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NOVI SAD (FIBA U19 World Championship) - Seung Ho Yoo and Minseob Kim poured in 39 points between them for Korea but were unable to stop Canada clinching a 99-83 victory.

In the second round of Group F matches at the FIBA U19 World Championship eighth-finals, neither team was able to open up a significant gap as the advantage in the match swung from one side to another.

The Canadians edged the opening quarter, but failed to capitalise on their dominance and were pegged back to 23-23 early in the second.

The two sides then traded points until the midway stage, neither able to build a lead of more than three points, to leave the score 48-45 in Korea's favour going into the third period.

Korea then found their scoring touch, and Minseob hit two from the arc and sunk a jump shot to give his side a nine-point lead, but again they were hauled in as

Kai Williams bettered Minseob's feats to bring Canada's score back level at 63-63.

And Canada found an extra gear in the final quarter.

Inspired by Williams, who poured in 11 points in the last 10 minutes, they out-scored their opponents 29-16 to take a deceptively big win from what had been a
tight game.

The teams matched each other on success from the two and three-point range, but it was on throws from the charity stripe that Canada edged it.

They scored 18 of 26 (69.2%) free throws to Korea's six of 12 (50%) and those points proved decisive.

David Broome
FIBA