Canada, Australia, U.S. and Britain in last four of men´s wheelchair basketball

Canada beat Israel 55-47 to extend winning streak to six games.

Canada's defence limited Israel to just four points in the first quarter and they maintained their control over the Israeli team for the rest of the game.

Forward Patrick Anderson led the game in scoring with 17 points. Israeli forward Rotem Philipps' basket with just over a minute of play remaining put Israel within six points of Canada.

Israel missed three subsequent shots however and guard Jaimie Borisoff sank two free throws to secure Canada's win.

Australia thrashed Japan 72-52, setting up a semifinal clash with Britain. Australia kept a winning record over Britain in preliminary game.

Australia maintained an aggressive offence throughout the game, scoring 52 points in the paint and 18 second-chance points.

Three Australian players scored in double digits, led by Centre Brad Ness with 18 points and forward Justin Eveson with 17 points.

The semifinals will be played on Sunday in the National Indoor Stadium. The losers from quarterfinals will play the classification matches for fifth to eighth places.

Editor:Zhang Yue