France and Germany face off for the fourth time this summer, this time in the Olympic semifinal.
With just four teams left in the competition, two European squads battle against each other once again to find out which team will advance to the final of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
For the fourth time this summer, France is playing against Germany. This time, the battle is in the Olympic semifinal, which starts at 5:30 PM CET (11:30 AM ET) in Bercy Arena in Paris, France.
Germany and France played against one another twice in the preparatory period before the Olympics, with each team taking a win away from home. In the group stage in Lille, Germany easily defeated the hosts by a 14-point margin (85-71), which sparked some controversial comments from Evan Fournier.
Rudy Gobert played just 3 minutes and 41 seconds in the quarterfinal game against Canada due to a minor finger injury. He is expected to be fully ready for the semifinal.
This will be the first time in an Olympic semifinal for Germany. France, meanwhile, has played in four Olympic semifinals before.
Two Germans - Franz Wagner (20.8, #4) and Dennis Schroder (18, #10) - make the top 10 list of highest scorers at the Paris Olympics. On the French side, Victor Wembanyama is in the 21st spot with a 14.5-point average.
The winner of the matchup will face off against either Serbia or Team USA in the Olympic final.
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France vs. Germany
Live boxscore
- Just like during the quarterfinal against Canada, Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier stay on the bench to begin the game.
- Germany starts the matchup with a 6-0 run.
- Down by nine (9-18), France goes on a 7-0 run (16-18), forcing a timeout by Germany's head coach Gordon Herbert.
- Germany scores five points in a row and heads to rest after the first quarter with a 7-point lead (25-18).
France: Isaia Cordinier 9 (3/4 2PT), Mathias Lessort 4.
Germany: Franz Wagner 7 (3 REB), Dennis Schroder 7.
- Rudy Gobert steps on the court for the first time with 9:45 left in the second quarter.
- Victor Wembanyama slams a poster on Daniel Theis, tying the game at 33 with less than a minute remaining.
- Isaia Cordinier misses a stepback triple, and the teams go to their locker with the score tied at 33.
- Both Franz Wagner and Dennis Schroder go scoreless in the second quarter.
France: Isaia Cordinier 11 (4/6 2PT, 3 REB), Victor Wembanyama 7 (3/9 FG, 5 REB), Guerschon Yabusele 6.
Germany: Dennis Schroder 7 (3 AST), Franz Wagner 7 (3/5 FG, 4 REB), Andreas Obst 5, Nick Weiler-Babb 5.
- Guerschon Yabusele and Johannes Voigtmann each score the first 6 points of their respective teams in the second half.
- Down by 1 with three minutes remaining in the third quarter (48-49), France goes on a little 7-1 run, and Evan Fournier's three-pointer forces Germany to call a timeout (56-50).
- Franz Wagner goes scoreless for the second quarter in a row, and France leads by six heading into the final period (56-50).
France: Guerschon Yabusele 15 (7/9 2PT, 5 REB), Isaia Cordinier 14 (4/6 2PT, 2/5 3PT, 4 REB), Nicolas Batum 9, Victor Wembanyama 7 (3/14 FG, 7 REB, 2 BLK).
Germany: Dennis Schroder 15 (5/12 FG).
- Victor Wembanyama makes his first triple of the game after six previous misses, Mathias Lessort converts a layup, and France already leads by 10 (63-53).
- Despite being down by double digits, Germany managed to cut the deficit to just two with half a minute to go in the game (68-70).
- Victor Wembanyama made one free throw, and Germany had the ball to try and force overtime (71-68).
- Dennis Schroder made just one shot, while Isaia Cordinier hit both free throws and France advanced to the final.
France Basketball Olympics 2024 schedule
| Game | Time | Date | TV | Score |
| vs. Brazil | 5:15 PM CET/11:15 AM ET | July 27 | France TV/Peacock | 78-66 |
| vs. Japan | 5:15 PM CET/11:15 AM ET | July 30 | France TV/Peacock | 94-90 OT |
| vs. Germany | 9 PM CET/3 PM ET | August 2 | France TV/Peacock | 71-85 |
| vs. Canada | 6 PM CET/12 PM ET | August 6 | France TV/Peacock | 82-73 |
Germany Basketball Olympics 2024 schedule
| Game | Time | Date | TV | Score |
| vs. Japan | 1:30 PM CET/7:30 AM ET | July 27 | ARD/ZDF/Peacock | 97-77 |
| vs. Brazil | 9 PM CET/3 PM ET | July 30 | ARD/ZDF/Peacock | 86-73 |
| vs. France | 9 PM CET/3 PM ET | August 2 | ARD/ZDF/Peacock | 85-71 |
| vs. Greece | 11 AM CET/5 AM ET | August 6 | ARD/ZDF/Peacock | 76-63 |
