Olympic Men’s Basketball Bronze Medal Match Half-Time: Jokic Assists, Schroder Scores, Serbia – Germany

On August 10th, today’s Olympic Men’s Basketball Bronze Medal match is Serbia vs Germany.

The game began with Bogdanovic and Obst hitting consecutive three-pointers. Jokic immediately assisted Petrushev in scoring a layup, Avramovic made a flying shot, Wagner Jr.’s three-pointer missed, and Jokic scored from the back-to-basket play. Serbia led 9-3 at the start. Vogtman hit a three-pointer to help Germany catch up, but Serbia played better overall and maintained the lead. Schroder hit two three-pointers in the first quarter to keep the score close, followed by high offensive efficiency from both sides with consecutive three-pointers being made. After Misic of Serbia made two free throws, the point difference widened to 9 points.

At the end of the first quarter, Serbia had 12 out of 17 shots made for an overall shooting percentage of 70.6%, leading Germany 30-21.

In the second quarter, Wagner made two free throws to score first. Both teams traded baskets, with the point difference hovering around 10 points. Timan made two free throws after drawing a foul, Jokic’s hook shot missed, and Schroder’s shot also missed, leading to a scoring drought. Markovic broke the scoring drought with two free throws, followed by him and Obst each making a three-pointer, while Wagner Jr. and Jokic both missed their three-point attempts.

At half-time, Serbia leads Germany 46-38.

Half-time statistics:

Germany: Wagner 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals; Schroder 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist; Timan 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist; Obst 6 points; Vogtman 3 points, 3 rebounds; Bube 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; Wagner 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; Ties 1 rebound, 1 steal;

Serbia: Misic 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist; Jokic 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal; Bogdanovic 8 points, 2 rebounds; Petrushev 7 points, 2 rebounds; Markovic 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal; Avramovic 4 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals; Dobric 1 rebound; Milutinovic 1 rebound; Jovic 1 rebound;