South Sudan’s Olympic debut in men’s basketball started poorly but ended with the country’s first victory of the Games, a 90-79 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday.

The wrong national anthem was played for the African nation before the start of the match. The recorded track was stopped after 20 seconds.

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The South Sudanese players and their fans stood confused and cheered. They started clapping as the South Sudanese players stood in unison with their hands on their hearts, waiting for the right song.

In solidarity, the Puerto Rican players did the same.

“It’s pride in their country,” said South Sudan coach Royal Ivey, who is American. “South Sudan. ‘Sud’ means ‘the land of the blacks.’ These guys wanted to play. Wanted to hear their national anthem.

“They messed up the anthem, but they did a good job. We all make mistakes. I’ll definitely put that in the comments. But at the end of the day, these guys are brothers.”

The audio restarted — this time with the correct anthem — about three minutes later to applause from the fans. When it was over, the South Sudan players hugged each other and prepared for the opening tipoff.

“It added fuel to the fire,” said South Sudanese forward Nuni Omot, who finished with 12 points. “Of course we felt disrespected when that happened. We still have to earn our respect. So I think we have to keep showing the world what we are capable of. That was just proof, people still don’t respect us.”

South Sudanese team nearly defeated Team USA in a practice game in preparation for the Olympics, losing 101-100 thanks to a final-minute layup by LeBron James.

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