Second half: Germany creates the turn – Buzzerbeater and the final quarter make the difference
The German perspective had to work in particular on the defensive rebounds, nine ball conquests on the offensive board had given the Slovenes as many points in half of half -time.
Doncicnow burdened by four fouls, found other means. Two templates for Gregor Hrovat and Martin Krampelj provided the 59:52 (24th). Despite improved defensive performance, Germany was not really closer.
Bonga Steal and worth seeing template Schröder, who also got an “And -One” hope – 59:63 from the German perspective (27th). But Slovenia just had an answer again and again, the threesome of Johannes Thiemann countered Prepelic – 64:73.
Germany was slowly running away, but apparently that didn’t apply to Tristan da Silva – A spectacular buzzerbeater from the center line landed a second break before the end of the quarter in the basket. The 70:74 – the initial spark?
It seemed like that! The youngster followed Lo equalized and Fruit Skin one of his iconic threes against the Shotclock running. 77:74, the first German leadership since the initial district (32nd).
Doncicwho spent the initial phase of the quarter on the bench, came back and screwed his point account from the free -wire line straight away beyond the 30th Slovenia to go for six minutes. A drama indicated at 82:79.
This is exactly what the basketball fans got. Doncic met on the distance, Schröder countered nervous from the corner, his first goal on the eighth attempt from behind the triple line (88:87) – about three minutes.
It went back and forth now, both teams initially only scored from the free -wire line, then met Wagner From the middle distance – 94:89, exactly 100 seconds before the end. A small preliminary decision, further free throws no longer caused a lot of movements.
Germany is in series in the semi-finals at the fourth large basketball tournament.
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