PERFECTION for Team Germany.
Dennis Schroder led a third-quarter attack as Germany completed an eight-game sweep of the 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup by beating Serbia, 83-77, in a thrilling final on Sunday night at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Schroder scored nine of his 28 points in the third quarter, which saw the Germans limit the Serbian offense to only 10 markers in that stretch. He was later named tournament MVP.
The newly-signed Toronto Raptors guard came alive again late in the fourth as he doused a late charge by Serbia with a lay-up with 21.4 seconds left for an 81-77 lead.
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Schroder hit two free throws to settle the final score as the Germans won their maiden World Cup title right in their first-ever finals appearance.
Germany was crowned champion after sweeping their first five games in Okinawa, before flying to Manila for the knockout stage where it beat three more teams including the US in the semifinals.

Serbia mirrored its runner-up finish to Team USA in the 2014 World Cup in Spain.
Schroder was later named MVP of the tournament after averaging 19.1 points, 6.1 assists, and 1.4 steals.
“Dare I say, world champions,” said Germany big man Mo Wagner after the victory.
Franz Wagner had 19 points and seven rebounds, while Johannes Voigtmann was a force as Germany’s big man with 12 points and eight rebounds.
“I’d like to give a shoutout to all the German players who helped us qualify for this tournament,” said Germany coach Gordie Herbert. “A lot of people don’t remember that we lost the first qualification game against Estonia. And then we went 10-2.”
“This is the result. Surreal moment,” said Herbert.
Aleksa Avramovic poured in 21 points for Serbia while Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17 points in a still solid showing for the team that missed their big names led by reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.

The scores:
Germany (83) - Schroder 28, F. Wagner 19, Voigtmann 12, M. Wagner 8, Bonga 7, Obst 7, Theis 2, Thiemann 0, Lo 0, Giffey 0, Kramer DNP, Hollatz DNP.
Serbia (77) - Avramovic 21, Bogdanovic 17, Petrusev 10, Marinkovic 9, N. Jovic 9, Guduric 4, S. Jovic 3, Milutinov 2, Davidovac 2, Dobric 0, Ristic DNP, Simanic DNP.
Quarterscores: 23-26; 47-47; 69-57; 81-77
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