Franz Wagner showed off his toolkit in the game, scoring 16 points to lead Germany's boxscore. The 22-year-old guard, who missed Germany's last four group games due to injury, also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out three assists, reports Xinhua.<\/p>
Starting guard Dennis Schroder, who spearheaded Germany to five straight wins in the group stage, missed all of his nine attempts in the first half and finished with nine points.<\/p>
Schroder made his first shot with 7:40 left on the clock in the third quarter, and the Toronto Raptors guard soon came back assisting Daniel Theis for an alley-oop. But it was not enough to make a U-turn in Schroder's game as he only made a dismal four out of 26 attempts.<\/p>
Arturs Zagars scored a game-high 24 points and had eight assists for Latvia. He pulled off a number of crazy left-handed finishes through drives to make it 81-79 with just over 30 seconds to play.<\/p>
Davis Bertans went up for the game-winning three-pointer, but it bounced off the rim, went out of bounds as time expired. The 208cm forward had an amazing game, tallying 20 points including six 3-pointers. Many catch-and-shoots behind the arc were designated for Bertans, and the Oklahoma City Thunder forward made quite a few from the NBA range.<\/p>
Germany will face off against the United States in the semifinals on Friday, while Latvia plays the 5th-8th classification game against Italy on Thursday.<\/p>", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/germany-noses-out-latvia-to-reach-fiba-world-cup-semis.jpeg", "alt_img": "Germany noses out Latvia to reach FIBA World Cup semis", "alt_title": "Basketball: 3 female referees selected for 2023 FIBA World Cup", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Germany Noses Out Latvia To Reach FIBA World Cup Semis On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Germany Noses Out Latvia To Reach FIBA World Cup Semis, FIBA World Cup: Germany edged Latvia 81-79 to reach the semifinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup here on Wednesday..", "seo_keywords": "FIBA World Cup, Franz Wagner, Dennis Schroder, Toronto Raptors, Daniel Theis, Arturs Zagars, Davis Bertans, Oklahoma City Thunder, United States", "tag": "", "tagging": "FIBA World Cup, Franz Wagner, Dennis Schroder, Toronto Raptors, Daniel Theis, Arturs Zagars, Davis Bertans, Oklahoma City Thunder, United States", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "germany-noses-out-latvia-to-reach-fiba-world-cup-semis", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "667", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-09-06 23:40:02", "updated": "2023-09-06 23:40:02", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "FIBA World Cup, Franz Wagner, Dennis Schroder, Toronto Raptors, Daniel Theis, Arturs Zagars, Davis Bertans, Oklahoma City Thunder, United States", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-09-06 23:40:02", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "others", "cnmid": "788770", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/germany-noses-out-latvia-to-reach-fiba-world-cup-semis-8300" }