Canadian men's basketball team beats Croatia in exhibition
Tour is a tune-up to final Olympic qualifying tournament in July
Canada's national men's basketball team got its five-game exhibition tour of Europe off to a successful start with a 91-80 win over Croatia on Monday.
"I thought we played well for our first game, it was nice to get a win against a very good team on their court," head coach Jay Triano said. "We need to use this time in Europe to get better."
The tour is a tune-up to the final Olympic qualification tournament, July 4-10, in the Philippines.
Phil Scrubb was the top scorer for Canada, which led after each quarter. The margin was 27-21 through 10 minutes, 45-40 at halftime, and 67-60 heading to the final period.
Next up on the European tour is a rematch against Croatia on Thursday.
Basketball sent out this picture during the game:
The SMNT is up 67-60 on Croatia as we head into the fourth quarter <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreTeamCanada?src=hash">#WeAreTeamCanada</a> <a href="https://t.co/fvKPVHLayE">pic.twitter.com/fvKPVHLayE</a>
—@CanBball