Canada is one step nearer to its first-ever FIBA males’s AmeriCup title.
The Canadians made certain of it, choosing up a 94-56 win over Colombia of their quarterfinal matchup on Thursday.
The duo of younger NBAers led the way in which for Canada, as Leonard Miller of the Minnesota Timberwolves had 14 factors and 9 rebounds, whereas Kyshawn George had 18 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists.
Additionally contributing was Workforce Canada vet Kyle Wiltjer, who had 12 factors and 6 rebounds off the bench.
Colombia, in the meantime, was led by level guard Hansel Atencia, who completed with 19 factors on six-of-12 from the sphere and four-of-nine from three-point vary.
Canada acquired off to a scorching begin on each ends, capturing 19-of-35 from the sphere (54.3 per cent) and eight-of-16 from deep (50 per cent) whereas holding Colombia to a paltry seven-of-29 (24.1 per cent) from the sphere and two-of-18 (11.1 per cent) from three-point vary.
That, together with an enormous 17-0 run within the early portion of the second quarter, cemented an insurmountable 29-point lead for the Crimson and White heading into halftime.
Although Colombia went on an 18-9 run to open the third quarter, Canada responded with a 14-2 run to shut the body, reasserting its authority and sealing the win.
Canada’s quarterfinal matchup towards Colombia got here to be after the Crimson and White earned the highest seed for the knockout spherical following a 3-0 (plus-93 level differential) throughout group play.
Now, the Canadians will put together to tackle Argentina — which took down Puerto Rico of their quarterfinal contest — within the semis on Saturday.
On the opposite aspect of the bracket, Brazil will tackle the US to find out who’ll make the ultimate and tackle the winner between Canada and Argentina.
Canada, regardless of participating within the AmeriCup for the reason that event’s inception in 1980, has but to win the entire thing. The very best the Canadians have completed is a pair of runner-up finishes (1980, 1999) and three third-place showings (1984, 1988 and 2015).
