Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, tires to get by Australia's Patty Mills in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Michael Conroy
LILLE, France – RJ Barrett had a game-high 24 points as the Canadian men’s basketball team improved to 2-0 with men’s basketball action on Tuesday.
Barrett added seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in the win, which put Canada in a strong position to advance to the quarterfinals.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dillon Brooks added 16 points each for Canada.
Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort each had three steals for Canada, which scored 28 points off of 18 Australian turnovers.
Josh Giddey led Australia (1-1) with 19 points.
Canada next faces Spain on Friday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2024.
