| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Argentina 2. United States 3. CANADA 4. Puerto Rico 5. Venezuela 6. Uruguay 7. Mexico 8. Bahamas | CANADIANS Michael Allison (Hamilton, Ont.) Mangisto Arop (Edmonton, Alta.) Simon Bibeau (Montreal, Que.) Murphy Burnatowski (Hamilton, Ont.) Rob Dewar (Hamilton, Ont.) Rob Gagliardi (Whitby, Ont.) Typhoon Nurse (Vancouver, B.C.) Kelly Olynyk (Kamloops, B.C.) Tristan Thompson (Toronto, Ont.) Marc Trasolini (Vancouver, B.C.) Sean Walker (Toronto, Ont.) Tyrone Watson (Hamilton, Ont.) Greg Francis – coach |
| POOL A | ARG | CAN | URU | MEX | Record | ||
| Argentina | —– | 74-64 | 86-52 | 108-69 | (3-0) | ||
| Canada | 64-74 | —– | 76-56 | 78-65 | (2-1) | ||
| Uruguay | 52-86 | 56-76 | —– | 63-51 | (1-2) | ||
| Mexico | 69-108 | 65-78 | 51-63 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | USA | PUR | VEN | BAH | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 106-64 | 82-73 | 115-51 | (3-0) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 64-106 | —– | 94-76 | 97-65 | (2-1) | ||
| Venezuela | 73-82 | 76-94 | —– | 85-64 | (1-2) | ||
| Bahamas | 51-115 | 65-97 | 64-85 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 5-8th | Uruguay 76 Bahamas 69 | |
| 5-8th | Venezuela 90 Mexico 78 | |
| Semi | Argentina 83 Puerto Rico 68 | |
| Semi | United States 82 Canada 66 | |
| 7th | Mexico 72 Bahamas 71 | |
| 5th | Venezuela 74 Uruguay 63 | |
| Bronze | Canada 83 Puerto Rico 68 | |
| Final | Argentina 77 United States 64 | |
In their opener, Canada staved off Mexico 78-65. The Canadians started the game with a 10-1 run and dominated the first quarter 24-11. Canada extended that lead to 38-13 in the second quarter and led 44-24 at the half. The Mexicans started a push in the second half, slowly cutting into the lead, and were down 63-54 with nine minutes remaining. But they misfired on some key shots down the stretch to allow Canada to come away with the win. Tristan Thompson paced Canada with 19 on 6-14 from the floor, 7-11 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. Mangisto Arop added 17 on 7-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 12 boards and 3 assists. Marc Trasolini added 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Kelly Olynyk notched 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Michael Allison added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Simon Bibeau scored 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Typhoon Nurse added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Robert Gagliardi notched 3 on 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Robert Dewar added 2, Ty Watson 2 and Sean Walker 1, while Murphy Burnatowski was scoreless. Canada shot 25-46 (.540) from the floor, 4-16 (.250) from the arc and 16-23 (.700) from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 fouls, 22 turnovers, 5 steals and 4 blocks. Juan Favela Casillas led Mexico with 21 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-8 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Carlos Toussaint Lopez added 20 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-13 from the arc and 8 steals. Jose Santa Corral added 6 on 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Jorge Casillas Gonzalez added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Daniel Vivas Tames added 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 assists. Cesar Urias Lopez added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Diego Herrera Ascencio added 3 on 1-5 from the floor and 7 boards, while Daniel Onofre Ibarra, Rogelio Castaneda Ventura and Armando Fernandez Martinez were scoreless. Mexico shot 15-43 (.350) from the floor, 10-33 (.300) from the arc and 5-12 (.420) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 16 fouls, 8 turnovers, 16 steals and 4 blocks.
In their second game, Canada qualified for the 2009 Worlds in New Zealand by dumping Uruguay 76-56 as Rob Gagliardi scored 33. “We started off a little tight but had a strong performance from Rob in the second quarter to finish the half strong,” said Canadian coach Greg Francis. “I thought Mangisto (Arop) also had a strong game, particularly on the glass … we ran our plays and executed which in the end gave us a much-needed win, but give Uruguay credit – they hung with us and fought for the whole game.” Uruguay led 20-16 after the first quarter, but their offence fell apart in the second when they managed just eight points. Gagliardi almost single handedly put the game out of reach for the Canadians, scoring 11 straight points in the second quarter to put Canada ahead 41-28 at the half. The Canadians would boost their lead to 20 by the end of the third quarter. “I just found a zone and played my game,” said Gagliardi. “I was hitting outside NBA shots that were dropping for me. We were determined to win this game no matter what it took.” Gagliardi scored his 33 on 5-7 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Mangisto Arop added 14 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 12 boards and 3 assists. Marc Trasolini notched 8 on 2-2 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 blocks. Typhoon Nurse scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Tristan Thompson notched 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 4 boards. Michael Allison added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kelly Olynyk added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 6 boards. Simon Bibeau added 1, while Robert Dewar, Murphy Burnatowski and Sean Walker were scoreless. Canada shot 18-40 (.450) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 19-27 (.700) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 22 fouls, 19 turnovers, 12 steals and 7 blocks. Mathias Calfani Persincula paced Uruguay with 14 on 4-12 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Nicolas Catala added 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 4 boards. Miguel Barriola notched 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 11 boards. Bruno Fitipaldo Rodriguez notched 8 on 2-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Alex Alvarez Silva added 6, Emiliano Suarez 4 and Maximiliano Alonso 3, while Juan Silveira Vargas, Facundo Roselli Aranguen, Diego Garcia Salort, Juan Alvarez and Marcel Souberbielle were scoreless. Uruguay shot 13-41 (.320) from the floor, 5-21 (.240) from the arc and 15-27 (.560) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 25 fouls, 17 turnovers, 7 steals and 2 blocks.
Canada closed out round-robin play by losing 74-64 to Argentina. The Argentines started the game 9-2, but Canada rallied to within 12-11 before Matias Nocedal scored a basket to put Argentina up 14-11 at the end of the first quarter. Canada opened the second quarter by tying the game at 14 before Argentina made a 10-0 run. The Argentines were up 32-24 at the half. In the third quarter, Argentina extended its lead with a 10-2 run and ended the period with a 52-42 lead. The game was sealed when Argentina made a 9-2 run in the first four minutes of the final quarter. Matias Nocedal Pagano paced Argentina with 16 on 3-3 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Pablo Orlietti Chera added 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Federico Glinberg notched 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards, 2 steals and 5 blocks. Claudio Ramirez Barrios notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Juan Fernandez notched 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nicolas Laprovittola added 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Andres Landoni scored 5 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Maximiliano Martin scored 2, Mateo Gaynor 2 and Lisandro Rasio 2. Argentina shot 22-48 (.460) from the floor, 5-14 (.360) from the arc and 15-21 (.710) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 24 fouls, 24 turnovers, 9 steals and 9 blocks. Mangisto Arop paced Canada with 17 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Robert Gagliardi added 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 assists. Marc Trasolini scored 8 on 4-11 from the floor and 5 boards. Simon Bibeau scored 8 on 2-4 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Typhoon Nurse scored 8 on 2-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Murphy Burnatowski scored 5 on 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Tristan Thompson scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Michael Allison added 2 on 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Sean Walker and Kelly Olynyk were scoreless. Canada shot 14-46 (.300) from the floor, 7-23 (.300) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 23 fouls, 18 turnovers, 9 steals and 6 blocks.
In the semi-finals, the United States whacked Canada 82-66. “The score may have looked a little lopsided by the end, but our guys hung in with a tough USA Team,” said Canadian coach Greg Francis. “Until about five minutes left in the game we were still fighting hard — we just ran out of gas.” The U.S. won the first quarter 26-16 and kept control during the rest of the game. The team had a 46-32 lead at halftime. Jay Mychal Green paced the United States with 16 on 7-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Kemba Walker added 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 8 assists. Malcolm Lee notched 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Maalik Wayns scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. David Wear Jr. added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Dominic Cheek scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Travis Releford scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Darryl Humphrey added 4, Darryl Humphrey 3, Leslie McDonald Jr. 2 and Travis Wear 1, while Mason Plumlee was scoreless. The US shot 33-66 from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 7-13 (.540) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 20 fouls, 12 turnovers, 9 steals and 4 blocks. Mangisto Arop paced Canada with 21 on 8-14 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 9 boards. Simon Bibeau added 14 on 2-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 3 boards. Marc Trasolini scored 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Typhoon Nurse scored 5o n 1-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Michael Allison notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Tristan Thompson notched 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards. Tyrone Watson notched 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 steals. Robert Gagliardi notched 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists, while Robert Dewar and Kelly Olynyk were scoreless. Canada shot 21-48 (.440) from the floor, 5-17 (.290) from the arc and 9-17 (.530) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 15 fouls, 18 turnovers, 5 steals and 4 blocks.
Canada closed out their tournament by dumping Puerto Rico 83-68 in the bronze medal match. Canada led 18-15 after the first quarter, but in the second quarter Puerto Rico made a 14-4 run to take a 29-22 lead after a basket by Carlos Lopez with 5:18 left. However, Canada came back to go up 37-34 at the half. The Canadians started the third quarter with an 11-0 run and took a 48-34 lead after a three-pointer by forward Michael Allison of Hamilton with 6:44 left. Canada ended the quarter leading 63-50. In the final quarter Puerto Rico made a last push to drop Canada’s margin to 69-65 after a basket by Xavier Zambrana, but Thompson and Arop continued to dominate to give Canada a good lead in the final minutes. Tristan Thompson paced Canada with 18 on 8-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 10 boards and 3 blocks. Mangisto Arop added 16 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Marc Trasolini scored 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Robert Gagliardi added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Michael Allison scored 10 on 4-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 blocks. Tyron Watson notched 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Simon Bibeau added 4 and Sean Walker 2, while Typhoon Nurse, Murphy Burnatowski and Kelly Olynyk were scoreless. Canada shot 32-55 (.580) from the floor, 4-9 (.440) from the arc and 7-11 (.640) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 16 fouls, 20 turnovers, 5 steals and 11 blocks. Raymond Cintron Cortes paced Puerto Rico with 21 on 2-7 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Isaac Sosa Carrion added 19 on 8-10 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 6 boards. Carlos Lopez Sosa notched 9 on 3-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Xavier Zambrana added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 6 boards. Joseph Vegerano Hernandez added 5, Miguel Bocachica 3 and Steven Miro Bonefont 2, while Erick Rodriguez Santiago and Jesus Rivera Cruz were scoreless. Puerto Rico shot 17-50 (.340) from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 12 fouls, 10 turnovers, 10 steals and 1 block.