Spain's inclusion in the 2016 Rio Olympics was supposed to be a formality, but Pau Gasol and Nikola Mirotic found themselves helplessly lingering on the free throw blocks with the country's Olympic chances hanging in the balance on Thursday afternoon.
Spain had coughed up a 12-point lead entering the fourth quarter to Dirk Nowitzki and a German team playing in front of its home crowd. German point guard Dennis Schroeder had three free throws to send the game to overtime, and made the first two. A loss would have meant Spain's EuroBasket was over, and in turn ended their chances for a spot in the 2016 games.