Humiliated on the brink of the Olympic final, Australia's Boomers will try to rebound Sunday to beat Spain and capture their nation's first men's basketball medal even though it's bronze.
The Aussies lost 87-61 to Serbia in a Friday semi-final, scoring only 14 first-half points and never truly threatening.
"They kicked our ass from start to finish," Boomers center Andrew Bogut said. "We're going to try and regroup. We realize the tournament isn't over for us. It's disappointing to have that kind of a game, but that's tournament basketball."
Bogut, who was injured in the NBA Finals but recovered just in time to play in Rio, said the bronze will be little consolation even if it marks a historic feat for Australia.