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Olympic men's basketball team
In the second half of the quarterfinal match, Serbia defeated Australia in a come-from-behind 87-83 victory in overtime to advance to the semifinals. Their opponent will be the winner of the match between USA and Brazil.
The two teams played a close game at the beginning of the game. However, in the last three minutes of the first quarter, Serbia did not score a single point, Australia took advantage of the situation to play a 12-0 offense. Into the second quarter, Serbia still does not score, Australia took eight points, the difference broke twenty points. At this point, Mills cut 18 points in less than ten minutes. Subsequently, Jokic came on the court and led the team to play a counter-attack momentum, successfully narrowing the gap. At the end of the half, Serbia trailed by 12 points.
Coming back in the second half, Serbia continued to chase points and used a 10-0 run to successfully rebound. Throughout the third quarter, Australia only managed to score 11 points. In the final quarter, Australia was never able to regain the lead, although it kept the score close and tied it once. At the crucial moment, Misic hit one of two free throws and Mills made a difficult jumper to send the game into overtime.
In overtime, both sides continued to play hard. In the crunch, Jokic scored four points in a row to help Serbia take the advantage. In the end, Serbia successfully advanced to the semifinals with an 87-83 victory over Australia.
