They had been shooting for gold all Olympics.But an air ball in the game that mattered most means bronze is now the best the Australian mens basketball team can aim for in Rio.They will play world No.2 Spain for third place after going down 87-61 to Serbia in the semi-finals on Friday night (Saturday morning AEST).The Boomers were a shadow of the team that had stunned many, including the formidable United States, en route to the final four.Coming into the game, Australia were the competitions best shooters.But all they could muster was 14 points to Serbias 35 in the first-half, and hit just 22 shots from 66 attempts for the game.Even worse was their accuracy from the three-point line, sinking only four off 31.It was pathetic, admitted NBA player Joe Ingles.Nothing Australian about it.The Boomers had beaten Serbia by 15 points in the group stage but the entertaining, slick ball movement that has become their trademark went missing.Patty Mills and Brock Motum each scored 13 points, while Ingles added 12 and seven rebounds.The Serbs were resolute in defence and, unlike Australia, had no issue finding the basket.This is really the first time that weve been challenged in this tournament and where things havent gone our way, said coach Andrej Lemanis.Its an anomaly.Its a good test of character for us now in terms of how we bounce back from disappointment.I know this group and the pride that they have in the way they play the game and the way they represent Australian basketball on the international stage.That will hurt all of us over the next couple of days and I think well be anxious to get back on court and put this right to some degree.Australia has never won an Olympic medal in mens basketball, having finished fourth on three occasions - in 1988, 1996 and 2000.They face a tough task to break that duck against Spain who were silver medallists at both the Beijing and London Olympics.Were Australian. 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