Canada downs Puerto Rico in final Olympic men's basketball tune-up

Dillon Brooks had 21 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Trey Lyles each chipped in with 15 as  Canada's national men's basketball team wrapped up pre-Olympic play with a 103-9 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday.

Dillon Brooks leads way with 21 points

A basketball player.
Dillon Brooks, pictured earlier in July in a game vs the U.S., led Canada's attack in a win over Puerto Rico on Sunday. (Getty Images)

 Canada's national men's basketball team wrapped up pre-Olympic play with a 103-93 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday.

Dillon Brooks paced the Canadian attack with 21 points, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Trey Lyles each chipped in with 15 off the bench.

Canada finished its Olympic tune-up schedule with two wins and a loss. The seventh-ranked Canadians scored a convincing 85-72 victory over host France on Friday in Orleans, after dropping an 86-72 decision to the top-ranked United States on July 11 in Las Vegas.

The Canadians open the Olympic basketball competition on Saturday against 14th-ranked Greece, led by two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, in Lille, France.

WATCH: Canada downs Puerto Rico:

Canadian men's basketball team defeats Puerto Rico in final Olympic tune-up

4 months ago
Duration 1:34
Canada defeats Puerto Rico 103-93 in their final Olympic men's basketball tune-up. Dillon Brooks leads the way for the Canadians with 21 points.

Canada's men's basketball team will be making its first Olympic appearance since finishing seventh at the 2000 Sydney Games.

Along with Greece, Canada is in Group A, the tournament's so-called "Group of Death," with No. 2 Spain and No. 5 Australia.

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'We're trying to win the gold medal': Canadian men's basketball team on Olympic expectations

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The Canadian men's basketball team have their eyes set on gold, after ending a 24-year Olympic drought.

 

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