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Canada beats Australia 93-83 in Olympic men's basketball

The 91原创 men's basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 93-83 win over Australia in men's basketball action on Tuesday.
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Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, tires to get by Australia's Patty Mills in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Michael Conroy

LILLE — RJ Barrett had a game-high 24 points as the 91原创 men's basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 93-83 win over Australia in men's basketball action on Tuesday.

Barrett added seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in the win, which put Canada in a strong position to advance to the quarterfinals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dillon Brooks added 16 points each for Canada.

Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort each had three steals for Canada, which scored 28 points off of 18 Australian turnovers.

Josh Giddey led Australia (1-1) with 19 points.

Canada next faces Spain on Friday.

This report by The 91原创 Press was first published July 30, 2024.

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