Canada romps over Lebanon to go 2-0 at FIBA World Cup

Canada forward RJ Barrett (9) dunks to score against Lebanon during the Basketball World Cup group H match between Canada and Lebanon at the Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

By News Staff

Posted August 27, 2023 7:09 am.

Canada climbed to a 2-0 record at the FIBA World Cup with a dominant 128-73 victory over Lebanon on Sunday in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Nine Canadian players finished with double digits in scoring and the team set a senior men’s national team record for points – it scored 126 against Jordan at the World Cup four years ago – while also setting a tournament record with 44 assists in a single game.

FIBA began keeping assist records in 1984.

RJ Barrett led the way with 17 points. Trae Bell-Hayes added 15 points shooting five three-pointers on six attempts and also had a team-high eight assists.

After recording 27 points in his World Cup debut, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 12 points, five rebounds and five assists in 17 minutes.

Melvin Ejim (13), Kelly Olynyk (12), Zach Edey (12), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (12), Kyle Anderson (10) and Dillon Brooks (10) were the others who scored in double figures.

Canada opened the tournament Friday with a 95-65 win over France.

Lebanon, which lost its first game 109-70 to Latvia, dropped to a 0-2 record.

Canada wraps up Group H round-robin play against Latvia on Tuesday.

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