Keyonte George erupted for a tournament-high 37 points to lead the U.S. past Canada. stackmack has more from an action packed GLOBLJAM semifinals.
“The experience was great,” Kennedy said following Canada’s final game in the tournament. “Canada Basketball, the opportunity for development, playing on home soil, each one of the 12 guys [on our team] really took that to heart. We fell short of the goal we set out three weeks ago, to come out and win the inaugural tournament of GLOBL Jam, but there are plenty of takeaways.
In addition to representing Canada, the Windsor Lancers forward was proud to represent U Sport all week as well. “It’s an honour,” he said. “It’s an honour and a recognition of hard work. I like to pride myself in putting in as much work as those NCAA guys. Some people, for some reason, look down on U Sport. A thing like this, where I get to come out and represent Canada, be a part of the starting five for all four games, it just shows that U Sport’s homegrown talent is still there.”
Canada shot 49 per cent in the loss, compared to 52 per cent shooting for the U.S., who made 10-of-23 attempts from beyond the arc . Canada connected on 6-of-20 attempts from deep. Canada had 19 turnovers in the game, as the U.S. held a 23-15 advantage in points scored off of turnovers. The U.S. led Canada by four after the opening 10 minutes and by 12 points at the half, behind a 23-point first-half effort from George.
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