MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Luis Scola of the Houston Rockets scored 22 points and Argentina beat Canada 79-53 on Monday night to remain the only unbeaten team in the second round of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament for the Americas.

Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Brazil also won on a day marred by a serious injury to former Louisville guard Edgar Sosa of Dominican Republic.

With 37.9 seconds left in Dominican Republic’s 92-68 victory over Panama, Sosa broke his right leg and he is expected to be out for at least six months.

Sosa was injured when he fell among a pack of players under the basket. Players from both teams were near tears as they gathered around him following the fall. Both of his lower right leg bones appeared to have snapped, leaving his leg bent at a grotesque angle.

“We are destroyed,” team spokesman Leo Lopez said. “He leaves a difficult void to fill, both as a player and as a person.”

FIBA, the world governing body of basketball, said Sosa would remain in the hospital for two days following surgery.

Sosa finished with 13 points and eight assists.

“We will have to work mentally to overcome this,” Lopez said. “Sosa is a beloved player. It will not be easy for any of us.”

Luis Flores, who played at Manhattan, had 17 points for Dominican Republic (3-1), which is coached by Kentucky’s John Calipari.

Carlos Delfino of the Milwaukee Bucks added 17 points for Argentina (4-0), while Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Kelly Olynyk led Canada (1-3), which shot 29 percent from the field and committed 22 turnovers, with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Daniel Santiago went 6 of 6 from 3-point range and had 22 points to lead Puerto Rico (3-1) over Venezuela, 94-82.

Vitor Benite scored 21 points to lead Brazil (3-1) to a 93-66 victory over Uruguay.

There are three more games in the quarterfinal round and the top four advance to the semifinals.

The winners of the semifinal games earn berth in the London Olympics. The third through fifth finishers will participate in a tournament that will decide the final spots in London.

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MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — Luis Scola of the Houston Rockets scored 22 points and Argentina beat Canada 79-53 on Monday night to remain the only unbeaten team in the second round of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament for the Americas.

Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Brazil also won on a day marred by a serious injury to former Louisville guard Edgar Sosa of Dominican Republic.

With 37.9 seconds left in Dominican Republic’s 92-68 victory over Panama, Sosa broke his right leg and he is expected to be out for at least six months.

Sosa was injured when he fell among a pack of players under the basket. Players from both teams were near tears as they gathered around him following the fall. Both of his lower right leg bones appeared to have snapped, leaving his leg bent at a grotesque angle.

“We are destroyed,” team spokesman Leo Lopez said. “He leaves a difficult void to fill, both as a player and as a person.”

FIBA, the world governing body of basketball, said Sosa would remain in the hospital for two days following surgery.

Sosa finished with 13 points and eight assists.

“We will have to work mentally to overcome this,” Lopez said. “Sosa is a beloved player. It will not be easy for any of us.”

Luis Flores, who played at Manhattan, had 17 points for Dominican Republic (3-1), which is coached by Kentucky’s John Calipari.

Carlos Delfino of the Milwaukee Bucks added 17 points for Argentina (4-0), while Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Kelly Olynyk led Canada (1-3), which shot 29 percent from the field and committed 22 turnovers, with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Daniel Santiago went 6 of 6 from 3-point range and had 22 points to lead Puerto Rico (3-1) over Venezuela, 94-82.

Vitor Benite scored 21 points to lead Brazil (3-1) to a 93-66 victory over Uruguay.

There are three more games in the quarterfinal round and the top four advance to the semifinals.

The winners of the semifinal games earn berth in the London Olympics. The third through fifth finishers will participate in a tournament that will decide the final spots in London.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Argentina’s Luis Scola, left, drives to the basket against Canada’s Jesse Young, right, during a FIBA Americas Championship basketball game in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The top two finishers of the tournament get an automatic berth in the 2012 London Olympics and the next three advance to the last-chance Olympic qualifier to be held in July 2012. (Martin Mejia/Associated Press)

Houston Rockets star Luis Scola had a game-high 22 points Monday as Canada dropped its first second-round game of the FIBA Olympic Americas qualifying tournament, 79-53 to host Argentina.

Argentina leads the eight teams remaining in the tournament with a 4-0 record. Canada fell to 1-3.

Canada lost despite an excellent game from Kelly Olynyk. The native of Kamloops, B.C., had 19 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in his first appearance in the starting lineup.

“We were really pleased that Kelly bounced back with a great game and that we had an opportunity to limit the minutes for our core players,” Canada coach Leo Rautins said.

Carlos Delfino added 17 points for Argentina, while Manu Ginobili had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Jevohn Shepherd added 12 points for Canada.

Canada shot just 29 per cent from the floor, compared to 45 per cent for Argentina. Canada also had trouble controlling the ball, committing 22 turnovers compared to Argentina’s 12.

Canada’s next game is Tuesday against Puerto Rico.

“Knowing the strength of Argentina’s veteran roster, tonight’s focus was preparation for tomorrow’s game against Puerto Rico,” Rautins said.

The top-two finishers at the tournament earn automatic berths to the 2012 London Games.

The third- through fifth-place teams will play in a second-chance qualifying tournament next summer to determine the final three Olympic entries.

Canada is looking to qualify for the Olympics for the first time since the 2000 Sydney Games.

Canada started the game strong, holding their own against the lone undefeated team playing in their home arena, but after the late run, Argentina took a 21-9 first quarter lead.

Canada continued to battle into the second quarter, with Olynyk’s fast-break dunk cutting the lead to five halfway through the second quarter. However, Argentina went on a 12-2 run to take a 15 point lead at halftime.

Miami Heat centre Joel Anthony started the third quarter with a basket for Canada, followed by a layup by Carl English which cut Argentina’s lead to 11.

Despite two late three-pointers by Andy Rautins, that would be the closest Canada would get in the quarter.

The fourth quarter saw Scola and Andres Nocioni score a combined 20 points for Argentina to keep Canada from making a comeback

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — Luis Scola, who plays for the Houston Rockets, scored 18 points to lead Argentina to an 86-51 victory over Uruguay on Wednesday in the Olympic qualifying tournament for the Americas.

The Dominican Republic, which is being coached by Kentucky’s John Calipari, also improved to 2-0 as did Brazil and Puerto Rico.

The top two teams in the 10-nation field receive berths in the London Olympics. The next three teams advance to a final Olympic qualifier.

Al Horford, who plays for the Atlanta Hawks, had 19 points for the Dominican Republic in a 92-89 win over Venezuela. Brazil beat Canada 69-57 and Puerto Rico defeated Paraguay 101-55.

The first round continues Thursday.

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