Canada beats Spain to remain undefeated in Olympic men’s basketball

PARIS — Canada’s men’s basketball team remains perfect at the Paris Olympics after narrowly defeating Spain 88-85 to close out group play on Friday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Canadians with 20 points, while Andrew Nembhard added 18 points and two assists.

Dario Brizuela put up 17 points and hit all five of his three-point shots for Spain, which fell to 1-2 and was eliminated from the tournament.

The two sides were level at 19-19 at the end of the opening frame before Canada pulled away in the second quarter, thanks in part to eight points from Gilgeous-Alexander, and the Canadians took a 49-38 lead into halftime.