou Gueye, Mambi Diawara and Michael Shoveller were scoreless. Canada hit 17-63 (.270) overall, 11-37 (.300) from the floor, 6-26 (.230) from the arc and 7-9 (.780) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 18 turnovers, 7 steals, 6 blocks and 19 fouls.
Basketball will be on the program at the 2022 games in Birmingham, England, but it will be the three-on-three variety.