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 quarter-finals 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.