| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Russia 2. Australia 3. Serbia 4. CANADA 5. Lithuania 6. Romania 7. Estonia 8. Brazil 9. United States 10. Finland 11. Mexico 12. Germany 13. Norway 14. South Korea 15. Czech Republic 16. Mongolia 17. Sweden 18. Japan 19. Ukraine 20. United Arab Emirates 21. Chile 22. China 23. Oman 24. Philippines | CANADIANS Kevin Pangos (Holland Landing, Ont./Gonzaga) Brady Heslip (Burlington, Ont./Baylor) Kyle Wiltjer (Portland, Ore./Kentucky) Melvin Ejim (Toronto, Ont./Iowa State) Thomas Scrubb (Richmond, B.C./Carleton) Mangisto Arop (Edmonton, Alta./Indiana State) Daniel Mullings (Toronto, Ont./New Mexico State) Philip Scrubb (Richmond, B.C./Carleton) Dwight Powell (Toronto, Ont./Stanford) Jordan Bachynski (Calgary, Alta./Arizona State) Murphy Burnatowski (Waterloo, Ont./Colgate) Owen Klassen (Kingston, Ont./Acadia) Jay Triano – coach Greg Francis – assistant John Campbell – assistant Shawn Swords – assistant Sam Gibbs – therapist Kade Beard – video coordinator Patrick Tatham – manager Scottie Stats – statistician |
| POOL A | RUS | EST | GER | KOR | UKR | OMA | Record | ||
| Russia | —– | 106-43 | 80-52 | 113-53 | 94-43 | 117-24 | (5-0) | ||
| Estonia | 43-106 | —– | 65-59 | 68-61 | 71-52 | 77-52 | (4-1) | ||
| Germany | 52-80 | 59-65 | —– | 93-69 | 78-58 | 123-32 | (3-2) | ||
| South Korea | 53-113 | 61-68 | 69-93 | —– | 100-98 | 126-77 | (2-3) | ||
| Ukraine | 43-94 | 52-71 | 58-78 | 98-100 | —– | 99-35 | (1-4) | ||
| Oman | 24-117 | 52-77 | 32-123 | 77-126 | 35-99 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| POOL B | SRB | ROU | MEX | MGL | JPN | PHI | Record | ||
| Serbia | —– | 78-53 | 100-48 | 110-56 | 105-64 | 2-0 | (5-0) | ||
| Romania | 53-78 | —– | 76-67 | 89-72 | 77-57 | 2-0 | (4-1) | ||
| Mexico | 48-100 | 67-76 | —– | 108-54 | 83-71 | 2-0 | (3-2) | ||
| Mongolia | 56-110 | 72-89 | 54-108 | —– | 75-72 | 2-0 | (2-3) | ||
| Japan | 64-105 | 57-77 | 71-83 | 72-75 | —– | 2-0 | (1-4) | ||
| Philippines | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| POOL C | CAN | AUS | USA | CZE | SWE | UAE | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 92-83 | 94-85 | 87-56 | 84-69 | 137-43 | (5-0) | ||
| Australia | 83-92 | —– | 93-84 | 85-57 | 70-53 | 131-43 | (4-1) | ||
| United States | 85-94 | 84-93 | —– | 96-53 | 83-65 | 140-46 | (3-2) | ||
| Czech Republic | 56-87 | 57-85 | 53-96 | —– | 65-63 | 100-54 | (2-3) | ||
| Sweden | 69-84 | 53-70 | 65-83 | 63-65 | —– | 79-69 | (1-4) | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 43-137 | 43-131 | 46-140 | 54-100 | 69-69 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| POOL D | LTH | BRA | FIN | NOR | CHN | CHI | Record | ||
| Lithuania | —– | 77-69 | 70-51 | 94-71 | 129-52 | 116-51 | (5-0) | ||
| Brazil | 69-77 | —– | 75-65 | 77-47 | 107-65 | 106-40 | (4-1) | ||
| Finland | 51-70 | 65-75 | —– | 60-55 | 93-64 | 71-52 | (3-2) | ||
| Norway | 71-94 | 47-77 | 55-60 | —– | 106-74 | 62-48 | (2-3) | ||
| China | 52-129 | 65-107 | 64-93 | 74-106 | —– | 94-75 | (1-4) | ||
| Chile | 51-116 | 40-106 | 52-71 | 48-62 | 75-94 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| QFs | Russia 78 Romania 53 | |
| QFs | Canada 88 Brazil 77 | |
| QFs | Serbia 88 Estonia 43 | |
| QFs | Australia 60 Lithuania 55 | |
| 9-16th | Germany 101 Mongolia 68 | |
| 9-16th | United States 91 Norway 51 | |
| 9-16th | Mexico 98 South Korea 70 | |
| 9-16th | Finland 70 Czech Republic 52 | |
| 13-16th | Norway 83 Mongolia 54 | |
| 13-16th | South Korea 92 Czech Republic 88 | |
| 17-24th | Ukraine 2 Philippines 0 | |
| 17-24th | Sweden 80 Chile 49 | |
| 17-24th | Japan 123 Oman 40 | |
| 17-24th | United Arab Emirates 64 China 62 | |
| 21-24th | Chile 2 Philippines 0 | |
| 21-24th | China 89 Oman 53 | |
| 17-20th | Sweden 75 Ukraine 73 | |
| 17-20th | Japan 79 United Arab Emirates 63 | |
| 9-12th | United States 92 Germany 70 | |
| 9-12th | Finland 72 Mexico 70 | |
| 5-8th | Romania 82 Brazil 75 | |
| 5-8th | Lithuania 82 Estonia 61 | |
| Semi | Russia 78 Canada 68 | |
| Semi | Australia 65 Serbia 62 | |
| 23rd | Oman 2 Philippines 0 (default) | |
| 21st | Chile 76 China 72 | |
| 19th | Ukraine 107 United Arab Emirates 54 | |
| 17th | Sweden 62 Japan 50 | |
| 15th | Czech Republic 94 Mongolia 80 | |
| 13th | Norway 79 South Korea 77 | |
| 11th | Mexico 71 Germany 64 | |
| 9th | United States 97 Finland 70 | |
| 7th | Estonia 67 Brazil 63 | |
| 5th | Lithuania 87 Romania 50 | |
| Bronze | Serbia 87 Canada 74 | |
| Final | Russia 81 Australia 74 | |
In their opener, Canada clipped Sweden 84-69 after leading 19-10, 43-25 and 62-51 at the quarters. The Swedes led for most of the first quarter before Brady Heslip exploded for eight points to give Canada the lead. Dwight Powell dominated the second quarter as Canada built a comfortable lead. Kevin Pangos was key to the Canadian’s third quarter attack in contributing six points in the period. The added offence was needed as the Swedish side seemed intent on making up for a poor first half offensive display. Sweden would go on to tally 26 points in the quarter and close the gap to 11. Owen Klassen added five points in the final quarter as Canada used 22 points and a solid defensive effort to hold-off Sweden. Canada dominated the boards. Heslip said “when you start playing games again after a few weeks off, it’s a little different. But after the first quarter, all the guys gelled back into it. The whole three weeks that we spent together before this makes it easier. The guys do a great job of finding me – I’m just there to knock down shots.” Canadian coach Jay Triano said “that’s a team with some professional players. They are very polished. I thought we played with good intensity. We just need to play a little bit smarter and a little bit better. We’re trying to develop players and we need give them an opportunity to play and be on the court for five-minute segments. We also think that one of our advantages could be to wear teams down – we’ve got some depth in our country as far as basketball is concerned.” Brady Heslip paced Canada with 22 on 2-2 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Dwight Powell added 16 on 7-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 9 boards. Kevin Pangos scored 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Owen Klassen notched 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Melvin Ejim scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 steals. Daniel Mullings scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals. Thomas Scrubb notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Phillip Scrubb added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 4 assists. Jordan Bachynski added 2 and Kyle Wiltjer 2, along with 6 boards and 2 assists, while Mangisto Arop and Murphy Burnatowski were scoreless. Canada hit 34-68 (.500) overall, 29-50 (.580) from the floor, 5-18 (.280) from the arc and 11-16 (.690) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 16 turnovers, 7 steals, 7 blocks and 23 fouls. Chris Czerapowicz paced Sweden with 20 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Odin Lindell added 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 6-13 from the line and 5 boards. Andreas Karlsson scored 8, Alexander Lindqvist 8, along with 5 boards and 3 steals, Pierre Hampton 8, along with 5 boards, Charles Barton 4, Mike Joseph 4, Johan Ronstrom 2 and Sebastian Norman 1, while Gustav Sundstrom and Richard Hartman were scoreless. Sweden hit 22-60 (.370) overall, 12-35 (.340) from the floor, 10-25 (.400) from the arc and 15-26 (.580) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 18 turnovers, 6 steals, 1 block and 19 fouls.
In its second contest, Canada thrashed the United Arab Emirates 137-43 after opening with an 18-0 run and leading 31-12, 67-27 and 100-39 at the quarters. Then they went on a 23-0 run. “The first thing that we focus on is our defence and that really leads to easy baskets,” said Greg Wiltjer. “We’re an unselfish team. We have very talented players so we can all share the ball.” Wiltjer paced Canada with 22 on 10-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Brady Heslip added 22 on 3-5 from the floor and 4-10 from the arc, 4-4 from the line. Dwight Powell added 21 on 10-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Mangisto Arop added14 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Jordan Bachynski added 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 17 boards. Owen Klassen added 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Daniel Mullings added 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-8 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Melvin Ejim scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Philip Scrubb added 6 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 assists. Thomas Scrubb notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Murphy Burnatowski added 5, along with 3 boards and Kevin Pangos 2, along with 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Canada hit 54-84 (.640) overall, 44-60 (.730) from the floor, 10-24 (.420) from the arc and 19-26 (.730) from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 26 assists, 10 turnovers, 24 steals, 4 blocks and 17 fouls. Saleh Zuwayed Khalifa led the Emirates with 15 on 6-18 from the floor and 3-5 from the line. Omer Omar Alameri added 10 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Mohamed Al Braiki added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-6 from the line and 3 assists. Khalid Khalifas Ahmad added 3, Rashid Ahmed Al-Ali 3 and Mubarak Khalifa Ahmad 2, while Mohamed Alfarsi Aljneibi, Khamis Zaal Alwali, Ahmed Abdulelah Amohd, Mohamed Alshaiba Al-Ali and Qais Ahmad Al Shabebi were scoreless. The Emirates hit 16-60 (.270) overall, 13-45 (.290) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 8-19 (.420) from the line, while garnering 19 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 23 turnovers, 3 steals, 1 block and 19 fouls.
Canada improved to (3-0) by dusting Australia 92-83. Canada led 27-15 after one quarter. Australia led 46-41 at the half and 67-65 after three quarters. Australia broke to a 6-0 run but Daniel Mullings drew Canada even and then set-up a Melvin Ejim three-pointer to give Canada the lead in a wild first quarter. Australia roared back in the second quarter with a 12-0 run that drew the Australians within 33-30. Australia extended its lead to eight – the team’s highest of the game – to begin the second half, but Canada chipped away and a Dwight Powell bucket knotted the score before Australia hit a bucket to take a two-point lead into the final frame. Mullings tied the game at 77 and Kevin Pangos went to work from there, recording seven points and three assists in the final five minutes of the match to lead Canada to the win. Pangos sank his first three-pointer of the game to give Canada an 80-77 lead and then found Powell on the baseline where the 6-foot-9 Stanford University student converted three straight opportunities inside to push Canada out in front for good. Pangos iced the win from the charity stripe. “Dwight was setting a good screen, he was open on the roll and he finished strong,” said Pangos. “I came off the bench looking to be aggressive whether that meant shooting it or finding my teammates.” Canadian coach Jay Triano said “we played very well in the first quarter but then we took a hit from them. My challenge to our players was to respond in the second half and we came back with a little bit more fight.” Brady Heslip paced Canada with 18 on 1-5 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc and 4-6 from the line. Daniel Mullings added 15 on 6-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 9 boards. Dwight Powell added 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the line and 2 boards. Owen Klassen notched 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Kevin Pangos scored 9 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 assists. Melvin Ejim scored 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Philip Scrubb added 8 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Murphy Burnatowski scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor. Jordan Bachynski added 4, along with 5 boards, Thomas Scrubb 2, along with 8 boards, and Mangisto Arop 2, while Kyle Wiltjer was scoreless as he nabbed 4 boards. Canada hit 36-71 (.510) overall, 29-54 (.540) from the floor, 7-17 (.410) from the arc and 13-23 (.570) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 steals and 23 fouls. Cameron Bairstow paced Australia with 19 on 7-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Jason Cadee added 16 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 assists and 4 steals. Clint Steindl notched 14 on 1-6 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Mitch Young scored 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Andrija Dumonvic scored 8, along with 8 boards, Mitch Norton 3, Igor Hadziomerovic 3, Ryan Broekhoff 3 and Cody Ellis 3, while Owen Odigie, Todd Blanchfield and Matthew Andronicos were scoreless. Australia hit 29-77 (.380) overall, 20-55 (.360) from the floor, 9-22 (.410) from the arc and 16-23 (.700) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 10 turnovers, 8 steals, 5 blocks and 15 fouls.
Canada then thumped the Czech Republic 87-56 to remain undefeated. The Czech Republic led 19-10 after one quarter and 34-28 at the half. Canada led 58-46 after three quarters. The Canadians found their footing in the second half and began to execute on offence. With four minutes left in the frame, Canada drew even at 43 points – the first time Canada had not trailed since the game’s 1:20 mark. From there, Canada unleashed a barrage at the offensive end with a 15-3 run. The final quarter saw much of the same. “We weren’t quick to the ball in the first half, but the second half we were active,” said Canadian coach Jay Triano. “As some teams wear down in this tournament, we’re fresh and we can run guys in and out. We bring an energy that we can be consistent with throughout a whole game. Our pressure defensively today showed that.” In the third quarter Canada was hustling so hard on defence that Daniel Mullings and Kevin Pangos crashed into each other trying to dive into the Czech bench to corral a loose ball. “That play shows we just want to win, and get every fifty-fifty ball because those balls can be the decision-maker at the end of the game,” said Mullings. “We use our defence as our staple. Once we keyed in on their point guards and shooting guards to slow them down getting into their offence, I think that helped our offence.” Canada’s resiliency is a function of experience added Mullings. “We spent a lot of time together and we’ve been through a lot. It’s about getting through adversity, not hanging your head if you lose a lead. We stay together as a collective unit, and to win the gold you have to go through all of that.” Kevin Pangos paced Canada with 17 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 3 assists. Daniel Mullings added 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Dwight Powell added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Murphy Burnatowski notched 11 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Thomas Scrubb added 8 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Owen Klassen added 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 12 boards. Melvin Ejim scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 assists. Philip Scrubb added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jordan Bachynski notched 4 on 1-3 from the floor and 10 boards. Brady Heslip added 3 and Kyle Wiltjer 3, while Mangisto Arop was scoreless. Canada hit 31-77 (.400) overall, 22-52 (.420) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 16-26 (.620) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 28 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 11 turnovers, 9 steals, 3 blocks and 18 fouls. Michael Mares paced the Czech Republic with 13 on 0-1 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Adam Ciz added 12 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Tomas Voslajer added 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jan Jiricek added 7, along with 4 boards, Adam Zampach 4, Martin Gniadek 4, Michal Sotnar 2, Jiri Slavik 2 and Krystof Vlcek 1, while Viktor Cvek, Ondrej Peterka and Jakub Krakovic were scoreless. The Czech Republic hit 20-63 (.320) overall, 14-42 (.330) from the floor, 6-21 (.290) from the arc and 10-11 (.910) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 18 turnovers, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 28 fouls.
Canada closed out round robin play with a (5-0) record by clipping the United States 94-85. Canada led 18-17, 46-36 and 69-58 at the quarters, although the US blistered the nets from beyond the arc. “They’re a tough team to guard,” said Canadian coach Jay Triano. “We had to make a decision, they’re going to exploit you one way or the other because he’s a good coach and they run good plays.” Canada’s depth and five-man substitution strategy proved pivotal again, clearly providing the energy edge in the second half. The speedy line-up of Melvin Ejim, Daniel Mullings and Dwight Powell was effective in the closing five minutes when the USA tried to mount a comeback. “When you put us all in the line-up together there are a lot of mismatches, it’s really fun to play with those guys,” said Ejim. “It’s been a great opportunity to play with them and bring that spark to the games.” An inside basket from Calgary native Jordan Bachynski at the end of the first quarter gave Canada their first lead of the game at 18-17. The Americans tried to bring full court pressure at the start of the second frame, but the composed Canadian squad had no difficulties and quickly hit back-to-back layups. That kick-started a 10-0 scoring run which ended with a trey by Thomas Scrubb that gave Canada a 46-36 halftime lead. The game ended on a strange note when the arena lights and scoreboard went out with 10 seconds remaining. After a five-minute delay, the teams decided to dribble out the clock in the semi-darkness. Brady Heslip paced Canada with 20 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jordan Bachynski added 13 on 6-8 from the floor and 1-4 from the line. Dwight Powell added 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 6-10 from the line and 6 boards. Kevin Pangos notched 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Melvin Ejim scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Thomas Scrubb added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 assists. Daniel Mullings added 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 assists. Owen Klassen added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Philip Scrubb added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Murphy Burnatowski scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Kyle Wiltjer added 2, while Mangisto Arop was scoreless. Canada hit 35-72 (.490) overall, 27-57 (.470) from the floor, 8-15 (.530) from the arc and 16-24 (.670) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 steals, 6 blocks and 15 fouls. Luke Hancock paced the US with 27 on 4-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Douglas McDermott added 17 on 1-7 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc and 6 boards. Cory Jefferson added 17 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Treveon Graham added 9, along with 4 boards, Spencer Dinwiddie 5, Kevin Ferrell 4, William Sheehey 3 and Sean Kilpatrick 3, while Tyler Haws, Aaron White, Adreian Payne and Alex Kirk were scoreless. The US hit 29-72 (.400) overall, 14-40 (.350) from the floor, 15-32 (.470) from the arc and 12-17 (.710) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 steals, 3 blocks and 19 fouls.
In the quarterfinals, Canada dumped Brazil 88-77. Brazil led 20-17 after one quarter. Canada led 38-37 at the half and 59-52 after three quarters after elevating its defensive effort. Brady Heslip effectively attacked off the dribble when Brazil closed out hard on the perimeter shooters. “If they’re going to take away his shot, it opens up drives,” said Canadian coach Jay Triano. “Even if he gets it up and off the glass, it’s not a bad play. Our job on the glass was outstanding.” Owen Klassen said “I know my job is to just take up space and go for every rebound. When I start diving and going for rebounds that forces them to key in on me a little bit and it spaces out the floor. We’re all used to playing thirty minutes back home and to be able to play twenty minutes full out is awesome; you get to see what people can actually do. This is one of the best teams that I’ve ever played with. We’re having a good time and I think that we have a chance to win the whole thing.” Kyle Wiltjer hit a pair of treys in the fourth quarter despite seeing little action for most of the game because he wasn’t one of the platoons. “He’s stayed real positive and he’s stayed in the game, which is a sign of his character. When we put him in here, we thought he might change the game with some freshness and he did with his ability to shoot the basketball,” said Triano. Brady Heslip paced Canada with 20 on 1-7 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 12-12 from the line and 3 boards. Dwight Powell added 15 on 4-6 from the floor, 7-11 from the line and 6 boards. Melvin Ejim notched 12 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Kyle Wiltjer added 11 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Daniel Mullings added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 5-10 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jordan Bachynski scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Philip Scrubb added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Thomas Scrubb added 3, along with 5 boards, Kevin Pangos 2, along with 2 boards and 4 assists, and Murphy Burnatowski 2, along with 5 boards, while Mangisto Arop was scoreless. Canada hit 27-72 (.380) overall, 18-49 (.370) from the floor, 9-23 (.390) from the arc and 25-35 (.710) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 11 turnovers, 8 steals, 3 blocks and 15 fouls. Andre Silva paced Brazil with 15 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Guilherme Dedodato added 14 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Leonardo Meindl added 11 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 assists. Cristiano Felicio added 10 on 5-7 from the floor and 2 boards. Lucas Mariano added 9, along with 4 boards, Joao Bernardi 8, along with 3 assists, Elio Corazza Neto 6, along with 4 assists, George Chaia 2 and Rafael Alves Maia 2, while Isaac Goncalves, Matheus Dalla Barbra and Jefferson Campos were scoreless. Brazil hit 29-58 overall, 21-35 (.600) from the floor, 8-23 (.350) from the arc and 11-13 (.850) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 steals, 3 blocks and 29 fouls.
In the semis, Russia clipped Canada 78-68 after leading 22-11, 43-26 and 64-44 at the quarters. “We gave them too many looks and let them get into a rhythm because we turned the ball over so much. Twenty-three turnovers is too many to give a team like that,” said Canadian coach Jay Triano. “As a group we talked about not playing the outcome, we talked about playing every possession. That’s how you become a good basketball team and that’s why we’re here.” Sergey Karasev paced Russia with 20 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 10 boards, 7 assists and 4 seals. Semen Antonov added 11 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Nikita Balashov added 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Dmitriy Khvostov added 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Evgeny Valiev added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Dmitrii Kulagin added 8, Victor Zarazhko 5 and Andrey Zubkov 3, while Maxin Grigoryev, Pavel Antipov, Vladimir Ivlev and Artem Vikhrov were scoreless. Russia hit 28-65 (.430) overall, 22-36 (.610) from the floor, 6-29 (.210) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 13 turnovers, 11 steals, 3 blocks and 22 fouls. Melvin Ejim paced Canada with 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Daniel Mullings added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Brady Heslip notched 12 on 4-6 from the floor. Kyle Wiltjer added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc and 5 boards. Kevin Pangos scored 8 on 0-4 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Owen Klassen added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Philip Scrubb added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Thomas Scrubb added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Dwight Powell added 2 and Murphy Burnatowski 1, along with 5 boards and 2 assists, while Mangisto Arop and Jordan Bachynski were scoreless. Canada hit 23-62 (.370) overall, 15-36 (.420) from the floor, 8-26 (.310) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 23 turnovers, 7 steals, 1 block and 26 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, Serbia dispatched Canada 87-74. Serbia led 24-16 after one quarter and 47-37 at the half. Canada led 63-61 after three quarters but collapsed down the stretch. “We were in a heck of a ball game with five minutes to go,” said Canadian coach Jay Triano. “We had wide-open threes and we had drives to the basket where either they made good plays or the whistle didn’t blow. We have to do a better job of keeping guys in front of us and do a better job of finishing plays strong and getting to the free throw line.” The line of brothers Phil and Thomas Scrubb and Owen Klassen did good work to close the gap at the beginning of the second frame. Point guard Phil Scrubb fed Klassen inside for a dunk which put the score at 33-31, but costly turnovers set Canada back 47-37 at halftime. Scrubb continued to play well in the second half, scoring a trio of three-pointers to whittle the lead down to 53-51. Canada took a 63-61 lead at the end of the third thanks to a steal by Melvin Ejim and an acrobatic buzzer-beater in the lane by Kevin Pangos. Serbia’s offense was equally potent in the final frame. The two teams exchanged chances in the early-going and the game was knotted at 70-a-piece at the five-minute-mark. From there, Team Serbia would regain its footing and resume its attack with a game-ending 17-4 stretch. “We won fifteen straight games against great competition, but we have to beat European style basketball,” said Triano. “Serbia and Russia are among the top basketball nations in the world and the next time we get to the world championships we’ll be better prepared.” Dorde Gagic paced Serbia with 24 on 8-13 from the floor, 8-10 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Ivan Smiljanic added 13 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Stefan Zivanovic added 9, along with 6 assists, Milos Dimic 9, along with 3 boards and 3 assists, Nikola Markovic 8, along with 7 boards, Dorde Drenovac 7, Stefan Jovic 6, Darko Balaban 4, Nikola Kalinic 4, Dorde Majstorovic 2 and Nikola Malesevic 1, while Dejan Djokic was scoreless. Serbia hit 28-60 (.470) overall, 23-41 (.560) from the floor, 5-19 (.260) from the arc and 26-37 (.700) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 13 turnovers, 13 steals, 6 blocks and 18 fouls. Dwight Powell paced Canada with 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Thomas Scrubb added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Daniel Mullings added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Philip Scrubb added 9 on 0-1 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2 assists. Kyle Wiltjer added 8 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Melvin Ejim added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kevin Pangos added 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 0-4 from the arc. Owen Klassen scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Brady Heslip added 3 on 1-5 from the floor. Murphy Burnatowski added 2, while Mangisto Arop and Jordan Bachynski were scoreless. Canada hit 29-72 (.400) overall, 22-48 (.460) from the floor, 7-24 (.290) from the arc and 9-14 (.640) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 19 turnovers, 8 steals, 2 blocks and 25 fouls.