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    Germany stands ground in face of US comeback, makes World Cup final

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    Sep 8, 2023
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    GERMANY bounced Team USA out of the 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup with a pulsating 113-111 win on Friday to advance to the finals.

    Andreas Obst and Dennis Schroder hit timely baskets as Germany survived a furious USA rally in the endgame after taking a 12-point lead to the fourth quarter before a packed crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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    With the win, Germany arranged a finals match with Serbia in an all-European final in Manila, while sending Team USA to a third-place match against Canada.

    Franz Wagner and Daniel Theis also had solid showings in Germany's their first-ever win over Team USA in the Fiba World Cup.

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    For the second straight World Cup, Team USA will not advance to the championship game after losing to France in the quarterfinals in 2019 to end up seventh in China.

    “This is a super special group,” said Wagner during the postgame press conference.

    With the lead down to just one, Germany got a huge basket from Obst, who lost Tyrese Haliburton off the dribble and nailed a corner three for a 111-107 lead.

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      Germany got a defensive stop from a block by Isaac Bonga and Schroder nailed a stepback jumper over former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Austin Reaves to make it a six-point lead for Germany.

      The Germans also had a 12-4 run in the third quarter to widen the gap to 76-68 that would eventually go as high as 12 points, 96-84, early in the fourth.

      Six players scored in double figures for Germany, with Obst finishing with 24 points on 4-of-8 shooting from threes. Wagner added 22 points and five rebounds, while Theis had 21 markers for Germany.

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        Schroder had 17 points after a poor 4-of-23 shooting from the field in the quarterfinal game against Latvia.

        Anthony Edwards had 23 points and eight rebounds for Team USA, which only led for four minutes during the entire game.

        The scores:

        Germany (113) - Obst 24, F. Wagner 22, Theis 21, Schroder 17, M. Wagner 10, Thiemann 10, Voigtmann 6, Bonga 3, Lo 0, Giffey 0, Hollatz DNP, Kramer DNP.

        USA (111) - Edwards 23, Reaves 21, Bridges 17, Brunson 15, Hart 9, Jackson Jr 8, Haliburton 7, Banchero 6, Portis Jr 5, Johnson 0, Kessler 0, Ingram DNP.

        Quarterscores: 33-31; 59-60; 94-84; 113-111.

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