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Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Canada successfully defeated France in the big Group H match of the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023 at the Indonesia Arena on Friday (25/8/2023). Originally predicted to be close, Canada won 95-65.

This is a historic victory for Canada. They earned their first win against France after losing their previous three matches at the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup.

Competition route

France controlled the match from the start. Leading 18-14 in the first quarter, they continued to lead before Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored four points to help Canada pull within 32-31. Canada then maintained its momentum for the rest of the game, leading 43-40 at halftime.

Dillon Brooks and his friends were increasingly superior in the third quarter. They reeled off six straight points to take a 54-42 lead, their biggest yet.

Three-pointers from Gilgeous-Alexander and Kelly Olynk brought Canada within 62-44, with Brooks also contributing three points. Canada continued to maintain its superiority and led 68-48 at the end of the third quarter.

France tried to catch up in the last 10 minutes. However, the gap was too big to prevent them from advancing in the first match of the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023.

Star player

Canada is lucky to have more NBA stars on its team. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the team’s main contributor with contributions of 27 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. After Kelly Olynk with 18 points. Followed by Dwight Powell and Nickel Alexander-Walker who each scored 12 points.

In the French camp, Evan Fournier was the driving force of the team, scoring 21 points. Meanwhile, Rudy Gobert only scored eight points and nine rebounds.