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    Dillon Brooks hears MVP chants as Canada beats US for bronze

    Enigmatic Canada guard turns from villain to hero in thriller
    Sep 10, 2023
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    PHOTO: Jerome Ascano

    CANADA left Team USA without a medal for the second successive Fiba Basketball World Cup after pulling off a thrilling 127-118 overtime win on Sunday in the bronze-medal match at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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    Dillon Brooks scored 39 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points and 12 assists. The two came through in the clutch after being forced to play overtime by an stunning four-point play in reverse from Mikal Bridges.

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    Bridges sent the game into overtime with a three-pointer with 0.6 seconds after intentionally missing the second free throw, overhauling a four-point deficit for Team USA and tying the game at 111-111.

    But Canada kept its poise in the extra session and kept Team USA from going home with a World Cup medal after finishing seventh in 2019.

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    RJ Barrett sealed the victory with a three-pointer with 43.8 seconds left for a 124-115 lead for Canada, which won its first medal in the World Cup after finishing in 21st place the last time out.

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      Brooks, booed early in the tournament, heard chants of 'MVP, MVP' this time. His offensive outburst was the most by any player in a medal-clinching win in the World Cup.

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      The scores:

      Canada (127) - Brooks 39, Gilgeous-Alexander 31, Barrett 23, Olynyk 11, Dort 11, Alexander-Walker 5, Powell 4, Ejim 3, Scrubb 0, Edey 0, Alexander DNP, Bell-Haynes DNP.

      USA (118) - Edwards 24, Reaves 23, Bridges 19, Portis Jr. 14, Brunson 13, Hart 10, Haliburton 6, Kessler 6, Johnson 3, Banchero DNP, Jackson Jr DNP, Ingram DNP.

      Quarterscores: 34-25; 58-56; 91-82; 111-111; 127-118.

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