THE RUNDOWN

Day 4 of basketball action at the 2025 Canada Summer Games is in the books, as 12 games — including the tournament’s first four knock out games — across both 17U men’s and women’s divisions took place at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre and The Works – Field House at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

NOTEWORTHY

• The Forks was packed for the marquee game of the night, as Saskatchewan silenced the home crowd, defeating Newfoundland and Labrador 86-82 to advance to Thursday’s 17U Men’s quarter-finals. Mofope Soyemi, Nate Fransoo and Zane Litzenberger all notched double-digit points in the win.
• Alberta stunned Ontario not once, but twice. Within 15 minutes of each other, Alberta handed Ontario a pair of losses — first on the Women’s side, then on the Men’s side. Pippa Gibb led the way with 22 points, while Amanda Guss chipped in 13 points of her to hand Ontario their first loss of the Games and help Alberta finish atop of Pool A with a 2-1 record after a 68-59 win. With the two games happening concurrently in different gyms across St. John’s, it was just a few minutes later that Alberta’s 17U Men’s squad finished off a win of their own — a 93-85 victory over Ontario. Nathan Yambayamba had a game-high 24, as Alberta improved to 2-1 with the win, setting up a three-way tie atop Group A — Ontario won the tiebreaker to finish atop the group, Quebec slotted in second, followed by Alberta.
• In a heated East Coast clash with a spot in the 17U Women’s quarter-finals on the line, it was New Brunswick that prevailed, edging out host Newfoundland and Labrador in a game that took place in a jam packed Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre. Eve Kalala had a team-high 16 points to help her province advance to Thursday’s quarter-finals.
• Prince Edward Island’s 17U Women’s squad is quarter-final bound. On the backs of a 32-point performance from Alex Newson — one of the tournament’s standouts thus far — Prince Edward stunned Manitoba with a 76-52 victory to advance to Thursday’s quarter-finals.
• Northwest Territories fought hard, but ultimately fell to New Brunswick, as their Men’s team joined their Women’s team in punching a ticket to the quarter-finals thanks to a 110-80 victory.
• Prince Edward Island’s 17U Women’s squad is quarter-final bound. On the backs of a 32-point performance from Alex Newson — one of the tournament’s standouts thus far — Prince Edward stunned Manitoba with a 76-52 victory to advance to Thursday’s quarter-finals.
• The 16 quarter-finalists are now finalized. On the Men’s side — No. 1 Ontario, No. 2 Quebec, No. 3 Alberta, No. 4 British Columbia, No. 5 Manitoba, No. 6 Nova Scotia, No. 7 Saskatchewan, No. 8 New Brunswick. On the Women’s side — No. 1 Alberta, No. 2 Ontario, No. 3 British Columbia, No. 4 Quebec, No. 5 Nova Scotia, No. 6 Saskatchewan, No. 7 Prince Edward Island, No. 8 New Brunswick.

STAND OUTS

• Ollie Nadeau, Nova Scotia 17U Men’s — 35 PTS, 10-19 FG, 8-12 3PT, 7 REB, 5 STL
• Yohana Fami, Quebec 17U Women’s — 18 PTS, 12 REB, 6 STL
• Antonny Peraza Blais, Quebec 17U Men’s — 23 PTS, 10-16 FG, 5 REB, 7 STL, 2 AST
• Zoe Millette, British Columbia 17U Women’s — 21 PTS, 3 REB
• Javion Tyndale, Ontario 17U Men’s — 30 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL
• Chanté Murray, Ontario 17U Women’s — 24 PTS, 10-15 FG, 5 STL
• Malachi Brentumi, New Brunswick 17U Men’s — 22 PTS, 11-15 FG, 9 REB, 2 STL
• Malayla Leger, Nova Scotia 17U Women’s — 19 PTS, 7-10 FG, 7 STL
• Deng Ngor, Alberta 17U Men’s — 23 PTS, 8-13 FG, 9 REB, 6 AST

QUOTABLES

“It’s great. It’s been awhile since New Brunswick has got this far — we’re just pumped. All the girls are super happy. We’re glad to be doing this together. We love it. It’s an honour. Seeing a full gym in here — it’s insane how loud it is in here. The atmosphere is insane.” - New Brunswick 17U Women’s guard Sophie Doiron

“It felt right, and I was like ‘I think this is going in. Everyone was super hyped, it was super awesome.” - Alberta 17U Women’s guard Ailey Marshall, when asked about her half court buzzer beater

RESULTS

• Nova Scotia 100, Saskatchewan 54 — Men’s
• Manitoba 74, Newfoundland and Labrador 49 — Men’s
• Quebec 90, British Columba 80 — Men’s
• Alberta 93, Ontario 85 — Men’s
• Saskatchewan 86, Newfoundland 82 — Men’s
• New Brunswick 110, Northwest Territories 80 — Men’s

• New Brunswick 83, Northwest Territories 35 — Women’s
• Manitoba 91, Newfoundland and Labrador 82 — Women’s
• Nova Scotia 83, Prince Edward Island 68 — Women’s
• Saskatchewan 98, Yukon 16 — Women’s
• Ontario 74, Quebec 56 — Women’s
• Newfoundland and Labrador 81, Nunavut 16 — Women’s

NEXT UP

Playoff action is officially upon us, as Day 5 gets underway on Thursday in St. John’s. Quarter-final acton begins at 9:15 am ET. Medal games are set for Saturday, Aug. 16.

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