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Canada Crushes Puerto Rico 110-84, Secures Second-Round Spot

7/4/2026

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Canada Clinches Berth

Canada beat Puerto Rico 110-84 in Hamilton, clinching a second-round berth and moving to 5-0 atop Group B.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points with four assists while Andrew Nembhard added 23 points and four assists.
Canada shot 65% overall, 86% on twos and tied the Americas record with 46 baskets, while Puerto Rico fell to 1-4 and must beat the Bahamas to stay alive.

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Brooks Scores 15

Dillon Brooks scored 15 points, making him Canada’s second-leading scorer after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Brooks shot 7-of-12 overall, 1-of-4 from three, and added two rebounds, two assists, three turnovers and three fouls.
The qualification games determine seeding for the 2027 FIBA World Cup, influencing the path to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Canada’s Monday matchup will be versus Jamaica, a team that will not roster former Phoenix Sun center Deandre Ayton.

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Gilgeous-Alexander Legacy

The TD Coliseum unveiled a “Shai Legacy Court” after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander invested in February.
York Boulevard’s atrium was named “Ares Atrium” in tribute to Gilgeous-Alexander’s son.
The TD Coliseum will host Canada’s FIBA Americas Qualifier games versus Puerto Rico on Friday and Jamaica on Monday.
Eighty national teams compete in the 2027 World Cup qualifiers, with the top 12 advancing to a second round from August 2026 to March 2027.

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Canada Clinches Berth

Canada beat Puerto Rico 110-84 in Hamilton, clinching a second-round berth and moving to 5-0 atop Group B.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points with four assists while Andrew Nembhard added 23 points and four assists.
Canada shot 65% overall, 86% on twos and tied the Americas record with 46 baskets, while Puerto Rico fell to 1-4 and must beat the Bahamas to stay alive.

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