One day after defeating Iceland in the first round of pool play, Atlanta Hawks point guard Dennis Schröder and Germany took the floor against a talented Serbia team. It was a hard fought battle, but Serbia would come out on top by a final score of 68-66.
Germany found themselves with the ball and down 3 points with under one minute to play. After a frantic offensive rebound, Heiko Schaffartzik knocked down a clutch three-pointer to tie the game at 66-66. On the ensuing possession, Minnesota Timberwolves recent signee Nemanja Bjelica made a high-arcing floater with 0.