USA Today · Jul 6, 2016
Canada, Serbia, Greece into semis in Olympic hoop qualifiers
(Photo: The Associated Press)Canada, Serbia and Greece all clinched semifinal berths Wednesday in the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to determine the final spots in the men's basketball field.
Cory Joseph of the Toronto Raptors scored 13 points as the Canadians beat Senegal 58-55 to improve to 2-0 in Group A of the Manila, Philippines, tournament. Canada will face the loser of Thursday's France-New Zealand game in the semifinals.
Serbia also improved to 2-0 in the tournament it is hosting in Belgrade by beating Angola 83-60. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets finished with 17 points and six rebounds for the 2014 Basketball World Cup silver medalists.