Serbia led for the majority of the game, with France managing to take it into the nerve-wracking finish after a sloppy third quarter.<\/p>\n
Sylvain Francisco attempted one final three-pointer before the buzzer, but was blocked by Aleksa Avramovic to seal the deal.<\/p>\n
Nikola Jokic stats vs. France <\/p>\n
Nikola Jokic was the star of the night, finishing close to a triple-double.<\/p>\n
Jokic scored 20 points (4\/10 2PT, 1\/3 3PT, 9\/12 FT), grabbed 9 rebounds, and dished out 8 assists in 29 minutes.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Aleksa Avramovic followed that up with 11 points and 5 assists of his own.<\/p>\n Nikola Jovic was also in double digits, as the Miami Heat forward scored 10 points and collected 4 rebounds.<\/p>\n Victor Wembanyama stats vs. Serbia <\/p>\n Victor Wembanyama struggled, finishing with 10 points (2\/2 2PT, 1\/6 3PT, 3\/4 FT), 4 rebounds, and 6 turnovers in 24 minutes on the court.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n France was led by Amine Noua, who scored 14 points and grabbed 5 rebounds to lead his team in both categories.<\/p>\n Regarding the NBA players on the French roster, Rudy Gobert had 6 points and 3 rebounds in 13 minutes, while Maxime Raynaud contributed 4 points and 3 rebounds in 12 minutes.<\/p>\n Rematch and remaining schedule <\/p>\n These two teams will play another game in Orleans on Sunday before the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers window starts.<\/p>\n Serbia is currently 3rd in Group B of the Second Round with a 3-3 record, and they will play in the first window at home against Iceland on August 28th and away at Italy on August 31st.<\/p>\n France is comfortably first in Group D with a 5-1 record and they will play this August at home against Slovenia on August 27th and away at Sweden on August 30th.<\/p>\n Top three teams from all the Second Round groups in Europe are advancing to the 2027 FIBA World Cup with 6 more rounds in 3 separate windows to go.<\/p>\n Serbia: Nikola Jokic 20 (4\/10 2PT, 1\/3 3PT, 9\/12 FT, 9 REB, 8 AST, 33 EFF), Nikola Milutinov 15 (5\/7 2PT, 1\/1 3PT, 2\/2 FT, 5 REB, 19 EFF), Aleksa Avramovic 13 (1\/4 2PT, 2\/4 3PT, 5\/6 FT, 5 AST, 3 STL, 13 EFF), Ognjen Dobric 12 (2\/5 2PT, 2\/4 3PT, 2\/4 FT, 8 EFF), Nikola Jovic 10 (3\/4 2PT, 0\/1 3PT, 4\/7 FT, 13 EFF).<\/p>\n France: Amine Noua 14 (4\/4 2PT, 2\/5 3PT, 15 EFF), Sylvain Francisco 13 (1\/2 2PT, 2\/6 3PT, 5\/6 FT, 3 STL, 13 EFF), Victor Wembanyama 10 (2\/2 2PT, 1\/6 3PT, 3\/4 FT, 4 REB, 10 EFF).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you for reading us! We have even more content for you.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you like our content, please click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. It helps us a lot, and we are committed to delivering you the very latest basketball news.<\/p>\n ![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\")
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