The focus match of Group B of the men's basketball World Cup group stage, the Serbian men's basketball team against the South Sudan men's basketball team, because this match is related to the fate of the Chinese men's basketball team, so it has attracted the attention of domestic fans. After 4 quarters of competition, Serbia finally defeated South Sudan 115-83, won three consecutive group stage wins, and finally qualified for the first place, whether South Sudan advanced to the knockout round, but also depends on the outcome of the Chinese men's basketball team and Puerto Rico.
Serbia, one of Europe's powerhouses, won easily in the first two rounds, including a 42-point victory over the Chinese men's basketball team, and is within easy reach of qualifying for the knockout rounds, guaranteeing qualification for the group as long as it does not lose by a large margin.
South Sudan, who comes from Africa, is different, losing to Puerto Rico in the first round, defeating the Chinese men's basketball team by 20 points in the second round, and must beat Serbia in the final round to ensure that it qualifies for the knockout round.
Overall strength is in the downside, South Sudanese players still dare to fight, relying on three-point production, trailing by 10 points in the first quarter 20-30. In the second quarter, Serbia began to exert its strength, inside and outside firepower, won another 7 points in this quarter, and had already thrown off the 17-point advantage in the first half, and South Sudan's 7-of-14 three-pointers were useless.
In the third quarter, the South Sudanese players did not give up the game and still relied on three minutes to survive, but the total score was still 18 points behind Serbia.
In the final quarter, in the face of South Sudan's crazy counterattack, Serbia continued to deny the opportunity to narrow the point difference, and finally won a big victory.
For the Chinese men's basketball team, the result of this game is directly related to their own qualifications, if Serbia loses, then the game against Puerto Rico in 4 hours later will become a walk-away format, completely losing the hope of promotion.
Fortunately, Serbia was not upset, and with a big victory, it secured the first place in the group and successfully advanced to the round of 16 knockout round. South Sudan, which lost, needs to wait for the results of the match between the Chinese men's basketball team and Puerto Rico, and must count on the Chinese men's basketball team to defeat Puerto Rico and not exceed 34 points to qualify from the group.
With Serbia's help, whether it can advance to the knockout round next depends on the play of the Chinese men's basketball team itself, and must beat Puerto Rico by 36 points or more in order to rise to the second place in the group by comparing the difference between South Sudan and Puerto Rico when the three teams have a 1-2 record at the same time.