In the top half of the men's basketball quarterfinal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Canadian men's basketball team
Defeated 73-82
France men's basketball
The team was sorry to be left out of the quarterfinals.
After the game, Canadian men's basketball coach Holdi Fernandez was interviewed by reporters. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the free throw disparity in the game: "The questionable call awarded France 42 free throws, which is frustrating. But that's the way it is. We knew that when we came here."
In this game, the host French team got as many as 42 free throw opportunities and hit 33 of them. Lysol, in particular, hit 9 of his 14 free throws. Comparatively speaking, the Canadians had only 25 free throw attempts in the game, hitting 18 of them, with Alexander hitting 8 of 11. On free throws alone, the difference in scoring between the two teams was 15 points.
During the course of the game, France relied on their home court advantage to get frequent free throw opportunities, which largely influenced the game. Despite a tenacious performance, the Canadians failed to close the gap at critical moments and eventually lost 73-82.
