USA hit 53-year low as Canada seal first-ever World Cup podium in overtime epic

Canada beat the United States 127-118 in extra time on Sunday to complete third on the Basketball World Cup and declare their first-ever podium end.

The Canadians thought that they had gained it in regulation time till Mikal Bridges hit a three-point shot with 0.2sec remaining to take the sport into extra time.

Canada brushed themselves off and went again to work within the further interval, rapidly snatching the lead and staying there for the win.

Dillon Brooks completed as Canada’s high scorer with 39 factors, adopted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 31.

It was the Americans’ third defeat of the event, having already misplaced to Lithuania within the second spherical and Germany within the semi-finals.

Bridges gave them a short reprieve when he collected his personal missed free shot within the last second of regulation earlier than scrambling out to the wing and sinking a three-pointer.

Kelly Olynyk nearly gained it for Canada instantly afterwards, just for his three-point try to hit the rim.

The Canadians had been in entrance for a lot of the sport, constructing double-digit leads in each the primary and third quarters.

Anthony Edwards completed the sport because the Americans’ high scorer with 24 factors. The US completed seventh on the earlier World Cup in China in 2019, that means that is the primary time since 1970 that they’ve didn’t medal in again to again tournaments.

Germany and Serbia have been set to sq. off for the title afterward Sunday. Both groups wish to win the Naismith Trophy for the primary time.