The first quarter-final places were decided on a day highlighted by the France-Japan epic

France and Japan played the men’s basketball game of Paris 2024, the athletes won 94-90 thanks to the hero who can be called Victor Wembanyama.

Instead, it was 21-year-old Matthew Strazel who stepped up when the host nation trailed 84-80 with 10 seconds left to hit a three and a foul, drawing wild scenes in front of 27,000 fans at Stade Pierre Mouroy .

And as cool as the other side of the pillow, Strazel hit a free throw to send the game into overtime.

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