LONDON 2012: Canada women beat Britain 73-65 in Olympic hoops

LONDON, Great Britain -- Shona Thorburn scored 18 points to lead Canada to a 73-65 victory over Britain in the women's Olympic basketball tournament on Monday.

Britain has now lost both games in its first Olympics since 1948.
Courtnay Pilypaitis and Kim Smith added 11 points each for Canada (1-1).
Natalie Stafford and Johannah Leedham had 15 points each for Britain, which led 61-57 late in the fourth quarter.
But Thorburn drove to the basket to tie at 61-61 with four minutes left as Canada finished the game on a 16-4 run. Thorburn hit a 3-pointer to the burst to put Canada ahead 66-61. She also scored the last three points of the game, all free throws.