Patty Mills' 3-pointer with time expiring gave Australia an 82-80 win over Russia in the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Monday.
Australia (3-2) clinched fourth in its group and could face the U.S. team in the quarterfinals Wednesday if the Americans beat Argentina in their game Monday night.
Russia (4-1) had already clinched top spot in Group B.
Australia led for most of the game but Vitaliy Fridzon's two free throws gave Russia an 80-79 lead with four seconds left.
Mills, who missed a 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining, got the ball at the top of the key and nailed the game-winner.
“It’s one of those shots you dream of making the at the Olympic Games and to do it against a good team like Russia is great,” said Mills, a guard who plays for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA.
Sasha Kaun led Russia with 18 points, and Alexey Shved and Andrei Kirilenko each had 13. Kirilenko sat out the final minute with a cut above the left eye.
Joe Ingles had 20 points to lead Australia with 20 and Mills added 13.
