Canada stays unbeaten with blowout win over U.S. Virgin Islands in FIBA World Cup qualifying

Kyle Wiltjer scored 24 points as the Canadian men's basketball team closed its second window of FIBA World Cup qualifying, routing the U.S. Virgin Islands 94-46 Sunday to remain undefeated.

Wiltjer drilled six three-pointers in the win as Canada, in general, shot the lights out from deep, going 15-of-33.

And defensively, Canada was solid, holding the U.S. Virgin Islands to 26.7 per cent shooting from the floor while turning them over 19 times.

The Canadian led the Virgin Islands by as much as 51 in the contest.

"It was a big challenge for our team," Canadian coach Nate Bjokrgren said. "We played a real physical, hard-fought game last night against the Dominican Republic. For the guys to turn around and play again today here at 3:00 against another feisty team, our guys just did such a great job of approaching these two games.

"Their approach to game one and then obviously today's game, the approach that they had, the relentlessness that they had in how they were attacking, it's really fun to watch this group play. It's fun to watch them play defence and share the basketball."

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Canada beat the Dominican Republic on Saturday, 85-79, in the first of this two-game qualifying window.

Rakeem Christmas, who has had a cup of coffee in the NBA before, led all Virgin Islands scorers with 15 points.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will begin Aug. 25, 2023, hosted by Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines.

Reaching The FIBA World Cup is an important first step in reaching the 2024 Paris Games. A good part of Olympic qualification is directly tied to World Cup results.

Playing in the second of a six-window process, Canada is now 4-0 so far in its qualifying