The Australia women’s national basketball team defeated Canada, 70-65 on Thursday in Lille.
With both teams coming into today’s contest winless, they needed to win this one to significantly increase their chances of making the quarterfinals. It was the Opals who answered the bell today. Though they were behind at some points in the first half, they were in control for most of the game and never trailed in the second half, gradually building their lead into double digits by the fourth quarter though Team Canada was able to cut the deficit some by the game’s closing minutes.