The Boomers owe Canada a favour after their tense defeat of Spain helped squeeze the Australians out of the Olympic basketball pool of death and into the Paris quarter-final stage.
Australia were left relying on their Commonwealth friends after a "diabolical" first half in a six-point loss to Greece in their final Olympics pool game in Lille, north of the capital.
The 77-71 loss could have been worse, Australia roaring back from a 19-point margin that, if final, would have meant a guaranteed early exit.
