Canada to play for bronze in Wheelchair Basketball

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Wonowon’s Bo Hedges and Canada’s men’s Wheelchair basketball team will play for bronze after falling to defending gold medalists United States at the Paralympics in Paris.

Hedges shot one-for-five from the field, as the Canadians were held to just 11 second-half points in a fine defensive performance from the Americans. Patrick Anderson led the Canadians with 16 points.

Canada, which shot 38 per cent overall, roared out to an 8-2 start and led by as many as six before the Americans climbed back to trail by one after the first quarter, 16-15.

The second quarter, in which the Americans outscored the Canadians 25-16, was anchored by the Americans’ 35 defensive rebounds, and the United States led by eight at halftime.

The Americans then ran away with the second half, scoring 19 points and widening the gap to 20, a point the Canadians would fail to come back from. 

Canada, without a Paralympic medal since 2012, will play Germany for bronze on Saturday.

Germany lost to Great Britain in their semi-final match by a score of 71-43.

In the round-robin earlier this week, Canada defeated Germany 68-52. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 a.m. Pacific time on Saturday, September 7th.

For complete game statistics from Thursday, visit the website here.