LILLE — Resilience and a bounceback second-half effort drove Canada's men's basketball team to a huge win on Tuesday.
RJ Barrett had a game-high 24 points as Canada improved to 2-0 in group play at the Paris Olympics with a 93-83 victory over Australia.
After a first half that saw Canada get outscored 30-16 in the paint, the Canadians turned things around.
"Just the resiliency and how relentless this group is," Canada head coach Jordi Fernandez said. "The way they fought in that second half, we were not playing great defensively in the first half, … I think we came back with a purpose in the third quarter.