CANADA UNDEFEATED AT FIBA

Andrew Nembhard had 19 points as Canada capped group play at the FIBA under-18 Americas Championship on Tuesday by routing Chile 97-60 in St. Catharines, Ont. Emanuel Miller had 17 points and Jaden Bediako added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Canadians, who are 3-0 after the preliminary round.

Canada opened the tournament with a 92-75 win over Argentina Sunday, then defeated Ecuador 115-75 Monday. The Canadians will play Panama in the quarterfinals Thursday. The semifinals go Friday while the medal games are Saturday. The top four teams from the tournament at the Meridian Centre earn berths at next summer’s U-19 FIBA World Cup, which Canada won last year in Cairo.

Canada has never won the U-18 FIBA Americas tournament, finishing runnerup to the U.S. in the previous two events.