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olympicsAugust 5, 2024

PARIS (AP) — Worthy de Jong’s 2-pointer in overtime lifted the Netherlands to an 18-17 win over France and the gold medal in men’s 3x3 at the

KRISTIE RIEKEN, Associated Press
Worthy de Jong (54) of the Netherlands, shoots the game winning basket past Timothe Vergiat (3), of France, in overtime during a men's 3x3 basketball gold medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. Netherlands won 18-17. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Worthy de Jong (54) of the Netherlands, shoots the game winning basket past Timothe Vergiat (3), of France, in overtime during a men's 3x3 basketball gold medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. Netherlands won 18-17. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Worthy de Jong (54) of the Netherlands, deflects the ball from Jules Rambaut (17), of France, during a men's 3x3 basketball gold medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Worthy de Jong (54) of the Netherlands, deflects the ball from Jules Rambaut (17), of France, during a men's 3x3 basketball gold medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lithuania's Gintautas Matulis (6) celebrates the team's 21-18 win against Latvia after a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Lithuania's Gintautas Matulis (6) celebrates the team's 21-18 win against Latvia after a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lithuania's Gintautas Matulis (6) and Sarunas Vingelis (5) celebrate the team's 21-18 win against Latvia after a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Lithuania's Gintautas Matulis (6) and Sarunas Vingelis (5) celebrate the team's 21-18 win against Latvia after a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Team Lithuania celebrates the team's 21-18 win against Latvia after a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Team Lithuania celebrates the team's 21-18 win against Latvia after a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lithuania's Gintautas Matulis (6) dribbles the ball past Latvia's Karlis Lasmanis (2) during a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Lithuania's Gintautas Matulis (6) dribbles the ball past Latvia's Karlis Lasmanis (2) during a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Latvia's Nauris Miezis, left, argues an official's call during a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game against Lithuania during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Latvia's Nauris Miezis, left, argues an official's call during a men's 3x3 basketball bronze medal game against Lithuania during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Worthy de Jong (54) of the Netherlands, shoots the ball past Timothe Vergiat, left, of France, during a men's 3x3 basketball gold medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Worthy de Jong (54) of the Netherlands, shoots the ball past Timothe Vergiat, left, of France, during a men's 3x3 basketball gold medal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Netherlands' Worthy de Jong (54) shoots the ball past Sarunas Vingelis (5), of Lithuania, during a men's 3x3 basketball semifinal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. Netherlands won 20-9. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Netherlands' Worthy de Jong (54) shoots the ball past Sarunas Vingelis (5), of Lithuania, during a men's 3x3 basketball semifinal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. Netherlands won 20-9. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Netherlands' Worthy de Jong (54) and Arvin Slagter celebrate the team's 20-9 win against Lithuania after a men's 3x3 basketball semifinal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Netherlands' Worthy de Jong (54) and Arvin Slagter celebrate the team's 20-9 win against Lithuania after a men's 3x3 basketball semifinal game during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS (AP) — Worthy de Jong’s 2-pointer in overtime lifted the Netherlands to an 18-17 win over France and the gold medal in men’s 3x3 at the Paris Games on Monday night.

Timothe Vergiat put France up with a 1-point basket. De Jong then stepped back and drained a 2 to close out overtime, where the first team to score two points wins.

The almost exclusively pro-France crowd fell quiet as de Jong was mobbed by his teammates.

De Jong also stepped up in regulation, too. He scored with 27 seconds left before driving into the lane for a layup with 1 second to go, tying it at 16.

He had seven points for the Netherlands.

Dimeo Van der Horst cut the lead to one on a layup with 52 seconds to go in regulation, but a basket by Franck Seguela pushed France’s lead to 16-14.

Lucas Dussoulier and Seguela each scored five points for France, which won silver.

It was tied with about three minutes left when Vergiat found Jules Rambaut for an easy basket to put France on top.

Dussoulier made 1 of 2 free throws to make it 13-11 a minute later.

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A 2-pointer by Arvin Slagter tied it again with just over a minute remaining. Seguela made two free throws to put France up 15-13 with a minute left.

Sarunas Vingelis had nine points to give Lithuania a 21-18 win over defending champion Latvia for the bronze. Latvia went 7-0 in pool play before losing twice Monday to go home without a medal.

“We created history and I am very proud of my teammates,” Lithuania’s Gintautas Matulis said. “I am very happy, very excited, and we are going to celebrate for sure."

France reached the final with a 21-14 win over Latvia. Dussoulier had nine points and seven rebounds to lead the way.

Latvia pulled within three with about two minutes to go. But France used a 4-0 run to close it out.

“We lost because we cracked under the pressure,” Latvia’s Karlis Lasmanis said. “We were not ready for that. We won all the pool games and we thought it would be easier than it was.”

De Jong scored eight points to lead the Netherlands to a 20-6 win over Lithuania to move the team into the gold-medal game.

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