The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men's Basketball's Carr rallies Canada U23 to 69-67 win over USA
07.06.2022 | Men's Basketball
Senior guard scored seven of his team-high 14 points in the final 1:30 to pace Team Canada to a 2-0 mark in the GLOBL JAM.
TORONTO — University of Texas senior guard Marcus Carr scored seven of his team-high 14 points in the final 90 seconds to rally the Canadian U23 Men's National Team to a 69-67 victory over Team USA on Wednesday night in a preliminary-round game of the GLOBL JAM at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Canada improved to 2-0 at the GLOBL JAM with the win, while Team USA, which is being represented at this event by Baylor University, fell to 0-2.
Carr started for Team Canada for the second-straight night and converted 9-of-11 free throws while adding five assists against just one turnover, four rebounds and one steal in 19 minutes. Through his first two games at GLOBL JAM, Carr is averaging 14.0 points per contest and has posted 15 assists against just two turnovers.
With 1:30 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied at 60-60, Carr hit a free throw to give the Canadians a 61-60 advantage. He drained a three-pointer on Canada's next possession to increase the margin to 64-60 with 53 seconds left. Carr added a single free throw with 40 seconds remaining to push the lead to 65-61 and then converted a pair of free throws with four seconds left to give Canada a 69-64 cushion and seal the victory.
Carr and Team Canada conclude play in the round-robin preliminary round format at the GLOBL JAM with a matchup against Italy on Thursday, July 7 at 8 p.m. Central. Brazil (1-1) earned a 72-68 victory over Italy (1-1) earlier on Wednesday. All four teams will advance to the semifinal round on Saturday, July 9, followed by the Championship games on Sunday, July 10.
