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FIBA AMERICAS U-18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MEN

                       SAN ANTONIO -Canada came back from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat the Bahamas 77-70 Thursday in the second day of the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Men at Greehey Arena.
                       The Canadians improved to 2-0 and will take on Argentina Friday in the final day of group play. The Bahamas dropped to 0-2 and plays Puerto Rico Friday. The top two teams in two groups advance to Saturday's medal-round semifinals, with the championship slated for Sunday.
                       Guard Kristopher Joseph of Canada led his team with 21 points. Jonathan House, also a guard, contributed 11 points. The Bahamas werepaced by guard Darshtyn Baker's game-high 25 points. Forward Davaughn e Jackson added 22 points and a game-leading 14 rebounds.
                       Canada shot 42 percent from the field to the Bahamas' 31 percent. The Bahamas, who led by as much as nine points in the third quarter, held the ldge in rebounding 54-44.
                      The Bahamas led 56-49 with 8:54 remaining in the game. But Canada took a 65-64 lead with 4:51 left on a 16-9 scoring drive.The two teams battled to a 70-70 tie with 2:05 on the clock. But guard Junior Cadougon started a 7-0 run as Canada took the win.
                      

FIBA AMERICAS U-18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MEN
Thursday's Group Play
at Greehey Arena, St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

CANADA 77, BAHAMAS 70

        Bahamas - McPhee 1-7 2-4 4, Dartyn Baker 8-19 6-6 25, Grant 2-9 0-1 4, Farrington 1-5 0-0 2, Devaughn Jackson 8-22 6-12 22, Cooper 2-7 1-2 5, Adderly 1-7 0-0 2, Hunt 0-0 0-0 0, Pratt 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 3-7 0-0 6. Totals - 26-85 15-25 70.

FG% - 31%
3-PT. FG % - 19%
FT% - 60%

       Canada - Myles 2-5 0-0 5, Cadougan 4-14 1-2 9, Kristopher Joseph 9-22 1-2 21, Lukasa 1-4 5-8 7, William 0-0 0-0 0, Malish 3-3 1-2 9, Jonathon House 5-11 0-0 11, Ashaolu 1-4 0-0 3, Trotter 2-3 0-0 4, Sacre 4-7 0-0 8. Totals - 31-73 8-14 77.

FG% - 42%
3-PT. FG% - 26%
FT% - 57%

3-point goals - Bahamas 3-16 ( Baker 3-7, Grant 0-1, Farrington 0-2, McPhee 0-2, Adderly 0-2, Thompson 0-2), Canada 7-27 (Malish 2-2, Joseph 2-9, Ashaolu 1-1,Myles 1-3, House 1-3, Lukasa 0-2, Cadougan 0-7).

Total fouls - Bahamas 16, Canada 21. Fouled out - Bahamas: Grant. Canada: Malish. Technicals - none.

Rebounds - Bahamas 54 (Jackson 14), Canada 44 (Sacre 9). Assists - Bahamas 10 (McPhee 3), Canada 17 (Cadougan). Steals - Bahamas 8 (Farrington, Thompson, 2 each), Canada 3 (Lukasa 2). Blocked shots - Bahamas 2 (McPhee, Farrington, 1 each), Canada 10 (Sacre 7). Turnovers - Bahamas 15, Canada 17.

Officials - Terry Moore (USA), Arnoldo Dormae, Mexico; Pablo Sosa, Uruguay.

Att. - 500.

Records in tournament: Bahamas 0-2, Canada 2-0.

Next games for teams: Bahamas: Friday, vs. Puerto Rico, 3 p.m. CDT. Canada: Friday, vs. Argentina, 5 p. CDT


POST-Game Interviews
 GAME #1 (Canada, 77 v. Bahamas, 70)
NAME: Greg Francis
POSITION: Head Coach, Canada
QUOTE: “With a tournament like this there is no such thing as a bad win. So if you get a win that’s ground to build character, if you’re winning then that’s making the job easier for me. If we had to build character from a losing game like this that would have been tough to rebound. The Bahamas played a great game, and I knew that they were going to come back.”

NAME: Junior Cadougon, #5
POSITION: Player, Canada
QUOTE: “We came out flat. The team was down a little bit but we bounced back and got the victory, which was the important thing. We learned our lesson and next time we won’t underestimate a team.”