By Canadian Press

Canada downs Puerto Rico in pre-Olympic men’s basketball tune-up game

Jul 21, 2024 | 11:49 AM

ORLEANS — Canada’s national men’s basketball team wrapped up pre-Olympic play with a 103-93 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday.

Dillon Brooks paced the Canadian attack with 21 points, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Trey Lyles each chipped in with 15 off the bench.

Canada finished its Olympic tune-up schedule with two wins and a loss. The seventh-ranked Canadians scored a convincing 85-72 victory over host France on Friday in Orleans, after dropping an 86-72 decision to the top-ranked United States on July 11 in Las Vegas.

The Canadians open the Olympic basketball competition on Saturday against 14th-ranked Greece, led by two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, in Lille, France.

Canada’s men’s basketball team will be making its first Olympic appearance since finishing seventh at the 2000 Sydney Games.

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Along with Greece, Canada is in Group A, the tournament’s so-called “Group of Death,” with No. 2 Spain and No. 5 Australia.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 21, 2023.

The Canadian Press