| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Greece 3. Croatia 4. Australia 5. Argentina 6. Puerto Rico 7. CANADA 8. France 9. Lithuania 10. Spain 11. Egypt 12. Kazakhstan 13. New Zealand 14. Angola 15. Iran 16. Syria | CANADIANS Michael Allison (Hamilton, Ont.) Mangisto Arop (Edmonton, Alta.) Jordan Baker (Edmonton, Alta) Simon Bibeau (St. Bruno, Que.) Murphy Burnatowski (Hamilton, Ont.) Rob Dewar (Hamilton, Ont.) Rob Gagliardi (Whitby, Ont.) Cory Joseph (Pickering, Ont.) Typhoon Nurse (Vancouver, B.C.) Kelly Olynyk (Kamloops, B.C.) Laurent Rivard (Montreal, Que.) Tristan Thompson (Brampton, Ont.) Marc Trasolini (Vancouver, B.C.) Roger Dugas (Sherbrooke, Que.) – alternate Emerson Murray (Surrey, B.C.) – alternate Owen Klassen (Ottawa, Ont.) – alternate Greg Francis – coach Dave DeAveiro – assistant Pete Guarasci – assistant Minh Nguyen – therapist Dean McCord – manager |
| POOL A | GRE | LIT | PUR | ANG | |||||
| Greece | —– | 70-85 | 107-98 | 101-58 | (2-1) | ||||
| Lithuania | 85-70 | —– | 73-80 | 104-46 | (2-1) | ||||
| Puerto Rico | 98-107 | 80-73 | —– | 86-49 | (2-1) | ||||
| Angola | 58-101 | 46-104 | 49-86 | —– | (0-3) | ||||
| POOL B | USA | FRA | EGY | IRN | Record | ||||
| United States | —– | 71-55 | 112-55 | 106-55 | (3-0) | ||||
| France | 55-71 | —– | 102-56 | 86-68 | (2-1) | ||||
| Egypt | 55-112 | 56-102 | —– | 95-91 | (1-2) | ||||
| Iran | 55-106 | 68-86 | 91-95 | —– | (0-3) | ||||
| POOL C | AUS | SPN | CAN | SYR | Record | ||||
| Australia | —– | 69-62 | 88-77 | 96-54 | (3-0) | ||||
| Spain | 62-69 | —– | 82-75 | 79-53 | (2-1) | ||||
| Canada | 77-88 | 75-82 | —– | 99-53 | (1-2) | ||||
| Syria | 54-96 | 53-79 | 53-99 | —– | (0-3) | ||||
| POOL D | CRO | ARG | KAZ | NZL | Record | ||||
| Croatia | —– | 75-63 | 104-74 | 79-72 | (3-0) | ||||
| Argentina | 63-75 | —– | 98-69 | 66-64 | (2-1) | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 74-104 | 69-98 | —– | 90-83 | (1-2) | ||||
| New Zealand | 72-79 | 64-66 | 83-90 | —– | (0-3) | ||||
| MEDALS POOL E | AUS | CRO | ARG | CAN | SPN | KAZ | Record | ||
| Australia | —– | 79-74 | 76-65 | 88-77 | 69-62 | 87-54 | (5-0) | ||
| Croatia | 74-79 | —– | 75-63 | 83-77 | 91-72 | 104-74 | (4-1) | ||
| Argentina | 65-76 | 63-75 | —– | 57-67 | 92-75 | 98-69 | (2-3) | ||
| Canada | 77-88 | 77-83 | 67-57 | —– | 75-82 | 108-70 | (2-3) | ||
| Spain | 62-69 | 72-91 | 75-92 | 82-75 | —– | 101-71 | (2-3) | ||
| Kazakhstan | 54-87 | 74-104 | 69-98 | 70-108 | 71-101 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| MEDALS POOL F | USA | GRE | PUR | FRA | LTH | EGY | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 85-69 | 82-61 | 71-55 | 76-69 | 112-55 | (5-0) | ||
| Greece | 69-85 | —– | 107-98 | 76-72 | 70-85 | 100-59 | (3-2) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 61-82 | 98-107 | —– | 90-89 | 80-73 | 99-71 | (3-2) | ||
| France | 55-71 | 72-78 | 89-90 | —– | 95-78 | 102-56 | (2-3) | ||
| Lithuania | 69-76 | 85-70 | 73-80 | 78-95 | —– | 94-73 | (2-3) | ||
| Egypt | 55-112 | 59-100 | 71-99 | 56-102 | 73-94 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| QFs | Greece 86 Argentina 60 | |
| QFs | Australia 79 France 73 | |
| QFs | Croatia 91 Puerto Rico 78 | |
| QFs | United States 93 Canada 73 | |
| 13-16th | Angola 62 Iran 53 | |
| 13-16th | New Zealand 93 Syria 75 | |
| 9-12th | Lithuania 113 Kazakhstan 79 | |
| 9-12th | Spain 88 Egypt 73 | |
| 5-8th | Argentina 92 France 84 | |
| 5-8th | Puerto Rico 67 Canada 65 | |
| Semi | Greece 84 Australia 69 | |
| Semi | United States 81 Croatia 77 | |
| 15th | Iran 93 Syria 53 | |
| 13th | New Zealand 62 Angola 54 | |
| 11th | Egypt 86 Kazakhstan 78 | |
| 9th | Lithuania 88 Spain 64 | |
| 7th | Canada 82 France 74 | |
| 5th | Argentina 92 Puerto Rico 70 | |
| Bronze | Croatia 87 Australia 81 | |
| Final | United States 88 Greece 80 | |
In their
opener, Canada fell 88-77 to Australia. The game was decided in the first
quarter, said coach Greg Francis. “The first 5 minutes really dictated how the
game went. In the first 5 minutes of the game Canada was down 19-8. And by the
end of the first quarter our shooting was 4-19.” Australia got off to a quick
17-6 start as 6-7 forward Cody Ellis quickly got on track. Canada’s Tristan
Thompson tallied four points early but Canada soon found itself in foul
trouble, trailing 21-12. Mangisto Arop scored six and guard Rob Gagliardi four
to rally Canada within 24-18 at the end of the quarter. Canada continued to
struggle with turnovers, as Australian led 33-18 with 7:30 remaining. But
Canada settled into a rhythm and chipped away at the deficit, rallying to within
39-32 on a deuce and a trey by Arop and Gagliardi respectively. But Australia
move ahead 42-34 at the half and then Brock Motum hit a pair of buckets to open
the second half. Canada’s Cory Joseph responded with seven points to make it
53-43 with just over four minutes remaining. Ellis restored a 60-45 Australia
lead but Kelly Olynyk hit two buckets and Arop added another to cut the margin
to 64-56. Australia answered back with a two to close out the quarter 66-56. Ellis
opened with five points for Australia in the final quarter before Marc Trasolini
hit a hoop and Rob Gagliardi a trey to rally Canada within 71-61. Canada
chipped away, with Olynyk and Arop nailing treys cut the margin to 81-73 with
two minutes to play. Arop added another two and a couple of free throws to
rally Canada within seven but Australia iced it at the line. “We came within 7
at one point in the game but Australia was ahead right from the start,” said
Francis. Australian coach Marty Clarke said “the guys really did defend as a
unit tonight. That’s something we have been building for a long time. Kids want
to play offence, but you have to get them to believe that defending as a group
is important. I thought we did a reasonable job on (Mangisto Arop), but he made
tough shots. It was always going to be a concern, that big, athletic wing
player that we didn’t have. But he had a great game, I thought he played really
well.” Cody Ellis paced Australia with 25 on 8-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the
arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Brock Motum added 22 on 11-15
from the floor and 8 boards. Jason Cadee added 9 on 2-5 from the floor and 5-7
from the line. Ryan Broekhoff scored 9 on 2-3 from the floor, 5-7 from the line
and 7 boards. Matthew Dellavedova scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the
line and 4 assists. Cristan Salecich scored 5, Jorden Page 4, Mitchell Young 4,
along with 9 boards and Shane Harris-Tunks 3, while Hugh Greenwood was scoreless.
Australia shot 30-55 (.545) from the floor, 3-17 (.176) from the arc and 19-30 (.633)
from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass,
12 assists, 17 fouls, 11 turnovers, 6 steals and 4 steals. Mangisto Arop paced
Canada with 27 on 9-18 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and
11 boards. Rob Gagliardi added 11 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-6
from the line and 5 boards. Cory Joseph added 11 on 4-6 from the floor and 1-6
from the arc. Kelly Olynyk notched 11 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc,
2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Marc Trasolini notched 8 on 4-7 from the floor
and 4 boards. Tristan Thompson scored 4, Jordan Baker 3 and Michael Allison 2,
while Typhoon Nurse, Murphy Burnatowski and Laurent Rivard were scoreless. Canada
shot 24-53 (.453) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 14-21 from the
line, while garnering 33 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 3
assists, 24 fouls, 14 turnovers, 7 steals and 4 blocks.
Canada evened its record by
clocking Syria 99-53. “It was great to get a win for our team today,” said coach
Greg Francis. “We came out a little tentative but once we settled down and
played our game things went our way. We had 18 assists this game versus our
five assists yesterday, much better team game all around. All levels of our
game improved today in rebounds and scoring as well.” Canada dominated from the
start as Mangisto Arop scored the opening bucket and Canada quickly built a
12-5 lead. Tristan Thompson got hot as Canada extended its lead to 23-13 after
one quarter. In the second period, Canada didn’t score a basket until the eight-minute
mark, prompting Francis to call a time out to regroup. Syria chipped away at
the lead rallying with 28-24 with 5:30 remaining on a pair of buckets by power
forward Hani Adribe. Laurent Rivard answered with a bucket and a trey, and then
fed Kelly Olynyk for a bucket as Canada built a 37-31 at the break. Canada
opened the third quarter with an 8-2 run on buckets by Jordan Baker and Cory
Joseph. They soon led by 21 and extended the margin to 73-42 after three quarters
in the romp. Jordan Baker paced Canada with 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from
the arc, 3-5 from the line and 10 boards. Laurent Rivard added 13 on 3-4 from
the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Tristan Thompson notched 13
on 4-9 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 10 boards and 3 steals. Mangisto Arop
scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 4 boards. Kelly Olynyk
scored 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards
and 3 blocks. Marc Trasolini scored 9 on 2-2 from the floor, 5-6 from the line
and 2 boards. Robert Gagliardi added 8 on 4-6 from the floor. Cory Joseph
scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 3 assists. Typhoon Nurse
scored 5 on 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 4
steals. Murphy Burnatowski scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc.
Rob Dewar added 3 on 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Michael Allison scored 2
on 1-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Canada shot 25-48 (.521) from the floor, 8-20
(.400) from the arc and 25-37 (.676) from the line, while garnering 53 boards,
including 17 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 11 fouls, 17 turnovers, 13
steals and 5 blocks. Hani Adribe paced Syria with 12 on 6-10 from the floor and
5 boards. Belal Gneed added 9 on 3-9 from the floor and 4 boards. Tarek Al Jabe
notched 9 on 1-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Samer
Bawadekji added 5, Mohammed Azmi Abd Al Nour 5, Seboh Kharajian 4, Mahmoud
Osfira 4, Magd Harbash 3 and Abd Al Wahab Al Hamowi 2, while Orwa Al Shatti, Nouras
Ahmad Ook and Obida Al Samman were scoreless. Syria shot 17-46 (.370) from the
floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 4-10 from the line, while garnering 27
boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 31 fouls, 21 turnovers,
9 steals and 4 blocks.
Canada closed out round robin play by losing 82-75 to Spain. While Canada played solid defence and outrebounded Spain, they shot poorly from the perimeter. Spain opened the game with a trey as they built a 12-5 lead midway through the first quarter. Canada pulled to within two on a deuce and free throw by Kelly Olynyk but consecutive turnovers the marksmanship of Daniel Perez allowed Spain to build a 23-12 lead after a quarter. Tristan Thompson and Corey Joseph rallied Canada within 28-24 and then Marc Trasolini stepped up with two boards and a deuce to knot the score at 28. Spanish guard Alex Hernandez and Jorge Santana responded with buckets to restore Spain’s lead and Canada’s perimeter woes continued, allowing Spain to build a 38-33 lead at the half. Eduardo Martinez and Jorge Santa nailed treys to open the second half as Spain built a 44-33 lead. Tristan Thompson countered with a pair of buckets and a free throw on an unsportsmanlike call against Martinez as Canada trimmed the margin to 46-42. Daniel Perez kept drilling perimeter jumpers as Spain extended its lead to 57-44 with three minutes to play. A pair of buckets by Trasolini and a trey by Arop allowed Canada to cut the margin to 63-53 after three quarters. In the fourth, Arop racked up two rebounds and five points to make it 64-61 in the first two minutes. Jordan Baker added a bucket to tie the game at 65 and Spain called a timeout with 6:30 left. Trasolini came on hard with a rebound, steal, block and bucket and Olynyk’s three gave Canada the lead 70-69 for the first time. After a timeout by Canada at the three-minute mark, Spain’s Santana scored two while teammate Perez hit a three to bring it to 77-70 with one minute remaining. Arop answered with a three of his own, closing the lead to four but Canada’s missed shots and fouls down the stretch allowed Spain to escape with the win. Canadian coach Greg Francis said “we fought back, but at this level, if you get yourselves in a hole it is so hard to dig your way back. They gave it everything they had out there and they came up a couple of shots short. Now we have to come out harder in the next round because we are behind the eight-ball. They shot the ball pretty well, especially early in the game and I though Perez was very hard to deal with the whole game long.” Daniel Perez paced Spain with 29 on 4-5 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 6-10 from the line and 3 steals. Jorge Santana added 15 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Toni Vicens added 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Alvaro Munoz scored 9 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Eduardo Martinez added 6 on 2-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Alex Hernandez added 5, Marcos Molina 3 and Julio Sosa 1, while Samuel Dominguez, Ernesto Diaz and Jose Maria Gil were scoreless. Spain shot 14-35 (.400) from the floor, 13-27 (.481) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 21 fouls, 11 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks. Mangisto Arop paced Canada with 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. Marc Trasolini added 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 8 boards. Tristan Thompson notched 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 6 boards. Kelly Olynyk scored 10 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 13 boards. Jordan Baker scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Cory Joseph scored 8 on 4-7 from the floor. Typhoon Nurse added 3 and Laurent Rivard 2, while Rob Gagliardi and Murphy Burnatowski were scoreless. Canada shot 25-52 (.481) from the floor, 4-22 (.182) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 16 fouls, 15 turnovers, 7 steals and 5 blocks.
Canada finished (1-2) in pool play and advanced to Medals Pool E.
In medals pool play, Croatia dumped Canada 83-77. Canada struggled offensively in the first half but rallied to a lead in the third quarter before Croatia pulled out the win on timely perimeter shooting. Canada controlled the paint 38-20 but Croatia totaled controlled the perimeter and was deadly from the free throw line. Mario Delas opened the scoring with a pair of buckets but Marc Trasolini answered back to make it 7-6 Canada. Croatia then went on an 8-1 run as the Canadians turned over the ball six times. Croatia extended its lead to 18-11 after one quarter but Kelly Olynyk hit a bucket and a free throw to cut the margin to 18-14. Croatia’s Toni Prostran followed with the next three baskets, adding eight points to make it 26-16 with just under six minutes in the half. Croatia led 43-31 at the break as Prostran hit four treys. In the third, Canada got on the board first with a pair of buckets by Cory Joseph and Marc Trasolini to trim the margin to five. Joseph and Mangisto Arop stroked Canada to a lead with three minutes to play and Canada led 54-50 after three quarters. But Croatia opened the final frame with a 7-2 run to regain the lead 57-56 with just over seven minutes to play. Croatia’s Dino Butorac made three consecutive three-pointers, and along with a trey and bucket by Delas, to extend the margin to 68-61 with five to play. While Jordan Baker scored a quick two, Canada struggled to make shots, missing the next four attempts, and with a minute left in the game Croatia led 74-63. Arop added two buckets and a perimeter shot to make it 78-70 with 30 seconds left, and Joseph’s deuce and trey brought Canada to within six but time ran out. Croatia’s Mario Delas said “In the first quarter everything felt great. In the third quarter we play lazy. In the third quarter we try to think that (the score) was 0-0, but obviously it was in our minds that we had the lead. They speed up (their play) and we slow down, I think that was the reason.” Cory Joseph said “I knew at half time that I had to step it up. We got up with our defence (in the third quarter), but then down the stretch we made some mental errors.” Toni Prostran paced Croatia with 29 on 3-7 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 7 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals. Mario Delas added 26 on 8-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 10 boards and 3 blocks. Dino Butorac added 11 on 3-5 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Leon Radosevic added 9 on 2-11 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 6 boards. Tomislav Zubcic scored 3 on 1-4 from the arc and 11 boards. Ivan Batur added 3 and Sime Olivari 2, while Luka Babic, Josip Bilinovac, Darko Planinic and Ddomagoj Bubalo were scoreless. Croatia shot 14-42 (.333) from the floor, 12-31 (.387) from the arc and 19-20 (.950) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 23 fouls, 13 turnovers, 9 steals and 5 blocks. Cory Joseph paced Canada with 24 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the ac, 6-7 from the line and 8 boards. Mangisto Arop added 22 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 9-10 from the line and 5 boards. Kelly Olynyk notched 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Michael Allison added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 blocks. Marc Trasolini added 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 blocks. Jordan Baker added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 8 boards. Rob Gagliardi added 2 and Laurent Rivard 2, while Typhoon Nurse and Murphy Burnatowski were scoreless. Canada shot 22-57 (.386) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 21 fouls, 15 turnovers, 8 steals and 10 blocks.
Canada whipped Kazakhstan 108-70 to capture their first win of the medal round. “Our guys really came to play today,” said coach Greg Francis. “It was a good solid effort from everyone on the floor and bench.” Typhoon Nurse had his best performance of the tournament. “This was my first good shooting game of the tournament,” said Nurse. “I felt like my shot wasn’t dropping early on, so this was the game I needed to rebound back for my team.” Canada pushed the tempo from the start, leading 30-18, 52-39 and 80-54 at the quarters. Typhoon Nurse led Canada with 25 on 3-6 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Kelly Olynyk added 24 on 8-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Cory Joseph added 20 on 7-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Rob Gagliardi scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor and 4-6 from the line. Mangisto Arop added 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Michael Allison added 6 on 3-5 from the floor. Marc Trasolini added 5 on 1-6 from the floor and 3-8 from the line. Rob Dewar scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Murphy Burnatowski scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jordan Baker scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 10 boards. Laurent Rivard and Tristan Thompson were scoreless. Canada shot 29-51 (.569) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 23-34 (.676) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 13 fouls, 18 turnovers, 12 steals and 6 blocks. Alexandr Tyutyunik paced Kazakhstan with 19 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Pavel Ilin added 13 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Alexandr Zhigulin notched 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 6 boards. Anton Arsenyev added 9, Omirzak Akhmet 9, Berik Ismail 6 and Rustem Tuleu 2, while Kadyrzhan Gubashev, Ruslan Sarmyrza, Denis Degtyarev and Yuriy Kozhanov were scoreless.
Canada defeated Argentina 67-57 to finish (3-3) in round robin play and advance to the quarterfinals. Coach Greg Francis said “our guys came out focused and played four solid quarters of basketball as well as strong defence. They worked hard to earn this berth into the quarter-finals and I am very proud of them.” Cory Joseph said “it was a great team effort today. We were all ready and came out to play.” Jordan Baker opened the scoring. Kelly Olynyk and Tristan Thompson each added a pair of buckets and then Cory Joseph began drilling jumpers as Canada moved ahead by nine before a late rally keyed by Mateo Gaynor rallied Argentina within 21-17 after one quarter. Luciano Gonzalez had a steal and two buckets to start the second quarter to ignite an 8-0 Argentina run. Canada missed three key shots and collected two turnovers leading to a timeout with eight minutes remaining. Mangisto Arop scored a couple of quick buckets and a pair of free throws to rally Canada within 29-28. With just over one minute left in the period, Canada managed to tie the game at 34 apiece and Joseph hit a bucket to give Canada 36-34 lead at the half. In the third quarter, the Canadians continued to provide some great highlights led by Joseph and Arop. Midway through the quarter, Arop made a two-handed flush off an Argentine turnover to give the team a 44-40 lead with 5:30 to go. Joseph followed with a tough two in the lane. A Tristan Thompson dunk and Typhoon Nurse trey with 1.4 seconds on the clock gave Canada a 54-45 lead after three quarters. Pablo Orlietti rallied Argentina within five but Arop notched a putback rebound and Nurse a trey as Canada restored a 10-point lead and hung on for the win. “This win really helps us,” Tristan Thompson said. “It gives us some mojo to take into the next round.” Cory Joseph paced Canada with 20 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Mangisto Arop added 18 on 8-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Typhoon Nurse scored 8 on 1-1 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Tristan Thompson scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Marc Trasolini scored 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 5 boards. Kelly Olynyk scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 assists. Jordan Baker scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Rob Gagliardi, Murphy Burnatowski and Michael Allison were scoreless. Canada shot 25-46 (.543) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 14 fouls, 16 turnovers, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Lisandro Rasio paced Argentina with 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. Luciano Gonzalez added 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Pablo Orlietti added 8, Juan Fernandez 7, Andres Landoni 6, Mateo Gaynor 4, Federico Glinberg 4 and Matias Nocedal 2, while Cristian Cortes, Fabian Ramirez Barrios and Nicolas Laprovittola were scoreless. Argentina shot 22-42 (.524) from the floor, 2-13 (.154) from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 20 fouls, 18 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks.
Canada closed out the round in a three-way tie with Argentina and Spain for third in “Group F” with a 3-3 record. The first tiebreaker, according to FIBA rules, is records among the three teams, which left them still tied as Argentina had beaten Spain and Spain had beaten Canada. Next, came goal average, with Argentina winning out based on their goal average in the games among the three teams at 1.05, with Canada second at 1.02 and Spain last at 0.94.
In the quarterfinals, the United States thrashed Canada 93-73. Ashton Gibbs ignited a 7-2 US run to start the affair. Canada rallied to within 7-6 on a series of US fouls. Seth Curry hit a pair of treys as the US began to create some separation and although Mangisto Arop hit a series of buckets to keep the score respectable, the US led 25-15 after one quarter. Ashton Gibbs got the USA on the board first and they went on a 7-2 run. A couple of early fouls by the USA helped Canada to come within one point to make it 7-6 with just under seven minutes to go. Both teams missed shots-and the score remained 10-8 until Arop split a pair of free throws. But Curry showcased what his family does best -– shoot — as he hit a pair of back-to-back treys with under four minutes left. Arop fought hard, scoring five of Canada’s 15 points, but the Duke guard closed out the quarter with nine points off the bench as the USA led 25-15. The USA continued to rain treys, led by Klay Thompson, John Surna and Tyshaun Taylor before Kelly Olynyk hit a pair of buckets to rally Canada within 34-21. Gordon Hayward answered with a two, then Ty Nurse scored a trey. But Hayward hit another trey to make it 39-24. The US stretched its margin to 18 before Laurent Rivard nailed a trey to close out the first half, after which the US led 51-36. Kelly Olynyk hit a trey to open the second half and Tristan Thompson hit a pair of free throws as Canada trimmed the margin to 13 but Bordon Hayward hit a pair of buckets and a trey as the US stretched its lead to 20. A 5-0 run featuring a Rivard trey and Joseph bucket briefly rallied Canada but Greg Shurna kept drilling free throws as the US moved ahead 72-54 after three quarters. Cory Joseph scored five early in the fourth quarter in a last Canadian gasp but the outcome was never in doubt. Gordon Hayward paced the US with 20 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Howard Thompkins added 12 on 4-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 4 boards. Seth Curry scored 12 on 4-5 from the arc. Tyshawn Taylor notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 7 assists. John Shurna added 10 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 4 blocks. Klay Thompson scored 9, Shelvin Mack 6, Darius Miller 5, Terrico White 4, Arnett Moultrie 3, along with 11 boards, and Ashton Gibbs 2. The US shot 18-34 (.529) from the floor, 14-26 (.538) from the arc and 14-26 (.538) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 14 fouls, 15 turnovers, 8 steals and 7 blocks. Tristan Thompson paced Canada with 18 on 7-14 from the floor, 4-9 from the line and 8 boards. Kelly Olynyk added 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Cory Joseph added 9 on 3-9 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Mangisto Arop notched 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Laurent Rivard scored 8 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Typhoon Nurse scored 6, Michael Allison 4, along with 4 boards, Jordan Baker 2, Rob Gagliardi 2 and Marc Trasolini 2, while Murphy Burnatowski and Rob Dewar were scoreless.
In the 5-8th playoffs, Puerto Rico nipped Canada 67-65. Canada led the first quarter 20-18 on the marksmanship of Mangisto Arop and Tristan Thompson. Canada went scoreless for nearly four minutes early in the second quarter as Puerto Rico opened with an 8-0 run Kelly Olynyk finally broke the drought, though, and Canada rallied to a 35-34 lead at the half on a jumper by Thompson with 13 seconds on the clock. Canada got into foul trouble in the third quarter as Puerto Rico took command, ripping off a 10-4 run to build a 54-47 lead after three quarters. Kevin Young hit a trey to give Puerto Rico a 10-point lead but Canada went on a 7-0 run on buckets by Joseph, Arop and Olynyk, to make it 57-54 with six minutes to go. Jordan Baker made a two, and split his free throws to tie the game at 59. Arop hit back-to-back buckets to give Canada the lead 63-61 with just under two minutes remaining but Rosario hit two clutch free throws to give Puerto Rico the lead 65-63. Olynyk responded by making both free throws after being fouled to tie the game at 65 with 22 seconds left, but Jiovanny Fontan hit the final basket with five seconds left to give Puerto Rico the win. Jiovanny Fontan led Puerto Rico with 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Michael Rosario added 10 on 2-10 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Raymond Cintro Cortes added 10 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kevin Young added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Carlos Lopez added 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 4 blocks. Joshua Nirenberg added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Isaac Sosa Carrion added 4, Steven Miro Bonefont 3 and Ruben Carbrera Cortes 2, while Alexander Abreu Vazquez, Jesus Rivera Cruz and Darius Morales were scoreless. Puerto Rico hit 20-54 (.370) from the floor, 4-23 (.174) from the arc and 15-19 (.789) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 25 fouls, 12 turnovers, 9 steals and 9 blocks. Mangisto Arop paced Canada with 20 on 8-17 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 9 boards. Tristan Thompson added 13 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the line and 11 boards. Kelly Olynyk notched 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 6 boards. Jordan Baker scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Cory Joseph scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Marc Trasolini scored 2 on 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Murphy Burnatowski added 2, Typhoon Nurse 2 and Michael Allison 1, while Laurent Rivard was scoreless. Canada shot 22-59 (.373) from the floor, 1-17 (.059) from the arc and 18-26 (.692) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 7 blocks, 16 fouls, 18 turnovers, 5 steals and 6 blocks.
In the seventh-place game, Canada defeated France 82-74. Canadian coach Greg Francis said he was “happy with the result, but I knew that if this team came together as a team, a strong unit, I knew that on any given night they could have beaten any of the other teams. The team really battled.’ Nicolas Lang got France off to a fast start, nailing 3-of-3 from the perimeter, while Alexis Tanghe and Marc Trasolini battled in the paint as Canada took a 21-20 lead at the first break. Christophe Leanord hit seven points as France took the lead early in the second quarter but Typhoon Nurse answered with seven, including a late trey, as Canada took a 38-35 lead at the half. Canada went on an 11-4 run to start the third quarter and led 49-39 after 3:30 as Jordan Baker and Mangisto Arop penetrated the French defence. But six points from Landing Sane in the final 3:22 of the term rallied France within 57-53 after three quarters. Canada opened the final frame with 15-7 run. When Cory Joseph hit a trey and Trasolini converted a three-point play, Canada led 63-54 and held on for the win. Cory Joseph paced Canada with 18 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 assists. Mangisto Arop added 16 on 7-11 from the floor and -2 from the line. Jordan Baker scored 12 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Marc Trasolini scored 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 8 boards. Kelly Olynyk notched 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 14 boards and 3 assists. Typhoon Nurse scored 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Murphy Burnatowski scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Michael Allison scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Tristan Thompson added 2, while Laurent Rivard and Rob Dewar were scoreless. Canada shot 30-52 (.577) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 10-10 from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 16 fouls, 21 turnovers, 3 steals and 5 blocks. Nicolas Lang paced France with 19 on 2-4 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc and 2 boards. Alexis Tanghe added 16 on 4-7 from the floor, 8-8 from the line and 4 boards. Christophe Leonard notched 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-7 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Landing Sane added 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 5 boards. Andrew Albicy scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Tanguy Ramassamy scored 2, Yohann Jacques 2 and Stanley Dubois 2, while Johnathan Bourhis, Bryson Pope and Paul Lacombe were scoreless. France shot 22-55 (.400) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 14 fouls, 9 turnovers, 9 steals and 4 blocks.
The tournament all-star team featured: MVP Mario Delas (Croatia); Toni Prostran (Croatia); Nikolaos Pappas (Greece); Tyshawn Taylor (USA) and Gordon Hayward (USA).