Following a tight win against Spain, 88-85, over the weekend, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Team Canada matched up with Slovenia Wednesday morning to decide who gets the final semifinal spot in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
Per usual, Alexander-Walker came off the bench for Canada and was their seventh man. He subbed in late in the first quarter and made his impact felt immediately as he stripped the ball from Slovenian forward Klemen Prepelic, which started a fast break, resulting in a wide-open triple for Canada’s Luguentz Dort.
Plug and play.