Led by Nikola Jokic and Bogdan Bogdanovic, Serbia punched its ticket to the quarterfinal round of the 2024 Paris Games with a 96-85 win over South Sudan in the
Led by Nikola Jokic and Bogdan Bogdanovic, Serbia punched its ticket to the quarterfinal round of the 2024 Paris Games with a 96-85Jokic and Bogdanovic combined for 50 points to lead the Serbs, who finished second behind the United States in the Group C standings with back-to-back wins over Puerto Rico and South Sudan.standout Filip Petrusev added 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor in 20 minutes as a starter.
Serbia held an early advantage behind Petrusev, who scored eight points in the first quarter and had a two-hand dunk off a behind-the-back pass from Jokic. Serbia, which ranked dead last in 3-pointers made and 3-point field goal percentage in Olympic play entering Saturday, nearly matched its average in the first half against South Sudan with six triples.
It was more of the same from the Atlanta Hawks guard out of the break, as Bogdanovic came out firing with a pair of 3-pointers to guide Serbia’s offense past a relentless South Sudan squad that came within two points on numerous occasions in the third quarter.
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