Canada defeated Latvia in Group H

Canada beat Latvia 101-75 for top spot in Group H

Canada played a great game and prevailed against Latvia in a game that required a lot of work. Despite a good performance by the Europeans, who started to win, the Canadians came on strong in the last quarter to seal the final 101 to 75.

The beginning of the match was favorable to the Latvians, who closed the first quarter by 13-23. The difference remained until the final minutes of the first half, when Canada responded and took a narrow lead before halftime.

Coming back from halftime, the North Americans went up on the scoreboard, but Latvia reacted and was left with only 1 point. However, led by Gilgeous-Alexander’s 16 points in the third quarter, those led by Fernández Torres once again trailed by double digits. In the final quarter, Canada settled the match with a very high score, taking first place in group H.

Shai Gilgeous Alexander was the figure of the match, converting 27 points (8/10 TC 2L), 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Another outstanding player on the winning team was Rj Barret, who had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk completed the scoring trident, adding 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

In Latvia, Rodions Kurucs stood up with a double-double consisting of 14 points and 10 rebounds, to which he added 4 assists. Andrejs Grazulis was the leading scorer for the Latvian team, converting 16 points.

next matches

Both teams advance to the second round, where they will face the first group G, which is Spain, and the second, which will be decided on Wednesday. Matches corresponding to the next round for these teams are as follows:

Friday 9/1

6:45 am Spain vs. Latvia

10:30 am Canada vs. Second Group G

Sunday 3/9

6:45 am 2nd Group G vs. Latvia

10:30 am Spain vs. Canada

Photos: FIBA.