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After beginning the 2016 Summer Games with a win against China on Saturday, Canada looks to continue its early momentum in Rio where it takes on Serbia.
The match is important for both teams, as Canada looks to maintain a share of first place in the Group B standings and move closer to securing a quarterfinal berth, while the Serbians are hungry for a win afte dropping their opening contest to Spain on Sunday. The top four of the six teams in Group B will advance to the quarter-final round at the conclusion of the round-robin group stage.
Saturday’s 90-68 defeat of China was a historic victory that saw three milestones for the Canadian Olympic women’s basketball team: most points scored in a single game; largest margin of victory; and the first time winning its opening game.
Tamara Tatham registered 20 points and six rebounds for Canada, which trailed for less than a minute in the entire game and out-scored China in each of the four quarters. Every Canadian player scored at least 2 points, and nine had five or more.
Serbia narrowly lost to Spain, 65-59, after being tied at halftime against FIBA's No. 3 ranked team. Jelena Milovanovic led Serba with 17 points.
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Recent head-to-head results
DATE LOCATION SCORE POINTS LEADER
August 26, 2014 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Canada 73, Serbia 54 Miranda Ayim, 18
May 31, 2013 Belgrade, Serbia Canada 59, Serbia 57 Kim Gaucher, 18
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