Brazil vs France Player Stats, Box Scores and Result for 2024 Paris Olympics basketball | July 27, 2024

On Saturday, France and Brazil competed in their opening Group Phase game of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The game marked the Olympic debut of NBA star Victor Wembanyama. France got off to a slow start, as they were outscored 23-15 in the first quarter by Brazil.

However, the French team bounced back in the second quarter, outscoring Brazil 24-13 to take a three-point lead, fueled by a dominant play from Wembanyama, who led the scoring with 14 points and five rebounds by halftime. In addition, NBA veterans Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier led the way for France in the second quarter, while Brazil saw contributions from Leo Meindl and NBA vet Cristiano Felicio.

Wembanyama and France then kept the momentum rolling in the third, outscoring Brazil 18-9. Despite Brazil attempting a late-game comeback, at the end of regulation France picked up their first win of the Paris Olympics 78-66.

Full box score and individual player stats

Team France

Player Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
Frank Ntilikina	9	1	3	2	0	1
Nicolas Batum *	19	5	2	2	0	2
Andrew Albicy	2	1	4	1	0	1
Guerschon Yabusele	4	2	0	0	0	1
Isaia Cordinier	2	1	2	1	0	1
Evan Fournier*	7	0	0	0	0	2
Nando De Colo	2	1	2	0	0	2
Mathias Lessort	4	3	2	1	1	2
Rudy Gobert *	7	3	1	0	2	3
Victor Wembanyama *	19	9	2	4	3	3
Matthew Strazel *	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bilal Coulibaly	3	2	0	0	1	0

Team Brazil

Player Name	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
Yago Santos	2	4	6	2	0	3
Cristiano Felicio	14	6	1	0	0	0
Didi Louzada	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vitor Benite	7	2	2	2	0	1
Marcelinho Huertas *	11	3	5	1	0	4
Gui Santos	9	2	3	3	0	2
Leo Meindl *	14	5	1	0	0	2
Raul Neto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georginho De Paula *	2	2	2	0	0	2
Joao Cardoso	4	3	0	1	0	1
Bruno Caboclo *	0	0	1	4	1	3
Lucas Dias *	3	2	0	0	0	0

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Looking at how both teams have fared leading up to Saturday's Brazil vs France game

Heading into their first game of the Group Phase, France had been on a four-game losing streak after back-to-back wins in their international friendlies. The team first played Turkey on July 3, where they picked up a dominant 96-46 win.

Several days later, they built on their momentum with a 90-66 win over Germany, who entered the 2024 Paris Olympics as the reigning FIBA World Cup Champions. Two days later, on July 8, France lost a closely contested rematch to Germany, 70-65.

The game marked the first of four straight losses for France leading up to Saturday's Brazil vs France game, with a 79-67 loss to Serbia following on July 12. In the team's final two international friendly games, they lost to Canada, who finished third in the FIBA World Cup, and Australia in a narrow one-point loss.

On the flip side, leading up to Saturday's Brazil vs France game, Brazil competed in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the playoffs. In early July, they had a mixed record in the qualification tournament. They then beat the Philippines in the opening round of the qualifiers' playoffs. France then defeated Latvia 94-69 on July 7 to punch their ticket to the Olympics.

Looking at the remaining games left to play for Brazil and France following Saturday's game

Both Brazil and France have two more Group Phase games to play before the start of the Olympic playoffs.

Brazil will next play against Germany on July 30, with their final Group Phase game scheduled for August 2.

On the flip side, France will next play against Japan on July 30, before their final game of the Group Phase set for August 2 against Germany in a highly-anticipated rematch.