An angry Canadian women's basketball team trudged off the court on Sunday night.
They weren't disgusted by a referee's call or an opponent's cheap shot.
The target of that ire was themselves.
Canada trailed Spain 49-47 after three quarters, but were outscored 24-13 over the final 10 minutes on the way to a disappointing 73-60 loss in the final round-robin game for both countries at the Olympic tournament.
"It's tough because we gave up, and that's not Canada. We don't give up," said centre Natalie Achonwa. "That's the hard part to swallow right now. It's not the loss, it's the fact we gave up in the (fourth) quarter."
Spain went on an 11-0 to start the final period before Canada finally found its range after a six-minute drought.
By then, it was all over.
"That was disappointing," said Canadian captain Kim Gaucher. "That's one you want to take back, for sure."
Asked what happened, Achonwa didn't have an answer.
"I don't know, I don't know," she said. "It sucks. But we're not done."
The 23-year-old from Guelph, Ont., is right about that. Canada (3-2), ranked No. 9 in the world had already clinched a spot in the quarter-finals and will play No. 4 France (3-2) on Tuesday.
With the victory, No. 3 Spain finished Group B in second place and will face No. 10 Turkey (3-2).
"We still have a chance at our goal and that's to medal," said Achonwa, who finished with eight points and seven rebounds. "We've just got to take a different path, but no matter what we can't give up. That's not Canada basketball."
The Canadians are 3-4 all-time against France in tournament play, including a 64-60 loss in the preliminary round at the London Olympics four years. The countries also contested some exhibition games in the lead-up to Rio and more than half of Canada's roster plays professionally in France.
"We know them well, we've had some great battles with them over the last few years," said Gaucher, a 32-year-old from Mission, B.C., who had seven points and four rebounds against Spain. "I can run France's plays and I'm sure they could run a little bit of our offence as well. It's going to be a battle, but this is what you come here for."
The top-ranked Americans beat No. 8 China (1-4) by a 105-62 margin earlier Sunday to finish tops in Group B with a perfect 5-0 and will meet No. 16 Japan in the quarters.
The other matchup sees Group A winners Australia (5-0), ranked No. 2, take on No. 14 Serbia (2-3).
Canada made it to the quarters in London — the team's first appearance at an Olympics since 2000 — to begin the momentum towards Rio that included a historic gold medal at last summer's Pan Am Games in Toronto.
The roster from that memorable tournament remains unchanged in Brazil, but there was little cohesion against Spain.
"We knew what to expect against them," said Canadian head coach Lisa Thomaidis. "I'm sure they're very frustrated, but the good thing is we're still moving onto the quarters and we've still got a chance to do some pretty special things here. It's going to be important to leave this one behind, take what we can from it and learn and get ready for France."
The Canadians were coming off an 81-51 loss to the U.S. after reeling off three straight wins to open the tournament, but could take some solace in the fact that they are the only team to keep the American juggernaut under 100 points.
Nirra Fields led the way for Canada with 13 points on Sunday, while Alba Torrens paced Spain with 20 points.
The Spaniards led 17-16 after the first quarter and 33-29 at the break after Marta Xargay's bank-shot three-pointer at the buzzer.
Spain jumped out to a 47-35 lead in the third quarter thanks to a 14-6 run, but Canada responded with a 12-2 charge of its own with Torrens on the bench in foul trouble to trail by that two-point margin heading to the fourth.
But the Spaniards found their groove and the Canadians will need a much better effort to keep their dream of a podium finish alive on Tuesday.
"It's going to be really competitive," said Achonwa. "(France) is really physical.
"We're going to have to really (bear) down and put on our big boy pants."
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