Team France vs Australia Basketball Showcase Player Stats and Box Scores | July 21, 2024

Fans were treated to another exciting pre-Olympic tune-up game in the France vs Australia matchup on Sunday. The French squad featured notable NBA big men Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert, while the Australian Boomers featured talented guards Josh Giddey and Patrick Mills on their roster.

This contest was the final tune-up game for both teams ahead of the Olympics and both squads aimed to enter the international competition coming off a huge win. This was evident as both teams showed aggression on both ends of the floor.

The first quarter of the France vs Australia matchup was tight, as both teams seemed to have an answer for what their opponent was doing. They exchanged baskets and traded leads to the end of the opening frame but France came out with a slim lead 28-27.

Both teams showed more of the same in the second quarter as both teams went blow-by-blow for most of the period. However, Australia seemed to be just a step slower as they allowed France to enter the halftime break with a six-point lead.

The French squad came out swinging in the second half in hopes of putting the Australians away early. During both the six-and-a-half mark and the 4:05 mark of the third, France had led by eight but the Boomers refused to go down.

They stepped up their defense, which allowed them to hold France scoreless in the final four minutes of the third quarter. While Australia prevented the French from scoring, they also picked up the pace on offense and were able to finish the period with a buzzer-beater three from Jack McVeigh to tie the score at 63.

With the France vs Australia matchup entering the final quarter on a tie, both teams played with heightened intensity on both ends. Fans were treated to a back-and-forth battle that persisted to the game's last minute.

In the end, France vs Australia matchup ended in heartbreak for the French side after they allowed an easy basket from Dyson Daniels to fall, putting the Boomers up by one (83-82) with only a second left on the game clock.

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Team France vs Australia player stats and box scores for July 2021

France player stats and box scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	Steals	Blocks	TO	FG	3PT FG
Frank Ntilikina	7	0	0	1	0	0	2-5	1-2
Isaia Cordinier	2	1	0	0	0	2	1-2	0-0
Evan Fournier	5	0	1	1	0	4	2-6	1-3
Rudy Gobert	8	7	1	1	1	1	4-5	0-0
Victor Wembanyama	17	12	8	0	1	4	7-15	3-10
Nicolas Batum	12	4	1	1	0	4	4-6	4-5
Andrew Albicy	5	0	1	0	0	1	2-3	1-2
Guerschon Yabusele	10	1	1	1	0	1	4-9	2-5
Nando De Colo	3	2	4	2	0	2	1-5	1-3
Mathias Lessort	6	3	2	1	0	0	3-6	0-0
Matthew Strazel	7	1	3	0	0	2	1-3	1-2
Bilal Coulibaly	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0

Team Australia player stats and box scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	Steals	Blocks	TO	FG	3PT FG
Dyson Daniels	14	2	5	5	0	2	6-9	2-4
Josh Giddey	20	6	8	2	2	7	7-16	4-8
Patty Mills	24	2	3	1	0	1	10-16	3-7
Jock Landale	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1
Nick Kay	0	4	1	0	0	2	0-2	0-2
Josh Green	0	0	2	3	0	1	0-1	0-1
Joe Ingles	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0
Matthew Dellavedova	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0
Dante Exum	2	1	2	0	0	2	0-0	0-0
Jack McVeigh	3	4	0	0	0	0	1-5	1-3
Will Magnay	10	2	0	0	1	1	4-6	0-0
Duop Reath	10	2	0	1	0	0	4-7	2-4

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Victor Wembanyama stands out in losing effort during France vs Australia matchup

While France failed to snatch the victory from the Australian squad, there was one player who stood out as someone to look out for once the Olympics kick off.

Despite the loss, Victor Wembanyama put up impressive numbers to lead his squad. He led the French in points (17) and rebounds (12) and even nearly got a triple-double but fell two assists shy of this feat.

Seeing Wemby's performance in this tune-up game should give the French basketball fans something to look forward to once the Paris Olympics begin.