In the quarterfinals of the women's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics.
Australia Women's Basketball
85-67 victory over
Serbia Women's Basketball
, who advanced strongly to the quarterfinals.
The game started off quickly with both teams getting into the game. Australia's Smith anchored the offensive firepower, while the Serbian women's basketball team kept the score close. In the first quarter, Georgie scored 7 points in a row, helping Australia to take a 7-point lead. In the second quarter, Melbourne scored seven points in a row to give Australia a double-digit lead. As Melbourne continued to score, Australia went on an 8-0 run to end the first half with a 16-point lead.
At the start of the second half, the Serbian women's basketball team made a small 7-2 surge to temporarily stop the bleeding, but Australia's Smith teamed up with Whitcomb to lead the team to respond with a superb 17-0 attack wave to extend the lead to nearly 30 points. In the final quarter, both sides' hitting percentage dropped, and the Serbian women's basketball team relied on three-pointers to try to catch up points, but the Australian women's basketball team was firmly in control of the lead of about 20 points.
In the end, the Australian Women's Basketball team easily defeated the Serbian Women's Basketball team 85-67 to advance to the Olympic quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the Australian women's basketball team will face the winner of the match between the USA women's basketball team and the Nigerian women's basketball team. In this game, Australia's Smith and Melbourne performed particularly well, laying a solid foundation for the team's victory.
