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FIBA World Cup Day 10: Lithuania Stuns USA; Dominican Republic’s World Cup Run Ends; Canada Advances

Anthony Edwards and Team USA fell to Lithuania 110-104 in their final outing before the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup begin on Tuesday. Even with the loss, the Americans qualified for the next round of play and will take on Italy on Tuesday.

The Dominican Republic failed to qualify for the quarterfinals of the tournament, as their 79-112 loss on Sunday morning to Serbia will send them home. They won three of their five games, with their two losses coming against Puerto Rico and Serbia.

The only Minnesota Timberwolves representative that was victorious on Sunday was Nickeil Alexander-Walker, as Canada edged out Spain for a spot in the quarterfinals and earned a matchup against Luka Doncic and Slovenia on Wednesday.