Both teams outscored each other in the opening minutes of the first quarter until RJ Barret dunked and made it 12-8. Thereafter, Canada continued to gain points and widen the gap with their dominating appearance.
In the second quarter, Lebanon scored the first point with a two-point shot from Sergio El Darwich to close the gap to 15-29. However, Canada immediately responded to those two points thanks to Trae Bell-Haynes’ three-pointer and the score went to 32-15.
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Until the end of the second quarter, Canada was getting stronger with a score of 66-30. This positive trend was capped by Dillon Brooks’ three-point shot accompanied by loud cheers from the fans who filled the Indonesia Arena.
Canada still showed results in the third quarter. Five minutes into the game, RJ Barrett and Kelly Olynyk managed to score points to make it 83-33 or 50 points away from Lebanon. After that, Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s three-point field goal earned Canada 100 points.
In the last quarter, Lebanon, which relied on Karim Zeinoun and Omari Rasulala Spellman, sometimes troubled Canada. However, the resistance wasn’t enough to shake Canada’s dominating game as they eventually claimed a landslide victory with a 55-point lead at 128-73.
The title of best player of the game returned to the basketball player of the NBA club New York Knicks, RJ Barrett who won 17 points. The match results saw Canada lead the standings with a collection of 4 points, while Lebanon sit in third place with a collection of 2 points.
In addition, in the last game of Group H, Tuesday August 29 at 8:30 p.m. WIB, Canada will face Latvia, while Lebanon will face France in the afternoon. (ANT)
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