| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Lithuania 2. Serbia 3. Russia 4. Argentina 5. United States 6. Australia 7. Poland 8. Croatia 9. Brazil 10. Latvia 11. CANADA 12. Egypt 13. China 14. Chinese Taipei 15. South Korea 16. Tunisia | CANADIANS Braxton Bunce (Kelowna, B.C.) Sim Bhullar (Toronto, Ont.) Julian Clarke (Toronto, Ont.) Olivier Hanlan (Gatineau, Que.) Stefan Jankovic (Mississauga, Ont.) Matt Letkeman (Abbotsford, B.C.) Junior Lomomba (Montreal, Que.) Kevin Pangos (Holland Landing, Ont.) Dyshawn Pierre (Whitby, Ont.) Philip Scrubb (Richmond, B.C.) Justin Shaver (Ottawa, Ont.) Negus Webster-Chan (Scarborough, Ont.) Duane Notice (Woodbridge, Ont.) – alternate Greg Francis – coach Pete Guarasci – assistant Shawn Swords – assistant Dean McCord – manager Minh Nguyen – physiotherapist John Philpott – team doctor |
| POOL A | POL | BRZ | RUS | TUN | Record | ||||
| Poland | —– | 70-79 | 87-70 | 85-57 | (2-1) | ||||
| Brazil | 79-70 | —– | 78-81 | 97-56 | (2-1) | ||||
| Russia | 70-87 | 81-78 | —– | 101-55 | (2-1) | ||||
| Tunisia | 57-85 | 56-97 | 55-101 | —– | (0-3) | ||||
| POOL B | AUS | LAT | ARG | TPE | Record | ||||
| Australia | —– | 68-78 | 73-49 | 93-65 | (2-1) | ||||
| Latvia | 78-68 | —– | 62-69 | 85-67 | (2-1) | ||||
| Argentina | 49-73 | 69-62 | —– | 80-69 | (2-1) | ||||
| Chinese Taipei | 65-93 | 67-85 | 69-80 | —– | (0-3) | ||||
| POOL C | CRO | LTH | CAN | KOR | Record | ||||
| Croatia | —– | 88-75 | 88-84 | 71-75 | (2-1) | ||||
| Lithuania | 75-88 | —– | 111-68 | 117-64 | (2-1) | ||||
| Canada | 84-88 | 68-111 | —– | 109-93 | (1-2) | ||||
| South Korea | 75-71 | 64-117 | 93-109 | —– | (1-2) | ||||
| POOL D | USA | SER | EGY | CHN | Record | ||||
| United States | —– | 80-78 | 115-60 | 82-66 | (3-0) | ||||
| Serbia | 78-80 | —– | 85-67 | 78-73 | (2-1) | ||||
| Egypt | 60-115 | 67-85 | —– | 100-96 | (1-2) | ||||
| China | 66-82 | 73-78 | 96-100 | —– | (0-3) | ||||
| POOL E | AUS | POL | ARG | RUS | BRZ | LAT | Record | ||
| Australia | —– | 72-52 | 73-49 | 85-78 | 63-57 | 68-78 | (5-1) | ||
| Poland | 52-72 | —– | 73-71 | 87-70 | 70-79 | 86-78 | (4-2) | ||
| Argentina | 49-73 | 71-73 | —– | 73-70 | 71-69 | 69-62 | (4-2) | ||
| Russia | 78-85 | 70-87 | 70-73 | —– | 81-78 | 63-73 | (3-3) | ||
| Brazil | 57-63 | 79-70 | 69-71 | 78-81 | —– | 88-73 | (3-3) | ||
| Latvia | 78-68 | 78-86 | 62-69 | 73-63 | 73-88 | —– | (2-4) | ||
| POOL F | USA | CRO | LIT | SER | CAN | EGY | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 85-87 | 107-105 | 80-78 | 83-54 | 115-60 | (5-1) | ||
| Croatia | 87-85 | —– | 88-75 | 68-73 | 88-84 | 83-81 | (4-2) | ||
| Lithuania | 105-107 | 75-88 | —– | 71-54 | 111-68 | 78-59 | (4-2) | ||
| Serbia | 78-80 | 73-68 | 54-71 | —– | 94-73 | 85-67 | (4-2) | ||
| Canada | 54-83 | 84-88 | 68-111 | 73-94 | —– | 91-71 | (1-5) | ||
| Egypt | 60-115 | 81-83 | 59-78 | 67-85 | 71-91 | —– | (1-5) | ||
| QFs | Russia 79 United States 74 | |
| QFs | Lithuania 87 Poland 75 | |
| QFs | Serbia 93 Australia 74 | |
| QFs | Argentina 81 Croatia 76 | |
| 13-16th | Chinese Taipei 70 Tunisia 59 | |
| 13-16th | China 95 South Korea 88 | |
| 9-12th | Latvia 99 Canada 96 | |
| 9-12th | Brazil 77 Egypt 63 | |
| 5-8th | United States 84 Poland 47 | |
| 5-8th | Australia 90 Croatia 63 | |
| Semi | Lithuania 85 Russia 68 | |
| Semi | Serbia 76 Argentina 71 | |
| 15th | South Korea 78 Tunisia 72 | |
| 13th | China 91 Chinese Taipei 48 | |
| 11th | Canada 84 Egypt 79 | |
| 9th | Latvia v Brazil 81 Latvia 73 | |
| 7th | Poland 82 Croatia 70 | |
| 5th | United States 78 Australia 77 | |
| Bronze | Russia 77 Argentina 72 | |
| Final | Lithuania 85 Serbia 67 | |
In their opener, Canada clocked South Korea 109-83 after leading 28-2, 55-51 and 82-76 at the quarters. Dyshawn Pierre said coming out and getting a win immediately was a big boost mentally for Canada. “[This win] gave us a lot of confidence. I know a lot of people were nervous going into the game because it was our first game of the world championships but now, we’re looking forward to playing Croatia tomorrow.” Sim Bhullar, on the other hand, wasn’t too nervous and enjoyed the pressure-packed atmosphere. “I’m used to [playing under pressure]. I know what to do and I’ll go out there and try to do my best. I’m not really intimidated or scared. I just want to go out there and play.” The pair were among four Canadians who scored in double digits. Coming into the match, it was clear that Canada had a size advantage over Korea, a team that does not have a single player over 6-8, and it capitalized on this by getting the ball inside often, resulting in a 70-34 points-in-the-paint advantage. The only way Korea slowed Canada’s presence inside was by fouling, a strategy that ended up putting the Koreans in the penalty very early in every quarter. Canada took control in the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run with a little over seven minutes to play in the frame pumping the lead to 98-83. This cushion would prove more than enough as Canada would go largely uncontested for the remaining four minutes of the game. Gursimran Bhullar paced Canada with 24 on 9-19 from the floor, 6-10 from the line, 14 boards and 2 steals. Dyshawn Pierre added 23 on 8-13 from the floor, 7-1 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Julian Clarke notched 17 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Justin Shaver scored 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Albert Lomomba added 9 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Kevin Pangos scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Philip Scrubb scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Negus Webster-Chan added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Olivier Hanlan added 2 on 2-2 from the line. Stephan Jankovic scored 2, while Matthew Letkeman, and Braxton Bunce were scoreless. Canada hit 37-71 (.520) from the floor, 3-16 (.190) from the arc and 26-37 (.700) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 31 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 13 fouls, 21 turnovers, 11 steals and 2 blocks. Seounghyun Lee paced South Korea with 25 on 11-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Seonggon Moon added 23 on 6-7 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Giyun Kim notched 14 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 8 assists. Hyeongjun Kim added 9 on 0-2 from the floor and 3-5 from the arc. Jun Yi Kim added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 steals. Seungwook Choi added 4, Dong Yeop Lee 4, Manjong Kim 4, Sanghyeok Han 2 and Ung Heo 2, while Juhyeong Lee and Huison Han were scoreless. South Korea hit 31-48 (.650) from the floor, 9-23 (.390) from the arc and 4-6 (.670) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 30 fouls, 21 turnovers, 11 steals and 4 blocks.
In their second game, Canada was nipped 88-84 by Croatia. Trailing by 13 with just over four minutes to play, Canada collected itself and went on an 11-0 run to cut the deficit to just four points but could get no closer. Coach Greg Francis said point guard Kevin Pangos was key to Canada’s run. “Kevin was the key for us today. He was getting a lot of people involved and I think we ended up taking too many threes probably for my liking, but at the same time Kevin was really setting guys up and we ended up taking good threes and nobody was really forcing.” Canada shot very well from behind the arc in the first half but cooled off in the second half. The match was evenly played with neither team gaining much of an advantage in any statistical category or gaining much of a lead, until the fourth quarter. Croatia went on a 5-0 run early in the final period that forced the Canadians to take a timeout that would not stop the momentum the Croatians had built up. They stretched their run out to 15-2, making the game 82-69 when Canada began its 11-0 charge. “We can’t let ourselves get down,” said guard Junior Lomomba. “Even though we lost this game we got another one tomorrow. That’s the good thing about these tournaments, even though we lost today we can get up the next morning and go out to get another one.” Croatia led 26-21 after one quarter and 44-43 at the half. Canada led 63-62 after three quarters. Mario Hezonja paced Croatia with 21 on 6-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Boris Barac added 18 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-8 from the line, 16 boards and 4 assists. Dario Saric added 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 13 boards. Marko Ramljak scored 12 on 5-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 assists. Toni Katic notched 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 assists. Stipe Krstanovic added 9 and Mislav Brzoja 3 while Martin Junakovic, Stefan Zadravec, Marino Kucan, Dino Repesa and Filip Bundovic were scoreless. Croatia hit 27-50 (.540) from the floor, 7-24 (.290) from the arc and 13-25 (.520) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 20 fouls, 10 turnovers, 6 steals and 1 block. Kevin Pangos paced Canada with 19 on 2-5 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Dyshawn Pierre added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-9 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Julian Clarke notched 11 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-12 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Gursimran Bhullar added 10 on 5-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Stephan Jankovic notched 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 blocks. Albert Lomomba added 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Philip Scrubb scored 5 on 1-5 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Matthew Letkeman added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Justin Shaver added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Olivier Hanlan added 1 while Negus Webster-Chan did not play. Canada hit 22-41 (.540) from the floor, 9-32 (.280) from the arc and 13-24 (.540) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 23 fouls, 9 turnovers, 5 steals and 5 blocks.
Canada finished (1-2) in pool C play but
qualified for round two round-robin play, despite being whipped 111-68 by
Lithuania. Lithuania led from the start, as they took a convincing 29-13 lead
after the first quarter and showed no signs of letting up, extending the lead
to 61-28 at halftime. Canada was more competitive in the second half, but was
still outclassed by Lithuania, which was led by Toronto Raptors’ 2011 first-round
pick Jonas Valanciunas. Vytenis Cizauskas paced Lithuania with 22 on 6-7 from
the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 assists. Jonas Valanciunas
added 15 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 9 boards
and 4 blocks. Egidijus Mockevicius notched 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-1 from
the line, 6 boards, 2 steals and 6 blocks. Edgaras Ulanovas added 12 on 2-7
from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists.
Arnas Butkevicius scored 11 on 4-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from
the line and 4 boards. Tautvydas Sabonis scored 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3
from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 steals. Renaldas Simanavicius scored 9,
Rolandas Jakstas 7, Deividas Pukis 5, Rokas Giedraitis 3 and Zygimantas Skucas
3, while Dovydas Redikas was scoreless. Lithuania hit 33-54 (.610) from the
floor, 9-21 (.430) from the arc and 18-29 (.620) from the line, while garnering
36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 24 fouls, 13
turnovers, 10 steals and 13 blocks. Dyshawn Pierre paced Canada with 10 on 4-7
from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 9 boards. Philip Scrubb added 8 on 1-1
from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Olivier
Hanlan added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2
boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Gursimran Singh added 8 on 2-6 from the floor,
4-6 from the line and 3 boards. Kevin Pangos added 7 on 0-5 from the floor, 2-3
from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Albert Lomomba notched 7 on 1-4
from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Stephan Jankovic added
6 on 3-6 from the floor and 5 boards. Matthew Letkeman scored 6 on 2-2 from the
floor and 2-4 from the line. Julian Clarke scored 4 on 2-4 from the line and
0-4 from the arc. Justin Shaver added 2 and Braxton Bunce 2, while Negus
Webster-Chan was scoreless. Canada hit 18-45 (.400) from the floor, 4-16 (.250)
from the arc and 20-33 (.610) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including
10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 21 fouls, 20 turnovers, 6 steals and 2
blocks. Power forward Negus Webster-Chan fractured his foot after rolling his
ankle when he came down on another player’s foot while driving to the basket.
Canada carried an (0-2)
record into the second round.
In their opening second round match, Canada was whipped 83-54 by the United States. Canadian coach Greg Francis said the squad played well early but just couldn’t remain consistent. “The guys came out in the first five minutes and hung with the Americans but we got out-rebounded and turnovers hurt us.” As impressively balanced as the Americans’ offence was, it was their defence that really won the game for them. Dyshawn Pierre said the U.S. attacked the Canadian ball handlers and crashed the offensive glass. “Tough to score under the hoop as the USA guys are very aggressive and work hard, but I feel we worked just as hard. Just nothing would fall for us and too many O-boards.” After the first quarter, Canada was down 21-14, but a strong effort from the United States held Canada to nine points on 4-of-20 shooting in the second frame. The second half was played more competitively but Canada could not cut into the lead that the United States had built up in the first half. “We will focus on Egypt next,” Francis said. “It’s a big game for us as we have to win that to keep our chances alive.” The US led 46-23 at the half and 68-40 after three quarters. James Mainor-Bell paced the United States with 16 on 2-3 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc and 8 boards. Douglas McDermott added 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Jeremy Lamb added 9, along with 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals, Patrick Young 8, along with 7 boards, Joseph Jackson 8, along with 4 assists, Jahii Carson 6, along with 3 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals, Keith Appling 6, Khyle Marshall 6, Tony Mitchell Jr. 5, Meyers Leonard 4, along with 7 boards, Timothy Hardaway 3 and Anthony Brown 2. The US hit 25-51 (.490) from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 9-16 (.560) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 14 fouls, 15 turnovers, 13 steals and 3 blocks. Gursimran Bhullar paced Canada with 15 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 7 boards. Albert Lomomba added 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Dyshawn Pierre notched 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 5 boards. Olivier Hanlan scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Julian Clarke added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Stephan Jankovic added 2 and Philip Scrubb 2, while Kevin Pangos, Matthew Letkeman, Braxton Bunce and Justin Shaver were scoreless. Pangos nabbed 3 boards and dished 5 assists. Canada hit 21-58 (.360) from the floor, 3-22 (.140) from the arc and 3-11 (.270) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 12 fouls, 14 turnovers, 6 steals and 1 block.
Canada finally captured a win in the second round by dusting Egypt 91-17. “The guys came out on a mission right from the tip of the ball, played well on the O-boards as well as the D-glass,” said Canadian coach Greg Francis. “We were also hitting our shots, which is also key for us to advance. We ran our stuff and it showed on the scoreboard. Now we just get ready for Serbia.” Canada led 25-14, 48-30 and 75-44 at the quarters. Kevin Pangos paced Canada with 22 on 1-2 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Olivier Hanlan added 16 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards, 8 assists and 2 blocks. Albert Lomomba added 13 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Braxton Bunce added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Dyshawn Pierre added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Julian Clarke scored 6 on 2-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Gursimran Bhullar notched 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Justin Shaver added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the line and 8 boards. Philip Scrubb scored 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Matthew Letkeman added 2, along with 3 boards, while Stephan Jankovic did not play. Canada hit 18-37 (.490) from the floor, 12-26 (.460) from the arc and 19-28 (.680) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 19 fouls, 20 turnovers, 5 steals and 5 blocks. Mohamed H.Y. Sarhan paced Egypt with 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 7 boards. Mohammed El Sayed Abbas added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Gamal Mokhtar Hanon added 8, Ahmed Mohamed Marei 8, Moustafa Elsayed Gazar 7, Samir Saad Abdou Said 6, Elmoataz-Bellah M. Youssef 5, Wael Abdelrazzak 4 and Ahmed Farid Rashed 4, while Hossam Mohey Edlin Behiry, Mohamed Ashmawy and Moustafa Hany Abdellatif were scoreless. Egypt hit 23-58 (.400) from the floor, 5-22 (.230) from the arc and 10-19 (.530) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 26 fouls, 12 turnovers and 13 steals.
Needing to win to qualify for the quarterfinals, Canada closed out the second round by being stomped 94-73 by Serbia. “I’m really proud of our guys and how they’d try to stick together even though we played some tough competition,” Canadian coach Greg Francis said. “Nothing came easy for us. But at the same time, the guys tried to stick together and tried to fight as a good Canadian team should.” Serbia’s efficiency on offence proved to be the difference as it resulted in 23-14, 47-26 and 72-46 leads at the quarters. Djordje Drenovac paced Serbia with 14 on 7-9 from the floor and 6 boards. Marko Gujanicic added 13 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 7 boards. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-7 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Petar Lambic notched 11 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 2 steals. Luka Mitrovic added 10 on 5-6 from the floor, and 4 boards. Nikola Siladi scored 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Bogic Vujosevic added 9, along with 2 boards and 3 assists, Aleksandar Cvetkovic 8, along with 6 assists, Nemanja Dangubic 2, Luka Igrutinovic 2 and Nemanja Besovic 2, while Nemanja Krstic was scoreless. Serbia hit 31-52 (.600) from the floor, 8-14 (.570) from the arc and 8-17 (.470) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 20 fouls, 13 turnovers, 7 steals and 3 blocks. Albert Lomomba paced Canada with 14 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 4-7 from the line. Gursimran Bhullar added 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 2 boards. Philip Scrubb added 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Kevin Pangos notched 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Dyshawn Pierre scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Justin Shaver added 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Matthew Letkeman scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Olivier Hanlan added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Julian Clarke added 2, while Braxton Bunce and Stephan Jankovic were scoreless. Canada hit 23-39 (.590) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 16 fouls, 12 turnovers, 7 steals and 2 blocks. Bhullar broke his nose after being hammered by a Serb forward and was forced out of the lineup.
Canada failed to qualify for the quarterfinals with a 1-5 record in round-robin play and fell to the 9-12th consolations.
In the 9-12th
consolations, Canada gets nipped 99-96 by host Latvia. Dyshawn Pierre, who
scored 30, said the loss left a bitter taste. “I had a really good game thanks
to my teammates passing me the ball and getting to the hoop. I just wish we
could have kept the Latvians off the O-glass [offensive boards]. That really
hurt us in the end.” Latvia only out-rebounded the Canadian side by three,
36-33. However, those extra three boards were on the offensive glass and
because the Latvians took advantage of the extra possessions, giving up those
extra rebounds proved to be a deciding factor. “Our guys were able to keep up
with Latvia for the first two quarters but couldn’t hold Latvia from getting 18
extra points off the O-glass,” said Canadian coach Greg Francis. “Other than
that, our team played a pretty good game and we’ll now prepare for Egypt.” At
the end of the first half, Canada led 54-44; but in the third quarter, Latvia
managed to turn things around, outscoring the Canadians 27-15, making the score
71-69 for the home team, setting up a very high scoring and tightly matched fourth
quarter that saw Latvia ultimately muster just a little more offence. Edmunds
Dukulis paced Latvia with 23 on 8-14 from the floor, 7-9 from the line, 11
boards and 2 assists. Davis Bertans added 18 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-8 from
the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kaspars Vecvagars
added 17 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards
and 4 assists. Janis Timma added 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4
boards and 3 assists. Ojars Silins notched 12 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from
the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Arturs Bremers
added 9, Karlis Apsitis 5 and Arturs Vitins 2, while Davis Coders, Arholds
Helmanis, Renars Magone and Aleksejs Rostovs were scoreless. Latvia hit 27-47
(.574) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 18-23 (.783) from the line,
while garnering 36 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 24
fouls, 17 turnovers, 5 steals and 3 blocks. Dyshawn Pierre paced Canada with 30
on 11-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-11 from the line, 10 boards and 2
blocks. Kevin Pangos added 24 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 4-4 from
the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Olivier Hanlan scored 12 on 2-6
from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists.
Julian Clarke added 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the
line and 3 boards. Justin Shaver added 6 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the
arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Junior Lomomba scored 5 on 1-4 from the
floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 steals. Matt
Letkeman scored 4, Stephan Jankovic 3, along with 2 boards, 2 assists and 2
blocks, and Philip Scrubb 2, while Braxton Bunce was scoreless. Sim Bhullar and
Negus Webster-Chan did not play because of injury. Canada hit 23-43 (.548) from
the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 26-32 (.812) from the line, while garnering
33 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 21 fouls, 15
turnovers, 11 steals and 4 blocks.
In the 11th place match, Canada defeated Egypt 84-79. The game
was evenly contested throughout all 40 minutes, with Egypt actually leading for
most of the first half. However, with a little under three minutes to play in
the second quarter, with the score 32-31 for the Egyptians, Canada was able to
take a 34-32 lead after a Kevin Pangos triple and wouldn’t surrender it back
for the rest of the contest. In that key second period, Canada’s defence was
outstanding, holding Egypt to just 16 points and 10 field goal attempts in the
quarter. Dyshawn Pierre paced Canada with 28 on 12-14 from the floor, 0-2 from
the arc, 4-5 from the line, 13 boards and 4 assists. Kevin Pangos added 18 on
3-6 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 assists. Stephan
Jankovic added 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line
and 5 boards. Junior Lomomba added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc,
3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Julian Clarke scored 6 on 0-4 from the floor,
1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Braxton Bunce scored 5 on 1-2
from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Matt Letkeman added 4, Olivier
Hanlan 3, along with 3 boards and Philip Scrubb 3, while Justin Shaver was
scoreless. Sim Bhullar and Negus Webster-Chan did not play because of injury.
Canada hit 21-41 (.438) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 21-27 (.778)
from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass,
14 assists, 21 fouls, 12 turnovers, 6 steals and 2 blocks. Assem Ahmed paced
Egypt with 19 on 8-17 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 13 boards. Marawan
Mohamed added 15 on 4-5 from the floor and 7-9 from the line. Moustafa Hany
added 10 on 5-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Ahmed Gamal scored 10 on 2-6 from
the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 assists. Zyad Mohamed
added 9, along with 6 boards, Ezz Ahmed 7, Seif Samir 6 and Ahmed Mostafa 3,
while Omar Mohamed, Mohamed Elmoataz, Hatem Hossam and Youssef Shousha were
scoreless. Egypt hit 25-51 (.490) from the floor, 4-13 (.308) from the arc and
17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 11 on the
offensive glass, 10 assists, 24 fouls, 10 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania); Alexander Cvetkovic (Serbia); Hugh Greenwood (Australia); Dmitry Kulagin (Russia) and Jeremy Lamb (United States).