Canadian men’s basketball team qualifies for FIBA World Cup with 94-56 win over Venezuela
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Kassius Robertson's 16-point performance helped Canada's men's basketball team beat Venezuela 94-56 on Thursday to clinch a berth in next summer's major international tournament.
Canada is going to the FIBA World Cup.
Kassius Robertson’s 16-point performance helped Canada’s men’s basketball team beat Venezuela 94-56 on Thursday to clinch a berth in next summer’s major international tournament.
“It’s obviously a good feeling,” said Thomas Scrubb, who finished with 12 points and four assists, and has travelled across the Americas for all nine of Canada’s qualifying games.
“It’s a lot of different windows, a lot of travel, so, to be able to do it at home and pretty early in the process is good for us. Now we can focus on the World Cup going forward.”
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Owen Klassen had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Canada (9-0), while Kenny Chery had 12 points and six assists.
Canada absolutely dominated Venezuela on the glass, out-rebounding the visitors 54-26. The Venezuelans could not get offensive boards to stretch possessions, getting just five second-chance points on the night.
“We really talked about rebounding in preparing for this game,” said Klassen. “We looked at the two big guys they have and they were averaging four offensive rebounds per game. It was our focus to take their games away and let the guards get the rebounds if they have to.
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