The U.S. men’s national team fell to Germany in the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup 113-111. The game sends the German team to the FIBA World Cup championship game to take on Serbia, and puts the United States in the third place game where they will face Canada.
The United States were playing from behind for most of the game, with their deficit reaching as high as 12 points. Germany held a 10 point lead about halfway through the fourth quarter that proved just too much for the U.S. to overcome.
Both teams played efficient offense, but found it difficult to get stops throughout the high scoring affair.