It’s been a busy weekend for Team Canada in the FIBA U19 World Cup in Latvia. For the first time all tournament, they played three games in three days starting with their quarterfinal victory over Spain. On Saturday, the Canadians faced off against their southern neighbors in the semifinals of the World Cup, but it was the United States that came away with the 92-86 victory. That sent Canada to the third place game instead of the championship game, but they bounced back to secure a 101-92 victory on Sunday to bring home the bronze medal.
The US led nearly the entire way against Canada after Ben Mathurin scored the first bucket of the game to go up 2-0.