For the second straight game, Mike Rosario and his Puerto Rico teammates lost by one point Friday night in the World Juniors Basketball Tournament in Douai, France.
Rosario, a 6-3 shooting guard out of Rutgers, scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed 5 rebounds and Jio Fontan added 18 points, but Puerto Rico lost to Canada 77-76.
Rosario was 5-of-19 from the field and 1-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Puerto Rico (1-2) was coming off a one-point loss to France the night before.
Puerto Rico is prepping for the FIBA U19 World Championships in New Zealand July 2-12.
Fontan and Rosario teamed at St. Anthony of Jersey City to win the New Jersey Tournament of Champions and a mythical national championship in 2008.
