Canada has beaten Spain 88\u002D85 to advance to the quarter\u002Dfinals of the FIBA men\u0027s Basketball World Cup.
Canada’s men’s basketball team is back in the Olympics for the first time since 2000 thanks to a heart-stopping 88-85 comeback win Sunday over World No. 1 Spain at the FIBA World Cup.Down by 10 at half-time and by 12 after a demoralizing third quarter rally went off the rails, the no-quit Canadians dug deep with dogged defence to fight all the way back in truly stunning fashion.
Brooks, of Mississauga, battled foul trouble to contribute monstrously on defence and chipped in 22 points for good measure. Gilgeous-Alexander, the team’s Hamilton-born superstar, scored 30, including a flurry of clutch free throws in the final minutes and Barrett, the former Duke star from Mississauga, and son of Canadian GM Rowan Barrett, added 16. Spain got 25 from Willy Hernangomez and 20 from Santi Aldama, but it wasn’t enough.