The start of the second half saw the teams continue to trade basket for basket. Richard Peter of Vancouver, fouled David Kiley on a 3 pointer and David went to the line to make 2 of 3, and bring the US back 61-55. Canada would not let them get any closer and went on to win 68-60. Top scorers for Canada were Patrick Anderson with 21, Dave Durepos with 17, Ken Hall had 11 and Joe Johnson added 10. The 2000 Roosevelt World Wheelchair Basketball Challenge features the top teams in the world and is a preview of what will be seen in Sydney at the 2000 Paralympic Games.
Teams competing include USA, Netherlands, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, Japan and Mexico.
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