France Advances To Semifinals With 67-64 Win Over Spain
Aug 4, 2021, 12:03 PM
Marine Johannes #23 and Valeriane Vukosavljevic #11 of Team France celebrate their win over Team Spain in a Women's Basketball Quarterfinals game on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 04, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Marine Johannes scored 18 points and France edged Spain 67-64 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the women’s basketball tournament.
The French team will face host Japan in the semifinals on Friday in a rematch of a group play game.
The U.S. plays Serbia in the other medal round matchup.
OLÉ ! LES 𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗨𝗘𝗦 🇫🇷 SONT EN DEMI-FINALE DES JEUX OLYMPIQUES ! 💙#ESPFRA 🇪🇸 🆚 🇫🇷 #EDFBasket #Tokyo2020 #Basketball pic.twitter.com/7hSHJ1OWF5
— Equipes de France de Basket (@FRABasketball) August 4, 2021
With France trailing by one with 1:21 left, Gabby Williams made two free throws to give the team a 63-62 lead.
After forcing a shot clock violation on the next possession by Spain, Johannes banked in a runner coming across the lane with 24.4 seconds left just beating the shot clock to make it a three-point game.
