Her last basket in China resulted in a gold medal for Cassandra Brown.

The Vernon, B.C. basketball star's final points at the FIBA 3X3 Women's Series Final in Shanghai Sunday, Sept. 14, gave Canada a 21-12 win over Azerbaijan in the final, and the red-and-white's third series title.

The Canadians earned Women’s Series title No. 3 in strong fashion, winning two of their three pool games to book a spot straight into the semis.

They handled business against Spain, coming away with a 21-11 win to book a finals matchup with Azerbaijan, a repeat of their first pool game in Shanghai that saw Canada win handedly.

Azerbaijan, though, were firing on all cylinders on Day 2, defeating the likes of CS Rapid Bucharest, Ulaanbaatar and the dominant, top-ranked Netherlands side to earn their place in

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