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☆ FIBA World Cup: USA succumbs to dramatic overtime defeat in third place game as Canada earns first ever medal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Canada earned its first ever FIBA Basketball World Cup medal after toppling World No. The third place game went into overtime in dramatic fashion with the USA down 111-107 with 4.2 seconds remaining in regulation and forward Mikal Bridges at the free throw line. Canada’s Kelly Olynyk missed a long three at the end of regulation but it was no matter; Canada went on to outscore the US 16-7 in overtime. It’s not just on the defensive end that he’s the best perimeter defender in the World Cup, offensively he’s been extremely efficient. Not just in this game.”Canada won its first ever FIBA World Cup medal.

Persons: Bridges, Canada’s Kelly Olynyk, Dillon Brooks, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, “ I’m, Dillon, ”, Jordi Fernandez, It’s, Dante Dennis Diosina Jr, Anthony Edwards, Austin Reaves, Dennis Schröder, Franz Wagner, Aleksa Avramovic, Bogdan Bogdanovic Organizations: CNN — Canada, FIBA Basketball, United, Asia Arena, ” Canada, FIBA, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Bridges, Reuters Locations: United States, Asia, Manila, Philippines, USA, Canada, Germany, Serbia

The U.S. failed to medal for the second consecutive World Cup. It's only the seventh time in 38 appearances at the Olympic or World Cup level that an American team did not emerge with gold, silver or bronze. “The United States hasn't won the World Cup since 2014,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. Another World Cup, another debacle for the Americans. This tournament marked the first Olympic or World Cup appearance where a U.S. team gave up at least 100 points three different times.

Persons: Bridges, Dillon Brooks, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, It's, United States hasn't, Steve Kerr, “, they've, Tyrese Haliburton, RJ Barrett, Brandon Ingram, Paolo Banchero, Jaren Jackson Jr, —, Anthony Edwards, Austin Reaves, Jordi Fernandez, ” Bridges, Kelly Olynyk, Gilgeous, ”, ” Edwards, ” Brooks, ” ___ Organizations: Canada, United, FIBA, U.S, FIBA senior, NBA, Bridges, Manila —, Paris Games, Lithuania, Berlin, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Canada, Manila, U.S, American, United States, ” U.S, FIBA Americas, China, Germany, Lithuania

Even with its best player sitting out this summer, Serbia is going to play for gold at the Basketball World Cup. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Serbia defeated Canada 95-86 in the World Cup semifinals on Friday. It’s a great group of guys, great chemistry, and when you have good chemistry and great players, anything can happen. They played a great game,” Barrett said. “I'm proud of my guys,” Canada coach Jordi Fernandez said.

Persons: Nikola Jokic, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Ognjen Dobric, Nikola Milutinov, Canada’s, Serbia's Marko Guduric, “, “ Nobody, Filip Petrusev, RJ Barrett, ” Barrett, ” Dillon Brooks, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, “ I'm, Jordi Fernandez, ” Jokic, they'll, ” Guduric, Simanic, —, ” Fernandez, Canada's, ___ Organizations: Basketball, Serbia, Canada, ”, Denver Nuggets, NBA, South, Olympic, France, Latvia, ___ AP NBA, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Serbia, Germany, Manila, ” Serbia, U.S, Canada, South Sudan, Spain

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