In the first game, Germany defeated France 84-81 in a tight EuroBasket quarterfinal matchup. The game was close throughout, with Germany taking the lead late in the 4th quarter behind strong performances from Daniel Theis and Robin Benzing. Evan Fournier nearly led a French comeback, but Germany held on for the victory. In the second game, Morocco pulled off an upset of Angola 60-53 in the FIBA AfroBasket preliminary round. Morocco took an early lead and withstood an Angola comeback attempt in the 4th quarter to pick up their first win over Angola since 1980.
In the first game, Germany defeated France 84-81 in a tight EuroBasket quarterfinal matchup. The game was close throughout, with Germany taking the lead late in the 4th quarter behind strong performances from Daniel Theis and Robin Benzing. Evan Fournier nearly led a French comeback, but Germany held on for the victory. In the second game, Morocco pulled off an upset of Angola 60-53 in the FIBA AfroBasket preliminary round. Morocco took an early lead and withstood an Angola comeback attempt in the 4th quarter to pick up their first win over Angola since 1980.
In the first game, Germany defeated France 84-81 in a tight EuroBasket quarterfinal matchup. The game was close throughout, with Germany taking the lead late in the 4th quarter behind strong performances from Daniel Theis and Robin Benzing. Evan Fournier nearly led a French comeback, but Germany held on for the victory. In the second game, Morocco pulled off an upset of Angola 60-53 in the FIBA AfroBasket preliminary round. Morocco took an early lead and withstood an Angola comeback attempt in the 4th quarter to pick up their first win over Angola since 1980.
In the first game, Germany defeated France 84-81 in a tight EuroBasket quarterfinal matchup. The game was close throughout, with Germany taking the lead late in the 4th quarter behind strong performances from Daniel Theis and Robin Benzing. Evan Fournier nearly led a French comeback, but Germany held on for the victory. In the second game, Morocco pulled off an upset of Angola 60-53 in the FIBA AfroBasket preliminary round. Morocco took an early lead and withstood an Angola comeback attempt in the 4th quarter to pick up their first win over Angola since 1980.
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GAME 1 Germany def. France, 84-81
This game is a Round of 16 matchup in the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket.
Germany (No. 29 in the world) has never been in the quarterfinals of the European tournament since 2007, while France (No. 4 in the world) has never been out of the playoff since 1997. Germany (3-2) is second in Group B, while France (3-2) is third in Group A after the first round. France is without key players Tony Parker, Rudy Gobert, and Nicolas Batum. Sinan Erdem Arena, Istanbul, Turkey
First Quarter: France had a 14-4 run early in the game, prompting Germany to call time at 4:11 mark. Germanys team captain Robin Benzing responded to that timeout with a shot, but France continues to wax hot to lead 19-10 after the first quarter. Second Quarter: Newly-signed San Antonio Spurs big man Joffrey Lauvergne showed some of his range and his trey from the center gave France a 24-13 lead. Germany tried to come back as it trimmed Frances lead to just 24-29, but the latter showed composure behind Evan Fournier and Boris Diaw. Dennis Schroder of Germany hits a layup late in the second quarter to pull Germany to within 34- 40 at the break. Third Quarter: Schroder became more aggressive in the third quarter and helped Germany pulled to just 44-46 with 6:16 left. But France pushed the lead back to 51-44. Germany got back and tied the game at 51. Third quarter ended with France hanging with a 56- 55 lead. Fourth Quarter: Maodo Lo hit a trey to give Germany its first lead, 58-56, at 9:11 mark. Lucca Staiger and Danilo Barthel hit two more trey to push Germanys lead to 64-60 as France called timeout, 7:37 left. Fournier answered with a personal 5-0 run, but Daniel Theis and Benzing drilled back to back trey for Germany to give their country a 70-65 lead. Theis drilled another triple with 1:57 left to give Germany its biggest lead at 77-68. France called timeout, before Fournier started to take matter in his hands. He pulled France to within 82-81 with seven seconds left. Benzing went 2 of 2 from the FT line. Fournier had a long pass to Nando De Colo but De Colo missed a triple at the buzzer. Statistics: GERMANY o Theis 22 points (8/9 FG), 7 rebounds o Schroder 21 points (5/11 FG, 0/4 3pt), 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals o Benzing 12 points o Lucca Staiger 10 points (3/5 3PT) o 28/61 FG, 9/28 3PT, 28 rebounds (9 off rbs), 16 assists, 8 TOs, 44 pts off the bench FRANCE o Fournier 27 points (18 in Q4, 10/17 FG, 3/8 3PT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals o Diaw 15 points (6/8 FG, 2/2 3PT), 9 rebounds, 5 assists o Lauvergne 13 points, 7 rebounds o 32/67 FG, 8/26 3PT, 39 rebounds (14 off rbs), 21 assists, 13 TOs, 21 pts off the bench
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GAME 2 Morocco def. Angola, 60-53
This game is a preliminary round matchup in the 2017 FIBA AfroBasket.
The last time Morocco (60th in the world) defeated Angola (23rd in the world) was in 1980 at home, while Angola has been dominant since then, winning 11 African title and finishing at the podium in 17 straight editions. After the 1980 edition where Morocco finished at 2nd, the country has never been able to advance past the semifinal round. Morocco defeated Central African Republic, 76-66, in the opening day, while Angola nipped Uganda, 94-89. Group B action at Marius Ndiaye Stadium in Dakar, Senegal
First quarter: Abderrahim Najah and Mohamed Choua led Morocco to a dream start against Angola, leading the latter, 8-1, under the halfway mark of the opening period. Angola found its range as it headed to the second quarter up, 10-8. Second quarter: Game went back-and-forth but Angola took a 20-16 lead off Yanick Moreiras slam. Ali Lahrichi hits two FTs late to give Morocco a 25-20 lead, but Angolas Silvio Sousa hit a layup at the buzzer. Morocco lead 25-22 at the break. Third quarter: Reggie Moore of Angola hit four straight baskets, adding to Armando Costas earlier layup, to give Angola a 28-25 lead. Olimpio Cipriano and Carlos Morais hit two straight for Angola to stretch lead to 32-26, 4:58 left. Moore continued to torch Morocco, but Morocco did a great job rallying back from a 33-38 down as they retook the lead, 40-38, off Reda Rhalimis dunk. Fourth quarter: Moore and Cipriano continued to catch fire as they drilled one triple each to give Angola back the lead, 46-45, with 7:52 left. Najah and Choua then combined for eight points to put Morocco on top again, 53-46, with 3:12 left. Sousa tried to rally Angola back, 50-53, but Najah, Lahrichi, and Adil El Makssoud drilled crucial shots as buzzer sounded. Statistics: MOROCCO o Najah 18 points (7/10 FG), 8 rebounds, 2 blocks o El Makssoud 14 points (3/6 3PT), 9 rebounds, 28 minutes off the bench o Lahrichi 11 points o Choua 8 points, 7 rebounds o Rhalimi 7 points o 20/54 FG, 3/19 3PT, 17/26 FT, 40 rebounds (10 off rbs), 7 assists, 20 fouls, 12 TOs, 22 pts off the bench ANGOLA o Moore 13 points (24 minutes off the bench) o Morais 9 points (4/13 FG, 1/8 3PT), 5 rebounds o Sousa 7 points o 20/67 FG, 4/28 3PT, 9/18 FT, 31 rebounds (6 off rbs), 6 assists, 23 fouls, 8 TOs, 32 pts off the bench
