Serbia vs South Sudan, Player Stats, Box Scores and Result for 2024 Paris Olympics Basketball | August 3, 2024

Saturday's Serbia vs South Sudan game has some big implications for the playoff round of the 2024 Paris Olympics. With Saturday serving as the final day of the Group Phase before the start of the knockout round, the stakes couldn't be higher. Heading into the game, Serbia sat in second place in Group C with a 1-1 record, while South Sudan sat in third place with a 1-1 record.

As we've seen in the Olympics, when two teams finish with the same record in the Group Phase, the point differential is used as the deciding factor. Heading into the game, Serbia had a point differential of 15, while South Sudan had a point differential of -6.

In the first quarter of Saturday's Serbia vs South Sudan game, the two sides battled back and forth, with Serbia ending the quarter with a one-point lead thanks to big contributions from Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nikola Jokic.

In the second, the two sides continued to battle back and forth, with Bul Kuol and Carlik Jones leading the way for South Sudan. At the half, Serbia led by just three points.

In the third, South Sudan looked to even it up, however, Serbia came out of the half strong, holding onto the lead thanks to an early run despite a strong finish to the quarter from South Sudan.

In the final quarter of play, Serbia was able to build on their lead en route to a win, which also clinches Greece's spot in the playoff round.

Below you can see both teams' stats from the game.

Editor's note: This article, and accompanying stats, will be updated after the game.

South Sudan box score & player stats

Player Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
S. Dech	-	-	-	-	-	-
M. Deng	5	2	3	4	-	1
Gabriel W.	9	8	1	-	3	1
Jok P.	5	5	1	1	-	1
Jones C.	17	5	10	2	-	4
Kuol B.	9	2	-	-	-	-
K. Kuany	-	-	-	-	-	-
J. Makoi	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maluach K.	-	2	-	-	-	-
Omot N.	14	2	3	3	2	-
Shayok M.	17	3	-	2	-	-
Thor J.	7	3	1	1	-	1

Serbia box score & player stats

PLAYER	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLOCK	TO
Avramovic A.	3	2	5	1	-	3
Bogdanovic B.	30	4	8	2	2	5
D. Davidovac	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dobric O.	5	1	2	1	-	2
Guduric M.	1	2	1	1	-	1
Jokic N.	22	13	4	-	1	2
Jovic N.	6	2	1	-	-	-
Marinkovic V.	-	1	-	-	-	-
Micic V.	15	7	7	1	-	3
Milutinov N.	4	3	1	-	3	1
Petrusev F.	10	1	2	-	2	-

Looking at how both teams have performed leading up to Saturday's Serbia vs South Sudan game

Heading into Saturday's Serbia vs South Sudan game, both teams have had mixed success leading up to, and throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics. Serbia posted a 3-2 record throughout their five international friendly games after finishing second in the 2023 FIBA World Cup last summer.

With three-time MVP Nikola Jokic on the team's Olympic roster, Serbia began their international friendly slate with high hopes. In their first game on Jul. 12, the team picked up a big win over Victor Wembanyama and Les Bleus. However, the team then dropped back-to-back games against Australia and the United States.

Despite that, they were able to bounce back in a big way with a 119-100 win over Japan on Jul. 21, and a 94-72 win over Greece on Jul. 22. Once Olympic action tipped off, Serbia lost their opening game to the United States 110-84, before then bouncing back with a big win over Puerto Rico on Jul. 31.

On the flip side, prior to Saturday's Serbia vs South Sudan game, South Sudan posted a 2-2 record through their four international friendly games leading up to the Olympics.

The team, which is the youngest nation to be competing in the Olympics, lost its first international friendly of the summer to Argentina. They then bounced back with an 80-72 win over Portugal on Jul. 16, and an 84-81 win over Great Britain on Jul. 18.

The team then lost a closely contested game against the United States on Jul. 20, which went down to the wire, with Team USA picking up a narrow 101-100 win.

Once Group Phase action tipped off at the Paris Olympics, South Sudan picked up a big win over Puerto Rico before then falling to the United States in a highly-anticipated rematch.