Canada loses to France at Worlds

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08/31/2010 - Izmir, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicolas Batum scored 24 points to power France to a 68-63 win over Canada at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Batum, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, made 8-of-14 shots and grabbed seven rebounds. He was the only French player to reach double figures, helping his team improve to 3-0 in Group D.

Canada fell to 0-3 in preliminary play. Levon Kendall scored 15 points for the Canadians, while Kelly Olynyk added 13.

The game was tied at 28 at halftime and Canada opened a slim 48-46 edge after three periods. The Canadians led by as many as six early in the fourth, but France quickly tied it at 52-52 on a Batum bucket with just over seven minutes remaining.

It remained close from there and two free throws from Jermaine Anderson pulled Canada within 64-63 with 19 seconds left. Mickael Gelabale followed with a pair from the stripe at the other end and Canada's Denham Brown had a shot blocked before Batum secured the rebound and drilled two from the line in the closing seconds for the final margin.

Earlier on Wednesday, Russia beat the Ivory Coast, 72-66, and Puerto Rico topped China, 84-76, in Group C. The earlier Group D game saw New Zealand rout Lebanon, 108-76.

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