Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner every scored 26 factors and Germany beat France 85-71 in males’s Olympic basketball on Friday in a matchup of two of the highest contenders for the gold medal when the match shifts to Paris for the quarterfinals.
Daniel Theis added seven factors and eight rebounds to assist Germany end unbeaten atop Group B.
It was France’s first lack of the group stage.
Victor Wembanyama had 14 factors and 12 rebounds for the host nation, which trailed by 21 at halftime and struggled to take care of Wagner on the within, and Schroder’s exterior taking pictures and skill to get into the inside of France’s protection.
Germany outscored France 24-9 within the second quarter. France had eight turnovers within the opening 20 minutes.
With Wembanyama sitting to begin the fourth, France lastly discovered some traction, chopping the deficit to 12. By the point Wembanyama re-entered the sport with 4:30 to play, Germany’s lead had ballooned again as much as 19.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 factors and 7 rebounds as Greece stored alive its hopes of advancing to subsequent week’s knockout spherical.
Thomas Walkup added 18 factors for Greece. Jock Landale led Australia with 17 factors.
“We didn’t need to depart this match with out getting a win,” Antetokounmpo stated. “We felt like we had an excellent workforce to not get the win. And we competed. We struggle for all three video games. And I believe this has been a sport that we needed to struggle for till the tip.”
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The highest two groups in every of the three teams mechanically qualify for the quarterfinals. The ultimate two spots within the subsequent spherical go to the very best third-place groups in group play.
Greece entered the day 0-2 in Group A play, needing to beat the Boomers by 10 or extra factors and for Canada to defeat Spain to make sure development to subsequent week’s knockout stage in Paris.
Greece’s six-point victory and Canada’s win over Spain gave Greece a third-place group end, although advancing isn’t assured. Canada and Australia are shifting on from Group A, together with France, Germany and Brazil in Group B and the U.S. in Group C. The ultimate two spots shall be decided by what occurs Saturday within the Group C matchup between Serbia and South Sudan.
Australia closed to 71-69 with lower than three minutes remaining on a pull-up jumper by Patty Mills.
Mills drew an offensive foul on Antetokounmpo, however Australia turned it over on its subsequent possession.
Antetokounmpo discovered Vasilis Toliopoulos, who knocked down a 3-pointer to place Greece again up by 5. The lead grew to 77-70 on a 3 by Walkup with 1:04 left.
Dyson Daniels of Australia needed to go to the locker room for therapy within the second quarter after a clumsy slip on the court docket. However he was capable of return late within the interval.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 factors and hit two free throws within the ultimate seconds to assist Canada beat Spain and win Group A.
Andrew Nembhard added 18 factors. Canada now waits to see which workforce it is going to face within the knockout spherical subsequent week.
Dario Brizuela had 17 factors for Spain, which was eradicated by advantage of Greece’s win over Australia and a 1-2 end in group play. It’s an early exit for Spain, which final earned an Olympic medal with a bronze on the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Video games.
Sergio Llull completed with 13 factors.
Canada led by 14 factors within the third quarter earlier than Spain reduce it to 3 early within the fourth.
It stayed tight the remainder of the way in which.
Spain trailed 82-79 with lower than a minute to play when Alex Abrines was fouled and went to the free-throw line. However he made solely one in all his two makes an attempt.
Canada rebounded and RJ Barrett obtained the ball for a nook 3 to make it 85-80.
Jaime Pradilla scored quicky on a driving layup for Spain and Gilgeous-Alexander was fouled. He made one free throw, and Llull hit a 3 to chop the deficit to 86-85 with 3.1 seconds left.
Gilgeous-Alexander was then fouled and went to the free-throw line a ultimate time.
Bruno Caboclo had 33 factors and 17 rebounds, sending Brazil to the victory. And by ending with a greater level differential than Greece, Brazil is assured of going to the quarterfinals as the most effective two third-place finishers.
Vitor Benite added 19 factors for Brazil, which completed third in Group B behind France and Germany.
Foul hassle restricted Caboclo in Brazil’s earlier losses to France and Germany. He went scoreless in opposition to France and had simply six factors in 12 minutes of motion in opposition to Germany earlier than fouling out. He stayed on the court docket this time and made his presence felt.
“That is the largest stage of basketball,” stated the 28-year-old Caboclo, who performed seven NBA seasons for Toronto, Sacramento, Memphis and Houston from 2014 to 2021. “The worldwide workforce I believe is greater than NBA. The Olympics is the largest on the earth. Each athlete desires to be right here at the least one time. We have been capable of accomplish that. Hopefully we are able to go to the quarterfinals.”
Caboclo didn’t comprehend it on the time — Brazil is certainly shifting on.
Josh Hawkinson led Japan with 26 factors and 10 rebounds. Yuki Kawamura completed with 21 factors and 10 assists.
Japan performed with out prime scorer Rui Hachimura. Japan’s basketball federation stated earlier than the sport that Hachimura had left France after sustaining a left calf damage throughout its additional time loss to France.
Japan misplaced all three of its video games in pool play and was eradicated.
It was a battle of the large males, with Caboclo and Hawkinson buying and selling baskets all through.
Caboclo scored 15 of Brazil’s first 31 factors, serving to it construct a 16-point lead within the third quarter. However Japan rallied and obtained again inside 77-73 getting into the fourth.
Brazil closed the sport on a 22-4 run.