FIBA World Cup 2019: USA vs France - Quarterfinals live score and updates

It is France that advance to the semi-finals of the FIBA World Cup following a stunning win over the USA. France dominated throughout the first half, although the United States looked set to advance following an excellent third period.
However, Fournier and Gobert had other ideas as the French dominated the final quarter to inflict a first World Cup defeat on the Americans since 2006. Thanks for joining us, and this is Tristan Elliott signing off for Sportskeeda

Top Performers of the Game
USA
Donovan Mitchell: 29 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
Marcus Smart: 11 points, 2 assists
France
Evan Fournier: 22 points, 4 assists
Rudy Gobert: 21 points, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks

France advance to the semi-finals to take on Argentina

Mitchell and Walker both attempt three-pointers but time expires and the USA is eliminated!

De Colo connects with both

De Colo is fouled again

Kemba Walker commits the turnover for a backcourt violation

Just 16 seconds remaining here and France lead by 8 points

USA call for a timeout

He connects with both

De Colo will shoot two at the line

De Colo is fouled again and we head to review

France up by six with just 16.7 seconds left on the clock

Middleton catches Walker's pass out of bounds, and that could be that!

De Colo makes one of two

Middleton fouls De Colo

Brown can't connect with the driving layup

There is a scramble for the rebound and a jump ball is called

He connects with his second before missing the third

Walker misses the first

The review confirms that the contact came from outside and Walker can half the deficit

Smart play from the Boston star and he will head to the line to shoot three

Gobert fouls Walker behind the line!

He makes both to put the Franch up by six with just 53 seconds remaining

De Colo will shoot two at the line

Harris fouls out

Mitchell gets to the basket but another huge block by Gobert!

Fournier can't get a shot away as time expires

Four-point game with less than 90 seconds left

Walker gets inside and connects with the floater

But France's momentum is killed as Fournier commits an offensive foul

Gobert blocks Kemba Walker's driving layup

Ntilikina makes the difficult jump shot with a hand in his face!

The Celtics man has now missed his last four attempts from the line

Smart misses both!

Smart draws the foul on Ntilikina and will head to the line

The USA has less than three minutes to save its World Cup campaign

USA call timeout

Fournier feeds Gobert and the Utah Jazz star slams down to give the French a four-point lead

France are just three minutes away from a major shock here!

After a sequence of poor offense, Fournier puts the French up with a simple layup

Walker and De Colo exchange misses

Mitchell misses from inside before Ntilikina levels the scoreline with a huge three!

Batum makes an easy two following an air-ball from Fournier

Barnes comes up with a huge block on Fournier's driving layup

USA lead by five

Walker connects with both of his attempts from the line

Walker with a pump-fake and draws the foul from Batum

Excellent ball movement from France but Ntilikina's can't connect with the three

But the officials rule it wasn't a shooting foul