A day after witnessing Arizona teammate Azuolas Tubelis drop 32 points, Wildcats wing Bennedict Mathurin broke out for a 30-point outing of his own in Canada’s second game at the FIBA U19 World Cup.
Mathurin connected on 11 of 15 field goals including 6 of 9 from 3-point range to lead Canada to a 100-75 victory over Japan Sunday. The UA sophomore also had three rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes.
Mathurin responded from a lackluster offensive performance against Tubelis’ Lithuania team Saturday, when he was held to four points on 1-of-8 shooting
Tubelis and Lithuania picked up their first win of the tournament Sunday, beating Senegal 79-73.