Something about international gold-medal games just seems to bring the best out of UConn guard Kia Nurse.
Nurse was her team's leading scorer when Canada stunned the United States to win the Pan Am Games on home soil last month. She was at it again in Sunday night's FIBA Americas Women's Championship gold medal game in Edmonton.
Nurse had 19 of her team-high 20 points in the first three quarters as Canada defeated Cuba 82-66 to become the fourth team to secure a berth in the 2016 Olympics. She also had three rebounds and three assists in the game.