The United States and Serbia are set to face off with a trip to the gold medal match on the line.
Team USA has yet to lose at the 2024 Paris Olympics, coming off a 35-point drubbing of Brazil in the quarterfinals. Serbia’s path to the semifinals wasn’t as easy, needing a 24-point comeback and overtime to take down Australia and keep its medal hopes alive.
The United States and Serbia are familiar foes at this stage of the summer. The two countries have already faced off twice โ once in a pre-Olympics exhibition game and once as opponents in Group C to kick off the tournament.
Team USA took care of business in both games, defeating Serbia by 26 points in both the tune-up and Group Stage.
Will Nikola Jokic be able to lead his team to an upset win over the Olympic gold medal favorites, or will the United States continue to roll its way through Paris?
The Sporting News has you covered with live updates, highlights and more from all the action below.
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USA vs. Serbia basketball live score
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| USA | 23 | 20 | |||
| Serbia | 31 | 23 |
USA vs. Serbia live updates, highlights from 2024 Olympic men’s basketball
(All times Eastern)
Halftime: Serbia 54, USA 43
3:47 p.m.: An and-one from LeBron James gives Team USA a little bit of momentum going into the half but Serbia has controlled the entire game. Aleksa Avramovic has killed the United States, scoring 15 points with four 3-pointers in the first half. Nikola Jokic has done a tremendous job finding open teammates with seven assists.
Stephen Curry is trying to keep Team USA in the game with 20 points but he is the only American in double figures. Kevin Durant has only taken one shot attempt and has zero points. Jayson Tatum has not played yet.
Team USA is down 11 to Serbia at the half ๐ pic.twitter.com/LvQOFX1Gl6
โ The Sporting News (@sportingnews) August 8, 2024
3:41 p.m.: LeBron James buries a 3 and Joel Embiid throws down an emphatic dunk to force a quick Serbia timeout. Team USA has cut the deficit to 10, 47-37, with 2:51 to play in the half.
3:39 p.m.: The United States just had a brutal five-point swing.
Jrue Holiday passed up an easy assist for an Anthony Edwards breakaway layup to kick to a trailing Stephen Curry, who missed a 3-pointer. Bogdan Bogdanovic went down the other end, buried a triple and hit Carmelo Anthony’s signature 3-point celebration with the former Team USA star sitting courtside.
Serbia leads Team USA 47-32 with 3:30 to go in the half.
3:34 p.m.: LeBron James dishes a dime to Devin Booker for an and-one to give Team USA a little bit of life. Nikola Jokic has been too much for the United States’ defense to handle with nine points and six assists already. Serbia remains in the lead, 42-29, with 5:51 remaining in the half.
3:28 p.m.: Serbia is taking it to the United States right now. It opens the second quarter on an 8-2 run as it continues to punish Team USA in the paint. Serbia leads the United States 39-25 in the first two minutes of the period โ Team USA’s largest deficit of the tournament.
Nikola Jokiฤ AND ONE! ๐ณ
Serbia has come out STRONG against Team USA. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/H8nclNvl6H
โ NBC Sports (@NBCSports) August 8, 2024
End of first quarter: Serbia 31, USA 23
3:21 p.m.: Stephen Curry scorched the net with 17 points and five 3-pointers in the first quarter but the United States trails after one because of Serbia’s tough shot making. Serbia is shooting 65 percent from the field and 56 percent from 3 heading into the second quarter. Bogdan Bogdanovic’s nine points lead the team.
Steph in the 1Q:
17 PTS (Olympic career-high)
6-8 FG
5-7 3PAlready has more threes than he had in his last three games combined. pic.twitter.com/TcfZneBYfT
โ StatMuse (@statmuse) August 8, 2024
3:16 p.m.: Despite Stephen Curry’s scorching start, the United States has not been able to get a stop. Serbia is shooting 10-for-14 from the field and 5-for-8 from 3, led by six points and five assists from Nikola Jokic. Team USA is trailing 29-23 with 1:29 remaining in the quarter.
3:07 p.m.: The Stephen Curry Game is finally here.
Curry has absolutely exploded to start this one, scoring 14 of Team USA’s first 15 points with four 3-pointers. He didn’t even have to see the last one go through the hoop, doing his signature look away with the ball in flight. Team USA still trails Serbia 18-15 midway through the first.
Chef Curry was COOKING early. ๐ฅ
14 points in the first THREE MINUTES AND 34 SECONDS.#ParisOlympics | ๐บ USA Network and Peacock pic.twitter.com/TnUR25TnAp
โ NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2024
3:02 p.m.: Stephen Curry gets the United States going with a midrange jumper, and we’re under way!
Pregame
3:00 p.m.: Serbia will start Bogdan Bogdanovic, Ognjen Dobric, Aleksa Avramovic, Filip Petrusev and Nikola Jokic.
2:45 p.m.: The United States will stick with the same starting five: Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, LeBron James and Joel Embiid.
James (eye) and Embiid (ankle) are both healthy enough to play.
Familiar starting five against a familiar foe in ๐ท๐ธ Serbia.
๐บ USA Network + Peacock
๐บ๐ธ #USABMNT #Paris2024 #Basketball pic.twitter.com/MJqSjK16An
โ USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 8, 2024
2:00 p.m.: France is officially waiting for the winner of USA vs. Serbia in the gold medal match after pulling out a close four-point win over Germany in the first semifinal game.
1:00 p.m.: Team USA is headed to Bercy Arena for its semifinals matchup with Nikola Jokic and Serbia.
En route to Bercy Arena!
๐บ๐ธ #USABMNT vs ๐ท๐ธ Serbia
๐ 9 pm CEST/3 pm ET
๐บ USA Network + Peacock#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/5wWekLrzYhโ USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 8, 2024
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How to watch USA vs. Serbia at 2024 Paris Olympics
- Date: Thursday, August 8
- Time: 3 p.m. EST
- TV channel (USA): NBC
- Livestream (USA): Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, Fubo
- TV channel (Canada): CBC
- Livestream (Canada): CBC Gem, Fubo
- TV Channel (Australia): Nine Network
- Livestream (Australia): 9Now, Stan Sport
Fans in the United States can watch USA vs. Serbia on NBC on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 3 p.m. ET.
For those streaming the game in the U.S., Peacock and NBCOlympics.com will broadcast the match. Fubo is also available and has a free trial.
Fans in Canada can watch the semifinal contest on CBC and can stream through CBC Gem and Fubo.
USA basketball Olympic schedule 2024
Team USA was a part of Group C, which included Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico. The team went a perfect 3-0, finishing first in the group.
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| July 28 | USA 110, Serbia 84 | โ | โ |
| July 31 | USA 103, South Sudan 86 | โ | โ |
| Aug. 3 | USA 104, Puerto Rico 83 | โ | โ |
| Aug. 6 | USA 122, Brazil 87 | โ | โ |
| Aug. 8 | USA vs. Serbia | 3 p.m. | NBC, CBC |
Men’s Olympic basketball schedule 2024
Tuesday, Aug. 6
| Round | Matchup | Time (ET) |
| Quarterfinal | Germany 76, Greece 63 | โ |
| Quarterfinal | Serbia 95, Australia 90 | โ |
| Quarterfinal | France 82, Canada 73 | โ |
| Quarterfinal | United States 122, Brazil 87 | โ |
Thursday, Aug. 8
| Round | Matchup | Time (ET) |
| Semifinal | France vs. Germany | 11:30 a.m. |
| Semifinal | United States vs. Serbia | 3 p.m. |
Saturday, Aug. 10
| Round | Matchup | Time (ET) |
| Bronze medal game | TBD vs. TBD | 5 a.m. |
| Gold medal game | TBD vs. TBD | 3:30 p.m. |
