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Andrew Wiggins and Canada survived their first test in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Wiggins scored 23 points, RJ Barrett added 22 and Canada held off Greece 97-91 in Victoria, Canada in the the first game at that site s qualifier, one of four that began Tuesday.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 for Canada, which trailed by as many as eight points late in the first half. The Canadians took the lead for the good midway through the third quarter, then held on at the end.
Canada coach Nick Nurse, the coach of the Toronto Raptors, made clear that his team doesn t expect any game to be easy.
Andrew Wiggins and Canada survived their first test in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Wiggins scored 23 points, RJ Barrett added 22 and Canada held off Greece 97-91 in Victoria, Canada in the the first game at that site’s qualifier, one of four that began Tuesday.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 for Canada, which trailed by as many as eight points late in the first half. The Canadians took the lead for the good midway through the third quarter, then held on at the end.
Canada coach Nick Nurse, the coach of the Toronto Raptors, made clear that his team doesn’t expect any game to be easy.
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Enthused Boban Marjanovic proud of my team as Serbia s quest to return to Olympics opens with win over Dominican Republic
Serbia s quest to return to the Olympics got off to a good start.
Boban Marjanovic of the Dallas Mavericks scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the silver medalists from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games opened their Olympic Qualifying Tournament with a 94-76 win over the Dominican Republic on Tuesday.
The game was tied at 69-69 early in the fourth quarter; Serbia, which is playing host to the qualifier in Belgrade, outscored the Dominicans 25-7 the rest of the way.
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Canada holds off Greece in Olympic qualifying opener
Andrew Wiggins and Canada survived their first test in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Wiggins scored 23 points, RJ Barrett added 22 and Canada held off Greece 97-91 in Victoria, Canada in the the first game at that site’s qualifier, one of four that began Tuesday.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 for Canada, which trailed by as many as eight points late in the first half. The Canadians took the lead for the good midway through the third quarter, then held on at the end.
Canada coach Nick Nurse, the coach of the Toronto Raptors, made clear that his team doesn’t expect any game to be easy.
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