Canada’s men’s basketball team appears to be rounding into form.

Coming off a too close victory over Greece in its first Olympic game since 2000, Canada matched Australia in a tight first half, before taking control in a strong third quarter on the way to a 93-83 win on Tuesday in Villeneuve d’Ascq.

RJ Barrett played his second superb game in a row, scoring a game-high 24 points, Dillon Brooks and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fighting off early foul trouble, added 16 apiece, fellow starter Dwight Powell was solid and Lu Dort was spectacular defensively. Canada now leads Group A with two wins and a +17 point differential after Spain’s win over Greece Tuesday. Australia topped Spain in their opener. Canada takes on Spain on Friday with a chance to clinch top spot in the group and decrease the odds of meeting the favoured Americans until a medal is on the line.