Australia defeats Puerto Rico 96-69 to drop Canada to ninth in combined rankings
Australia players celebrate at the end of a women's basketball preliminary round game against Puerto Rico at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Aug. 2, 2021, in Saitama, Japan.A day of nervous scoreboard watching ended in heartbreak for Canada’s women’s basketball team.
The dagger came when Australia defeated Puerto Rico 96-69 in Monday’s final game, dropping Canada to ninth in the combined rankings. Australia’s 27-point margin of victory eclipsed the 24 it needed to move on and eliminate Canada.Canada and Australia finished with 1-2 records, but the Aussies’ margin of victory over Puerto Rico gave them a better point differential than Canada.
The Canadians, ranked fourth entering the tournament, had put themselves in a precarious position early by losing their first game 72-68 to Serbia. Canada suffered from poor shooting to come up short in what was a winnable game.
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