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Canada Men's U19 FIBA World Cup Team to Finish Group Stage Against Senegal on Tuesday

The Canada Men's U19 FIBA World Cup Team, which includes Purdue basketball's Zach Edey, is a perfect 2-0 after two contests. The team concludes the group stage with a matchup against Senegal on Tuesday.

D.J. Fezler

After two days of competition at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Riga, Latvia, Purdue center Zach Edey and the Canada team has an undefeated record. The team recorded victories against both Lithuania and Japan. 

The Canada Men's U19 Team has 180 total points scored through its two contests, which ranks third in the tournament. It has also allowed 146 points in those matchups.

Canada will look to maintain its unblemished record, and its spot atop Group A, in its final matchup of the group stage against Senegal on Tuesday at 5 a.m. ET.

Team

Record

Streak

Points For

Points Against

Canada

2-0

W2

180

146

Lithuania

1-1

W1

149

153

Senegal

1-1

L1

149

149

Japan

0-2

L2

146

176

Senegal enters the game with a 1-1 record, having defeated Japan on Saturday and losing Sunday against Lithuania. Both games were decided by five points, and Senegal is averaging 74.5 points per game.

Purdue basketball's Zach Edey has been a standout starter for the team so far, registering a double-double in each of the matchups. Edey, a sophomore center for the Boilermakers, has led Canada in rebounding during both of its games.

He's registered a team-high 31 total rebounds while also recording 26 points, two assists and one block. Edey has made 64.7% of his shooting attempts from the floor but has only managed to make four of his 12 free-throw attempts.

In the Canada U19 Team's 80-71 victory over Lithuania on Saturday, Edey recorded 12 points and a team-high 16 rebounds while also registering one assist in 30 minutes of play. 

The 7-foot-3 center picked up right where he left off in Canada's 100-75 win over Japan on Sunday. Edey registered 14 points and a team-high 15 rebounds while also recording one blocked shot in 17 minutes. 

In two games, Edey has put up Canada's third-most points while having more the double the next closest rebounder. 

Once the group stage is completed, all participating teams will compete in the Round of 16. Teams from Group A will play Group B while Group C will play Group D. The winners of the first round of the bracket advance to the Quarter-Finals on Wednesday, while the losers drop to the Classification Games to compete for places 9-16.

The Semi-Finals are scheduled for Saturday, with the Finals taking place on Sunday. The complete game schedule for all teams can be found HERE.

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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball. 

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