The road to a gold medal is on.
Canada takes on host country France in the first round of the Knockout Stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
This game already had some fireworks in the first half, with France head coach Vincent Collet making a bold lineup change to bring veterans Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier off the bench. That decision catalyzed a 23-10 first-quarter lead for Les Bleus, putting the pressure on undefeated Canada to mount a comeback.
The Sporting News has you covered with an updated box score from this contest below. It will be updated at halftime and the end of the game.
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Canada vs. France basketball box score
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | F | |
| Canada | 10 | 19 | |||
| France | 23 | 22 |
Canada stats
| PLAYER | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA |
| Luguentz Dort | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Melvin Ejim | DNP | ||||||||
| Jamal Murray | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Dwight Powell | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trey Lyles | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| RJ Barrett | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dillon Brooks | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Khem Birch | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
France stats
| PLAYER | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA |
| Frank Ntilikina | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Nicolas Batum | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Albicy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| Isaia Cordinier | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Evan Fournier | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Nando De Colo | DNP | ||||||||
| Mathias Lessort | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Rudy Gobert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Matthew Strazel | DNP | ||||||||
| Bilal Coulibaly | DNP |
