| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Germany 3. Russia 4. Brazil 5. France 6. Lithuania 7. CANADA 8. Estonia 9. Serbia 10. Australia 11. South Korea 12. Sweden 13. Montenegro 14. Finland 15. Turkey 16. China 17. Mongolia 18. Switzerland 19. Mexico 20. Chile 21. Japan 22. Chinese Taipei 23. Mozambique | CANADIANS Caleb Agada (Ottawa, Ont./uOttawa) Mike Andrews (Oakville, Ont./Bishop’s) Jordan Baker (Edmonton, Alta./Alberta) Johnny Berhanemeskel (Ottawa, Ont./uOttawa) Aaron Best (Scarborough, Ont./Ryerson) Mamadou Gueye (Quebec City, Que./Alberta) Jahmal Jones (Mississauga, Ont./Ryerson) Chris McLaughlin (Oakville, Ont./Victoria) Tommy Nixon (Vancouver, B.C./U.B.C.) Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (Winnipeg, Man./Calgary) Adika Peter-McNeilly (Toronto, Ont./Ryerson) Josh Wolfram (Kamloops, B.C./Thompson Rivers) Connor Wood (Guelph, Ont./Carleton) Barnaby Craddock – coach John Campbell – assistant Shawn Swords – assistant Charles Kissi – manager Geoff Mabey – therapist |
| POOL A | GER | EST | KOR | CHN | MOZ | Record | |||
| Germany | —– | 70-40 | 67-58 | 91-64 | 99-37 | (4-0) | |||
| Estonia | 40-70 | —– | 73-62 | 71-64 | 87-47 | (3-1) | |||
| South Korea | 58-67 | 62-73 | —– | 76-62 | 105-69 | (2-2) | |||
| China | 64-91 | 64-71 | 62-76 | —– | 74-56 | (1-3) | |||
| Mozambique | 37-99 | 47-87 | 69-105 | 56-74 | —– | (0-4) | |||
| POOL B | RUS | CAN | SWE | MON | MEX | MNG | Record | ||
| Russia | —– | 68-61 | 79-62 | 63-62 | 87-68 | 99-33 | (5-0) | ||
| Canada | 61-68 | —– | 78-61 | 66-63 | 81-61 | 106-41 | (4-1) | ||
| Sweden | 62-79 | 61-78 | —– | 56-53 | 83-63 | 72-54 | (3-2) | ||
| Montenegro | 62-63 | 63-66 | 53-56 | —– | 75-62 | 98-54 | (2-3) | ||
| Mexico | 68-87 | 61-81 | 63-83 | 62-75 | —– | 90-71 | (1-4) | ||
| Mongolia | 33-99 | 41-106 | 54-72 | 54-98 | 71-90 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| POOL C | FRA | LIT | AUS | FIN | JPN | TPE | Record | ||
| France | —– | 96-89 | 71-45 | 85-47 | 60-46 | 82-32 | (5-0) | ||
| Lithuania | 89-96 | —– | 74-67 | 87-70 | 90-76 | 93-37 | (4-1) | ||
| Australia | 45-71 | 67-74 | —– | 82-69 | 73-58 | 93-47 | (3-2) | ||
| Finland | 47-85 | 70-87 | 69-82 | —– | 73-72 | 86-62 | (2-3) | ||
| Japan | 46-60 | 76-90 | 58-73 | 72-73 | —– | 78-61 | (1-4) | ||
| Chinese Taipei | 32-82 | 37-93 | 47-93 | 62-86 | 61-78 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| POOL D | USA | BRZ | SER | TUR | SUI | CHI | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 81-72 | 66-65 | 66-57 | 96-57 | 106-41 | (5-0) | ||
| Brazil | 72-81 | —– | 70-65 | 61-59 | 100-57 | 78-33 | (4-1) | ||
| Serbia | 65-66 | 65-70 | —– | 61-43 | 58-41 | 69-43 | (3-2) | ||
| Turkey | 57-66 | 59-61 | 43-61 | —– | 68-61 | 73-46 | (2-3) | ||
| Switzerland | 57-96 | 57-100 | 51-48 | 61-68 | —– | 57-48 | (1-4) | ||
| Chile | 41-106 | 33-78 | 43-69 | 46-73 | 47-57 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| QFs | Germany 79 Canada 73 | |
| QFs | United States 70 Lithuania 48 | |
| QFs | Russia 86 Estonia 65 | |
| QFs | Brazil 60 France 53 | |
| 17-23rd | Mongolia 62 Mozambique 48 | |
| 17-23rd | Chile 65 Japan 62 | |
| 17-23rd | Switzerland 71 Chinese Taipei 66 | |
| 17-23rd | Mexico (bye) | |
| 9-16th | Australia 73 Turkey 57 | |
| 9-16th | South Korea 70 Montenegro 68 | |
| 9-16th | Serbia 78 Finland 65 | |
| 9-16th | Sweden 69 China 53 | |
| 21-24th | Japan 107 Mozambique 46 | |
| 21-24th | Chinese Taipei (bye) | |
| 17-20th | Mongolia 72 Chile 54 | |
| 17-20th | Switzerland 82 Mexico 50 | |
| 13-16th | Finland 89 China 53 | |
| 13-16th | Montenegro 68 Turkey 49 | |
| 9-12th | Serbia 75 Sweden 62 | |
| 9-12th | Australia 92 South Korea 64 | |
| 5-8th | France 64 Canada 46 | |
| 5-8th | Lithuania 80 Estonia 67 | |
| Semi | United States 78 Russia 68 | |
| Semi | Germany 59 Brazil 49 | |
| 21st | Japan 67 Chinese Taipei 61 | |
| 19th | Mexico 79 Chile 65 | |
| 17th | Mongolia 76 Switzerland 71 | |
| 15th | Turkey 83 China 78 | |
| 13th | Montenegro 74 Finland 57 | |
| 11th | South Korea 84 Sweden 75 | |
| 9th | Serbia 81 Australia 72 | |
| 7th | Canada 91 Estonia 65 | |
| 5th | France 69 Lithuania 58 | |
| Bronze | Russia 80 Brazil 72 | |
| Final | United States 84 Germany 77 | |
Canada opened with a 78-61 win over Sweden after leading 19-16, 43-33 and 78-61 at the quarters. Sweden was able to keep the Canadian transition game in check for the opening half, but the trio of Ryerson Rams broke though in the third quarter and gave Canada some energy. “We had to adjust to the different style of play in the first quarter, but we were well prepared so we took it from there,” said Aaron Best. Jordan Baker drained a trey and converted a transition lay-up from Jahmal Jones to start the second half. Best notched an alley-oop jam set up by Rams teammate Adika Peter-McNeilly. Peter-McNeilly followed that up with a trey on a kick-out from Jones to put Canada ahead 53-43. “That’s the style of play that we want to establish,” said Best. “We felt a high tempo would be to our advantage and it really helped us build our lead.” Best paced Canada with 15 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Mikeal Andrews added 13 on 6-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Nigel Nixon added 10 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Adika Peter-McNeilly added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Jordan Baker notched 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Chris McLaughlin scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Mamadou Gueye added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jahmal Jones added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Jarred Jackson added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 steals. Josh Wolfram added 2, along with 2 boards, while Johnny Berhanemeskel and Caleb Agada were scoreless. Berhanemeskel nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 25-64 (.390) overall, 19-44 (.430) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 22-25 (.880) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 17 turnovers, 10 steals, 2 blocks and 28 fouls. Alexander Lindqvist paced Sweden with 13 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Axel Nordstrom added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Jonathan Person notched 10 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Andreas Person scored 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 steals. Lukas Winegarner scored 8 on 2-2 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 9 boards. Mike Joseph added 6, along with 2 boards and 2 steals, William Gutenius 3, along with 2 boards and Gustav Sundstrom 2, while Arvid Isaksoon, Sebastian Norman, William Asplund and Daniel Eliasson were scoreless. Sweden hit 18-53 (.340) overall, 14-37 (.380) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 21-30 (.700) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 17 turnovers, 7 steals, 2 blocks and 25 fouls.
Canada improved to (2-0) by smacking Mexico 81-61 as post Chris McLaughlin dominated in the blocks. Canada quickly got its transition game on track. Jahmal Jones hit a corner trey, then kicked a pass out for Johnny Berhanemeskel for a corner trey. Canada led 21-14 after one quarter. Mexico’s intensity rose in the second quarter, but Canada’s defensive rotations and rebounding were solid as they took a 34-23 lead at the half. Mexico rallied within eight with 2:39 remaining in the third quarter but Canada closed out the frame with four free throws and transition buckets by McLaughlin and Jordan Baker to stretch back out to a 53-39 lead. Berhanemeskel dished to McLaughlin for a bucket to open the fourth and Canada pulled away down the stretch. “We’re getting more comfortable and I think we’ve passed the point where we need to think through the systems and we know each other’s tendencies now,” said McLaughlin. “Whether or not I have a shot in the post, I know I have guards to pass it out to which makes it really dynamic.” McLaughlin paced Canada with 26 on 10-12 from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Berhanemeskel added 16 on 2-7 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 assists. Jarred Jackson added 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Aaron Best added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Caleb Agada added 7 on 2-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Mikeal Andrews added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Jahmal Jones added 3, Josh Wolfram 3, along with 2 boards, Mamadou Gueye 2, along with 2 boards, Jordan Baker 2, along with 3 boards and 2 steals, and Nigel Nixon 2, along with 9 boards, while Adika Peter-McNeilly was scoreless. Canada hit 29-70 (.410) overall, 20-41 (.490) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc, 14-22 (.640) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 8 turnovers, 8 steals, 3 blocks and 11 fouls. Juan Ramirez paced Mexico with 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Alejandro Villanueva added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Ricardo Calatayud added 9, along with 4 boards, Gabriel Vasquez 7, Fabian Jaimes 6, along with 5 boards, Domingo Rodriguez 6, along with 3 boards, Jonatan Machado 6, along with 6 boards and 3 assists, Daniel Soto 3 and Raul Borquez 2, while Diego Borjas, Jose Aguilera and Ivan Rangel were scoreless. Mexico hit 23-66 (.350) overall, 17-42 (.400) from the floor, 6-24 from the arc and 9-10 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 steals, 1 block and 22 fouls.
Canada improved to (3-0) by edging Montenegro 66-63. Canada trailed by four with two minutes to play, but Chris McLaughlin hit a corner trey to trim the margin to 60-59. Montenegro’s Radosav Spasojevic and Canada’s Johnny Berhanemeskel traded treys. Canada then got a defensive stop and worked the ball down low to McLaughlin who hit two free throws to make it 64-63. Montenegro had a chance to retake the lead but missed two free throws. Jordan Baker hit his final two free throws, Montenegro missed a last-second three-point effort and McLaughlin secured the rebound to ice the win. “That’s a tough veteran team and a hard-fought character win for our guys,” said Canadian coach Barnaby Craddock. “Our guys care about playing for Canada and they care about playing for each other and that’s how we were able to grind out a win down the stretch.” Baker’s aggressive takes to the rim kept Canada alive after Montenegro overcame a 22-8 deficit and swarmed the Canadians with a zone defense. Canada led 22-15 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 33 at the half and at 46 after three quarters. “We need the size, athleticism and leadership that Jordan brings from his European team,” said Craddock. “A lot of the guys on this team come from winning programs and you could see that class coming through at the end.” Jordan Baker paced Canada with 21 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. Johnny Berhanemeskel added 11 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Aaron Best added 8 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 steals. Chris McLaughlin scored 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Jarred Jackson scored 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Caleb Agada added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Adika Peter-McNeilly added 3, along with 3 boards, Nigel Nixon 3, along with 2 boards, and Josh Wolfram 3, along with 2 boards, while Mamadou Gueye, Jahmal Jones and Mikeal Andrews were scoreless. Andres nabbed 4 boards and blocked 2 shots. Canada hit 23-59 (.390) overall, 13-33 (.390) from the floor, 10-26 (.380) from the arc and 10-16 (.630) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 16 turnovers, 4 steals, 3 blocks and 18 fouls. Radosav Spasojevic paced Montenegro with 15 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Nemanja Durisic added 14 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-10 from the line and 7 boards. Milutin Dukanovic added 13 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Nikola Zizic added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 steals. Mihailo Sekulovic added 6, along with 4 boards, Marko Mugosa 4, along with 2 boards and Milos Pajovic 2, while Miroslav Damjanovic, Milos Latkovic, Marko Kovac, Masan Vrbica and Danilo Nikolic were scoreless. Montenegro hit 25-61 (.410) overall, 18-40 (.450) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc, and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 8 turnovers, 11 steals and 20 fouls.
Canada improved to (4-0) in round-robin play by smacking Mongolia 106-41. Canada held a distinct size advantage at every position, and the Mongolians’ speed could not make up for a 66-25 rebounding differential. Canada led 26-13, 53-27 and 77-35 at the quarters. Canada’s starting guards have gone down with injuries. Johnny Berhanemeskel left the game following a collision in which he drew a charge with 4:30 remaining in the first quarter, while Jahmal Jones did not dress for the second consecutive game. Jarred Jackson has “been getting better every day. You can never fault his work ethic and his team first attitude,” said Canadian coach Barnaby Craddock. “We want him to be a little bit more selfish sometimes and take his own shots because he’s a dynamic scorer. He has a key role to play no matter what. We knew all twelve guys that were selected were going to contribute. When you have five pool games before the bracket round you need contributions from different guys on different nights. People are stepping up, and it’s been a huge part of the success that we’ve had.” Mamadou Gueye paced Canada with 23 on 10-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Jarred Jackson added 16 on 1-1 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 6 assists. Nigel Nixon added 14 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Chris McLaughlin scored 13 on 5-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Aaron Best added 11 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 5 boards. Adika Peter-McNeilly added 10 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 5 boards. Josh Wolfram added 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 10 boards. Johnny Berhanemeskel added 5 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Caleb Agada added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 10 boards, 8 assists and 4 steals. Jordan Baker added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 9 boards and 3 assists, while Jahmal Jones and Mikeal Andrews were scoreless. Canada hit 39-84 (.460) overall, 25-43 (.580) from the floor, 14-41 (.340) from the arc and 14-18 (.780) from the line, while garnering 66 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 12 turnovers, 13 steals, 3 blocks and 11 fouls. Chinbat Gerel paced Mongolia with 14 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Dulguun Enkhbat added 12 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Temuujin Ariunbold added 4, along with 3 boards, Byambadorj Ankhbayar added 3, Batzoiboo Borgil 3, Ochirbat Otgonbayer 3, along with 4 boards, and Achkhuu Barkhuu 2, while Darkhantugs Batbold, Tseimeg Oyunbold, Gansukh Avarzed, Tamjid Battuvshin and Davaadorj Munkhbayar were scoreless. Mongolia hit 13-59 (.220) overall, 7-27 (.260) from the floor, 6-32 (.190) from the arc and 9-11 (.820) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 17 turnovers, 5 steals, 1 block and 15 fouls.
Canada closed out pool play with a (4-1) record after dropping a 67-61 decision to Russia. “Russia is the defending champion of this tournament and they were a step better than us today,” said Canadian coach Barnaby Craddock. “We have met our goal to qualify for the final eight and that is got to be what we focus on moving forward. We saw where the bar is set to compete for a medal.” Canada broke to a 6-0 lead on two buckets by Aaron Best and led 14-9 after one quarter. Russia started to take control of the game midway through the second quarter, when back-to-back treys by Denis Zakharov and Pavel Antipov gave them a 22-18 lead. Russia led 28-23 at the half and 50-39 after three quarters. Canada briefly clawed within six but was unable to close the gap further. Antipov paced Russia with 13 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Aleksandr Gudumak added 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Stanislav Ilnitskiy added 11 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ivan Strebkov scored 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Artem Komolov added 8, along with 2 boards, Nikita Barinov 7, along with 2 boards, Denis Zakharov 3, along with 2 boards, Victor Zaryazhko 2 and Andrei Desiatnikov 2, along with 6 boards and 3 blocks, while Artem Klimenko, Artem Vikhrov and Mikhail Kulagin were scoreless. Russia hit 24-63 (.380) overall, 14-32 (.440) from the floor, 10-31 (.320) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 12 turnovers, 15 steals, 5 blocks and 21 fouls. Jordan Baker paced Alberta with 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 11 boards. Nigel Nixon added 13 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 9-9 from the line and 6 boards. Johnny Berhanemeskel added 23 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Mamadou Gueye added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Aaron Best added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 3 steals. Adika Peter-McNeilly scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Caleb Agada added 2, along with 2 boards, and Chris McLaughlin 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Jarred Jackson, Jahmal Jones, Josh Wolfram and Mikeal Andrews were scoreless. Jackson nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 19-58 (.330) overall, 17-45 (.380) from the floor, 2-13 (.150) from the arc and 21-29 (.720) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 17 turnovers, 11 steals, 1 block and 23 fouls.
In the quarterfinals, Germany defeated Canada 79-73. Germany went on a decisive 12-3 run with the score knotted at 50 in the fourth quarter. Adika Peter-McNeilly canned a trey with 3:40 to play to narrow it down to 62-57, and Aaron Best forced a turnover on the next German possession. Germany again pulled out to a ten-point lead at 70-60, and although Canada made one last run to make it 72-67 with 43 seconds to go, but the perimeter and free throw shooting of Germany’s Mathis Moenninghoff and Hans Brase iced the win. “That was a tough German squad. They were deep, very big and they were composed,” said Canadian coach Barnaby Craddock. “We worked hard and left it all on the floor. There’s no shame in losing to a team like that.” The quickness of Canada’s forwards paid off early on, and the score was tied at 16 after one quarter. Germany led 32-29 at the half. Germany pulled ahead by seven in the third quarter before back-to-back treys by Berhanemeskel narrowed the lead to 45-44. Germany led 50-48 after three quarters. Mathis Moenninghoff paced Germany with 16 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Maodo Lo added 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Bogdan Radosavljevic added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Hans Brase added 11 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Konstantin Klein added 10 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 4 boards. Stephan Haukohl added 7, along with 5 boards and 2 assists, Kevin Bright 3, along with 2 boards, Johannes Thiemann 2, along with 6 boards, Niklas Geske 2, along with 3 boards and 3 assists, and Dennis Kramer 2, while Maurice Pluskota and David Brembly were scoreless. Germany hit 25-65 (.380) overall, 19-40 (.480) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 23-27 (.850) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 9 turnovers, 4 steals, 3 blocks and 20 fouls. Johnny Berhanemeskel paced Canada with 16 on 2-7 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Nigel Nixon added 14 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Baker notched 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Adika Peter-McNeilly added 9 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Chris McLaughlin added 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 5 boards. Jahmal Jones notched 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Mamadou Gueye added 4 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Mikeal Andrews added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Caleb Agada added 2, along with 3 boards, and Josh Wolfram 1, while Jarred Jackson and Aaron Best were scoreless. Canada hit 24-68 (.350) overall, 16-40 (.400) from the floor, 8-28 (.290) from the arc and 17-22 (.770) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 7 turnovers, 5 steals, 3 blocks and 24 fouls.
In the 5-8th consolation round, France thrashed Canada 64-46. Canada led 13-11 after one quarter. France led 31-23 at the half after ripping off a 12-4 run, and 42-37 after three quarters. Wilfried Yeguete scored five consecutive points as France took command early in the fourth quarter. Yeguete paced France with 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Vincent Poirier added 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Yannis Morin added 9, along with 7 boards and 2 assists, Billy Ouattara 7, along with 3 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals, William Howard 5, along with 5 boards and 2 steals, Lahaou Konate 5, along with 2 boards, Axel Julien 4, along with 4 boards and 6 assists, Kevin Harley 4, along with 2 boards, Malela Nutulae 3, along with 2 boards and Antony Labanca 2, while Frederic Bourdillon and Moustapha Fall were scoreless. France hit 27-67 (.400) overall, 21-42 from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 4-8 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 13 turnovers, 11 steals, 5 blocks and 20 fouls. Adika Peter-McNeilly paced Canada with 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Aaron Best added 8 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Caleb Agada added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 locks. Chris McLaughlin added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Mikeal Andrews added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Jarred Jackson added 3 on 0-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Johnny Berhanemeskel added 3 on 0-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jordan Baker added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Mamadou Gueye added 2, Jahmal Jones 2 and Josh Wolfram 2, along with 4 boards, while Nigel Nixon was scoreless and nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 16-56 (.290) overall, 11-35 (.310) from the floor, 5-21 (.240) from the arc and 9-17 (.530) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 17 turnovers, 5 steals, 5 blocks and 16 fouls.
In the 7th-place playoff, Canada clocked Estonia 91-65 as Canadian Interuniversity Sport player of the year Johnny Berhanemeskel dominated the floor. “The guys found me, and it was a fun night. To end on a win and show that we all worked together was so cool,” said Berhanemeskel. “The hospitality that Korea has shown us has been unbelievable. Five years of basketball, who knew it would ever bring me to Asia to play for Canada. To represent my team mates back home and my family has been an awesome experience.” Berhanemeskel had suffered a broken tooth and split his lip taking a charge against Mongolia three games ago. After visits to the hospital and dentists, he was back on the floor the next day and was cleared to play each day after a morning dental visit. “Coming this far across the world, I could suck up a little bit of pain for a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said Berhanemeskel. “It’s been an awesome experience and something that I’ll be able to take with me. It will help me grow as a person, I think, so I am truly grateful for coming out here.” Canada trailed 21-20 after the first quarter but quickly turned things around, winning the second quarter 16-8 for a seven-point halftime lead. “This was a must win game for us, we weren’t willing to go out on a loss. We just kept our heads high, passed the ball, and trusted each other,” said Mike Andrews. The 6-8 post gave Canada a double-digit lead at the 50-39 mark and contributed at both ends of the floor to close out the quarter at 62-47. Three triples for Berhanemeskel to open the fourth iced the win. “We really came together. Being selected here was a great honour, and working hard all camp to get to day 25 was a great experience,” said Andrews. Johnny Berhanemeskel paced Canada with 26 on 1-1 from the floor, 8-13 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Chris McLaughlin added 12 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Josh Wolfram scored 12 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Mikeal Andrews added 12 on 6-8 from the floor and 2 boards. Jordan Baker added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Aaron Best scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jarred Jackson added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Caleb Agada added 5 on 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Adika Peter-McNeilly added 2, along with 2 boards and 2 assists, and Nigel Nixon 2, along with 3 boards, while Mamadou Gueye and Jahmal Jones were scoreless. Canada hit 37-73 (.510) overall, 25-43 (.580) from the floor, 12-30 (.400) from the arc and 5-10 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 17 turnovers, 12 steals, 2 blocks and 14 fouls. Rait Laane paced Estonia with 14 on 1-3 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Maik Kalev Kotsar added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jaan Puidet added 8, along with 2 boards and 2 steals, Martin Dorbek 8, along with 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals, Mihkel Kirves 8, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Janari Joesaar 7, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Saimon Sutt 5, along with 4 boards, Heivo Parrol 3, along with 5 boards, and Aleksander Kaaberma 2, while Martin Paasoja and Rain Markus Koort were scoreless. Estonia hit 22-62 (.350) overall, 15-44 (.340) from the floor, 7-18 (.390) from the arc and 7-18 (.390) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 20 turnovers, 10 steals, 3 blocks and 15 fouls.