Summary: France 73-69 Germany in Men's Basketball Match in Olympic Games | August 8, 2024 (2024)

Pass

FRANCE MEN'S BASKETBALL TAKES DOWN GERMANY.

THEY'LL PLAY FOR A GOLD MEDAL IN FRONT OF A HOME CROWD! 🇫🇷👏 #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/rPAFaPs3XO— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2024

Game. Iced. France is going to the Men's Basketball Gold medal game. First time since 1996 that the host country will be competing for a medal. That arena was going bonkers. pic.twitter.com/UblNJVLAfB

— Lee Parayno (@leeparayno) August 8, 2024

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It's over

The game ends with a final score of France 73-69 Germany, where France kept their lead, but the excitement was at the limit and it was defined by very little.

Timeout

4Q - 00:12 France 70-68 Germany

Time out

Franz Wagner makes a three-pointer
Timeout

4Q - 01:35 France 69-63 Germany

Andreas Obst scores three points
France is little holding the score, they prevent the Germans from passing.

Isaac Bonga makes a three-pointer
Guerschon Yabusele scores 2 free throws

4Q - 05:04 France 66-57 Germany

Daniel Theis scores 2 free throws

Frank Ntilikina makes a three-pointer
Timeout

4Q - 07:15 France 63-53 Germany

Victor Wembanyama makes a three-pointer
Mathias Lessort scores two points
Timeout

Isaac Bonga scores three points and Frank Ntilikina scores 2.

End of the third quarter

Third quarter ends with score at the moment of France 56-50 Germany

Evan Fournier hit a three-pointer
Timeout

3Q - 02:55 France 51-49 Germany

Dennis Schroder scores 2 points and Isaia Cordinier scores three points, regaining the lead for the hosts.

France maintains its 3-point lead over Germany
Dennis Schroder makes a three-pointer

3Q - 07:20 France 42-40 Germany

Nicolas Batum hits a three-pointer, as does
Dennis Schroder
Germany manages to tie, but France quickly scores 2 points.

Third quarter begins

End of the second quarter

The second quarter ends with the score at the moment of France 33-33 Germany.

France manages to tie
Timeout

2Q - 01:46 France 29-33 Germany

Nicolas Batum scores 2 points
Timeout

France looks to come back, staying close, but the gap is 5 points.
Daniel Theis scores two points

2Q - 07:16 France 22-28 Germany

France is diving to cut back, but the ball doesn't go in the basket.

Nick Weiler-Babb makes a three-pointer
Isaia Cordinier scores 2 points

End of the first quarter

The first quarter ends with the score at the moment 18-25 France - Germany

Germany is slowing down the pace and giving France options

1Q - 02:47 France 16-18 Germany

Isaia Cordinier scores three points and brings France closer, putting them within two points of the Germans.
Timeout

France is starting to react, but Germany is also in front and does not give up the ball.

1Q - 07:19 France 2-12 Germany

Germany gets off to a flying start, Dennis Schroder and
Dennis Schroder hit three-pointersTimeout

France vs Germany match kicks off in the Olympic Games

Previous duel

In the group stage, these teams already met, where Germany came out with the victory 85-71, so they could be considered favorites for the duel.

France was in group B with 3 other teams, where it shared the group with Germany, finishing second with 2 wins and 1 loss, with 6 points.

Referees:

Referees (Affiliated National Federation).
CONDE, Antonio (ESP)
KREJIC, Boris (SLO)
LISZKA, Wojciech (POL)
Commissioner / Technical Delegate
VELCHEVA, Sandra

Germany was in group B with 3 other teams, where it was first in the group with 3 wins and zero losses, with 6 points.
1 Germany
2 France
3 Brazil
4 Japan

Paris 2024 is chasing attendance record

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have the opportunity to break a massive mark, the 1996 Atlanta record for most fans at Olympic Basketball Tournaments.
In Atlanta 1996, 1,068,032 fans attended the 92 basketball games (men's and women's) in the Final Phase at the SuperDome and its capacity of more than 30,000.
In 2024, there are only 52 games. The capacity for the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille is 27,360, and the converted soccer arena has been full for the six men's games over two days.

All the teams will play the Group C games in one day, being differentiated by a few hours.
Wednesday, July 31:
Puerto Rico vs Serbia, Group C, 09:15 Mexico time.
United States vs South Sudan, Group C, 13:00 Mexico time

Bercy Arena

The Accor Arena is a multi-purpose venue located on the boulevard de Bercy, in the XIIe arrondissem*nt of Paris. It is located on the right bank of the Seine River, near the National Library. Its capacity is 20,300 fans and construction began on March 30, 1981.

This is the complete Germany squad for this duel, where the coach will look for the 5 players that will start the match.
BONGA Isaac
da SILVA Oscar
LO Maodo
GIFFEY Niels
WEILER-BABB Nick
VOIGTMANN Johannes
WAGNER Franz
THEIS Daniel
WAGNER Moritz
SCHRODER Dennis (C)Captain
THIEMANN Johannes
OBST Andreas

France's roster

This is the complete France squad for this duel, where the coach will look for the 5 players who will start the match.
NTILIKINA Frank
BATUM Nicolas (C)
ALBICY Andrew
YABUSELE Guerschon
CORDINIER Isaia
FOURNIER Evan
De COLO Nando
LESSORT Mathias
GOBERT Rudy
WEMBANYAMA Victor
STRAZEL Matthew
COULIBALY Bilal

A few minutes before kick-off, both clubs are already on the pitch in preparation for the match.

Fans

Gradually the fans arrive at the stadium, an average entry is expected for this men's basketball match of the Olympic Games.

Both teams are already at the stadium, some players enter the dressing room to get ready for warm-up, while other players are checking the field before entering the locker room.

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USA Date: Thursday, August 08
USA Time: 11:30 hours
USA TV channel (English): NBC Universal
USA TV channel (Spanish): NBC Universal
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Date, time, TV Channel and Live Streamings for France vs Germany match for USA?

This is the start time of the game France vs Germany of 08th August 2024 in several countries:
Argentina: 12:30 PM on TyC Sports and TV Publica
Bolivia: 11:30 PM on Bolivisión
Brazil: 12:30 PM on Grupo Globo and CazéTV
Chile: 11:30 PM on Chilevisión
Colombia: 10:30 PM on Caracol Televisión, Canal RCN and Radio Nacional de Colombia
Ecuador: 10:30 hours on RTS and TVC
United States (ET): 11:30 PM on NBCUniversal
Spain: 16:30 PM on RTVE
Mexico: 09:30 PM on Televisa Univision (Restrictions) and Claro Sports
Paraguay: 12:30 PM on SNT and Claro Sports
Peru: 10:30 PM on Grupo ATV
Uruguay: 12:30 PM on Canal 5 Medios Públicos

Highest scoring game: 229 points
United States 156 - 73 Flag of Nigeria (London 2012)
Lowest scoring game: 27 points
United States 19 - 8 Canada (Berlin 1936)
Highest difference: 100 points
South Korea 120 - 20 Iraq (London 1948)
China 125 - 25 Iraq (London 1948)
Matches with more overtimes 2 overtimes
Argentina 111 - 107 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
Canada 86 - 83 Russia (Sydney 2000)
Lithuania 83 - 81 Croatia (Atlanta 1996)
Australia 109-101 Brazil (Atlanta 1996)
Best winning streak: 63 games
United States (Berlin 1936-Munich 1972)
Leading scorer: 1093 points
Brazil: Oscar Schmidt
Highest scoring average: 28.8 points per game
Brazil: Oscar Schmidt
Highest scoring in a game: 55 points
Oscar Schmidt (Spain-Brazil, Seoul 1988)

European triplet

France won 82-73 against Canada in the quarterfinals when almost nobody gave a dime for a local team, where the French team got into the fight for the medals. Germany managed to beat Greece 76-63, where they will face the hosts and it will be a European duel.
Serbia is the third European team that will play for the other place in the final against the United States. Three Europeans in the top four in Paris, against the Dream Team.

At the end of the group stage, the top 2 of each group and the two best third place teams advance to the quarterfinals, being the 8 best teams.
The duels came out of a draw with four groups and seeded teams, depending on the results. The two best teams of the whole group stage will be in the first pool, the next two in the second, and so on until the seventh and eighth in the fourth pool.

When do the finals begin?

The four quarterfinal matches will be played next Tuesday, August 6, with the semifinals to be held on Friday, August 8.
The final and the bronze medal match will be played on the same day, Sunday, August 10.

France, a team that lives eternally between excessive valuation and a chaos-loving locker room, overwhelmed one of the greats of the Paris 2024 Olympic tournament. They defeated Canada (82-73), controlling from the start.
Guerschon Yabusele, a Real Madrid player, was unruly with 22 points and five rebounds, Mathias Lessort never stopped fighting, Cordinier was brilliant with 20 points and Evan Fournier put the finishing touch with two three-pointers.

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