The Paris Olympics have been as good as advertised in women’s 5×5 basketball. With all teams in Group A having played two games, Serbia and Spain have officially qualified for the quarterfinals.
Serbia and Spain grab the first two Quarter-Finals tickets in Women’s #Basketball ️
Which other 6 teams will be through their groups? #Paris2024
— FIBA (@FIBA) July 31, 2024
Spain and Serbia are dominating the group, while Puerto Rico is eighth overall, thanks to a point differential of -4. Unfortunately for China, they’re all but done unless they beat Puerto Rico by 30 points on Saturday.
Serbia sits at the top
One reason Serbia is at the top of Group A is their dominant 81-59 win over China on Wednesday. Serbia controlled the entire game and completed the blowout win in impressive fashion, outscoring China 19-9 in the closing quarter.
Serbia had a balanced attack, with four players scoring in double figures led by Yvonne Anderson’s 15 points. Tina Krajišnik cleaned the glass better than Windex in the win,…
