Canada beats USA, wins its first women's basketball gold at Pan American Games

Canada's ladies claimed basketball gold at the Pan yankee Games for the primary time ever on Monday. Kia Nurse, 19, had thirty three points as Canada recorded AN 81-73 convert us within the decoration match.

Nurse conjointly had six rebounds and 3 assists, whereas Natalie Achonwa broken in with thirteen points. Tamara Tatham additional ten for the victors.

The University of Connecticut's Breanna Stewart had a double-double of seventeen points and eleven rebounds for record seven-time winners USA, United Nations agency had junction rectifier 23-13 when the primary quarter.

But when levelling at pause, Canada cleared away with a 26-point third quarter that found out its win. For USA, their last title came in 2007 and that they can ought to wait to a small degree longer if they're to feature AN eighth crown.

Cuba claimed bronze with a 66-62 convert Brazil.

USA still crack the ribbon count with 169 — sixty five gold — at this year's Games, whereas Canada is second with 148.