PARIS (AP) — Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points, Victor Wembanyama had 12 rebounds and France beat Canada 82-73 on Tuesday to advance to its second straight me
France's Evan Fournier, center, celebrates with France's Victor Wembanyama , right, after scoring during a men's basketball game against Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. PARIS — Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points, Victor Wembanyama had 12 rebounds and France beat Canada 82-73 on Tuesday to advance to its second straight men's Olympic basketball semifinal.
With Canada limiting touches for Wembanyama, Yabusele and Cordinier carried the offensive load for France, whose lead stretched to 19 points in the third. With less than a minute to play in the first quarter, Wembanyama stripped Barrett near the sideline, spun back toward France's basket and dribbled behind his back before dishing the ball to Mathias Lessort for a layup.Nikola Jokic had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Serbia surged back to beat Australia in overtime to reach the Olympic basketball semifinals.
Patty Mills had 26 points — but just six after halftime — for Australia, which won the Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo three years ago. Josh Giddey added 25 points. Australia attempted to get the ball into Mills on the inbounds, but it was knocked away and stolen by Serbia. Australia rebounded a Bogdanovic miss, but Mills misfired on the other end. Australia forced a Vasilije Micic error, but he was fouled on the rebound with 9.8 seconds left. He then connected on 1 of 2 free throws.
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