Brady Heslip leads well-balanced offence as Canada routs Chile
Canadians already secured berth in basketball's World Cup
Brady Heslip had a team-high 14 points and Kyle Wiltjer added 12 points and 14 rebounds as Canada downed Chile 85-46 on Thursday in a FIBA World Cup qualifier.
Melvin Ejim chipped in 12 points for a Canadian squad that had all 12 players see at least eight minutes of court time in a matchup at Mile One Centre.
Canada, which improved to 9-2 in World Cup qualifying, has already locked up its World Cup berth and has one more game on Sunday when it hosts Venezuela.
The Canadians clinched their spot in early December with a 94-67 rout in Brazil.
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Canada's last World Cup appearance was in 2010 in Turkey, coming away with an 0-5 record and first-round exit. The Canadian men haven't made an Olympic appearance since 2000 in Sydney.
The World Cup, a main qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, starts Aug. 31 in China.