PARIS (Aug. 3, 2024)—Tiffany Hayes scored a game-high 9 points, but it was not enough as the Azerbaijan 3×3 Olympic Team (2-5) fell to Canada (4-3) 21-19 on Saturday afternoon. Hayes also grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds and was credited with 2 of her team’s 3 key assists and 1 blocked shot. Azerbaijan finished 7th and will not advance to the medal round.
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Hayes netted 6 of her team’s first 7 points in helping lead the European team to an early 9-7 lead. The game remained close and a shot by Hayes knotted the game at 19-all with 46 seconds on the clock. Canada made it 20-19 at the 15-second mark. A potential game-winning 2-pointer from Hayes with 9 seconds remaining was off the mark, Canada secured the rebound and scored just ahead of the buzzer for the win.
Hayes finished the 7-game preliminary round as the tournament’s leading scorer (7.7 ppg), rebounder (6.3 rpg) and defensive rebounder (5.3 def rpg). She also led in statistics unique to the 3×3 game, including highlights per game (3.7), player value (63.8) and drives per game (2.4).