In a dramatic match, Germany surprised UNITED STATES and left him no chance to fight for the gold medal, after winning 111-113 in a duel corresponding to the semi-finals of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
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After dominating the first two quarters, the Stars and Stripes team made serious mistakes in the second half, even at the end of the third period they trailed by 10 points.
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At 1:35 a.m. to end the duel, UNITED STATES It seemed that they were recovering since they were only down 107-108, however, the Europeans stepped on the accelerator and did not lose the advantage to eliminate the Americans who will have to be content to fight for third place.
Germany remains undefeated in the tournament. Reached the final after beating Japan, Australia, Finland, Georgia, Slovenia, Latvia and the United States and appears as the rival to beat.
Andreas Obst was the most outstanding German player with 24 points and six assists, while Franz Wagner He contributed 22 points, five rebounds and two assists in 34:10 minutes on the court. For UNITED STATES come out Anthony Edwards with 23 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
While the Teutotes will play the first final in their history, UNITED STATES will fight for the bronze medal against Canada.
SERBIA, THE OTHER FINALIST
In the other match, Serbia beat 95-86 Canada and will seek the gold medal next Sunday against Germany.
Despite the absence of Nikola Jokictwo-time Finals MVP NBAthe Europeans managed to arrest certain Canadians who had surprised them with their operation.
Serbia dominated the game, shooting 62 percent from the field and was solid on defense. His witness was Bogdan Bogdanovic with 23 points, four rebounds and three assists in 28:45 minutes on the court.
He also highlighted the work of Nikola Milutinov with 16 points and 10 rebounds, which were extremely important for the victory.
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Canada They entered this duel as a surprise after beating Slovenia in the quarterfinals, but they could not beat Serbia, who won the first two quarters, and although they lost the last two , they didn’t have a big advantage.
The American team stood out Rowan Barrett Jr.. with 23 points, three rebounds and two assists in 31:45 minutes.
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