Canada vs Spain Player Stats, Box Scores and Result for 2024 Paris Olympics Basketball | August 2, 2024

Canada vs Spain was one of two big-time matchups on Friday's slate for the 2024 Olympics. It featured a pair of talented rosters looking to remain undefeated in the Group Phase stage.

Canada is led by NBA MVP runner-up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. They opened the Olympics against Australia and picked up a 93-83 victory.

As for Spain, one of their main standouts has been Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama. In their first matchup of the Olympics, they managed to take down Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece by a final score of 84-77.

These squads did not disappoint, putting on an extremely competitive matchup. However, it was Canada who ended up barely walking away with a win. Thanks to strong performances from multiple players, they escaped with an 88-85 victory over Spain.

Here is the full breakdown of how both sides fared in this exciting matchup.

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Canada vs Spain player stats and box score for August 2nd

Canada player stats and box score

	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	FG	3FG	FT
Luguentz Dort	0	2	2	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	1	3	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	20	3	2	1	0	5-11	1-3	9-13
Melvin Ejim	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Jamal Murray	4	4	6	0	0	2-5	0-2	0-0
Dwight Powell	9	1	0	2	0	3-3	0-0	3-4
Trey Lyles	3	1	1	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0
RJ Barrett	16	1	3	0	0	6-10	1-1	3-4
Kelly Olynyk	2	2	1	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0
Andrew Nembhard	18	1	2	1	0	8-10	2-3	0-0
Dillon Brooks	13	4	3	1	0	5-10	1-3	2-2
Khem Birch	2	3	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0

Spain player stats and box score

	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	FG	3FG	FT
Lorenzo Brown	4	3	4	1	0	2-9	0-4	0-0
Jaime Pradilla	10	5	0	0	0	5-6	0-0	0-0
Rudy Fernandez	0	2	1	0	0	0-5	0-4	0-0
Xabi Lopez-Arostegui	2	1	3	0	0	0-1	0-0	2-2
Santi Aldama	7	10	4	0	1	2-8	0-4	3-3
Dario Brizuela	17	1	0	0	0	7-9	2-4	1-2
Alberto Diaz	0	0	1	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0
Juancho Hernangomez	8	2	0	0	0	2-3	2-2	2-3
Willy Hernangomez	10	4	0	2	0	5-6	0-0	0-0
Usman Garuba	2	2	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0
Alex Abrines	12	3	2	0	0	3-7	3-7	3-4
Sergio Llull	13	3	4	0	0	4-11	3-8	2-3

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Canada vs Spain game recap

Canada vs Spain saw two talented rosters face off, and it resulted in a thrilling game. Neither side gave an inch, which led to things coming down to the final minutes.

Canada's win was sealed with a pair of free throws from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with two seconds left in the fourth quarter. The OKC Thunder star led the charge for his team, finishing with a team-high 20 points. Nine of SGA's 20 points ended up coming from the free-throw line.

Andrew Nembhard came out of the gates slow, but ended up playing a key part in Canada's win over Spain. He was the second-leading scorer behind SGA with 18 points on 80% shooting. Other notable performers include RJ Barrett (16 points) and Dillon Brooks (12 points).

Santi Aldama led the charge for Spain in their first game, but that wouldn't be the case against Canada. Instead, Dario Brizuela managed to come alive on the offensive end. He ended up posting 17 points, the most of any player for Spain in this matchup.

As for Aldama, he fell just short of a double-double in this nail-biting loss. In 24 minutes of action, the Memphis Grizzlies big man posted a stat line of seven points, 11 rebounds and four assists.

With this win, Canada will head into the quarter-finals with a perfect 3-0 record. SGA and company will now have to wait and see to find out who they'll be squaring off against next.