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Thorburn Leads Canada in Win over Great Britain
7/30/2012 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
July 30, 2012
LONDON - In front of an enthusiastic home crowd, the Canada Senior Women's National Team defeated host country Great Britain, 73-65, on Monday evening for its first victory in the 2012 Olympics.
Shona Thorburn led all scorers with 18 points. Kim Smith scored 11 and had four blocked shots. Michelle Plouffe did not play.
The game came down to the final minutes, with Thorburn and Smith each hitting big shots to help pull Canada away at the end. Great Britain led 61-57 with six minutes remaining before Canada closed the game with a 16-4 run to take the victory.
Canada is 1-1 in London, falling in a close game to Russia in its Olympic opener on Saturday. The Canadians continue in Group B play on Wednesday, August 1, against France.
Use the links below for more information and to follow the players.
Canada Basketball Website
Canada Basketball on Twitter
Plouffe Twitter (Plouffey_15)
Thorburn Twitter (ShonaThorburn)
Smith Twitter (8kimsmith)
`Road to London' Blog
FIBA Canada Page
London Olympics Canada Page
Remaining ScheduleDate Time (Local/MT) OpponentWednesday, August 1 9:00 am/2:00 am FranceFriday, August 3 2:30 pm/7:30 am BrazilSunday, August 5 2:30 pm/7:30 am Australia
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