#FIBAWC: Serbia take the silver
Serbia have finished the 2023 FIBA World Cup with the silver medals in their bags as they lost the final against Germany by 83:77.
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Serbia have finished the 2023 FIBA World Cup with the silver medals in their bags as they lost the final against Germany by 83:77.
It was a game worth of the big final. Two fantastic teams fought hard until the end, while this time Germany had more concentration and a little bit more luck, so they seized the win.
Germany escaped on a double-digit lead in the 3rd quarter – 69:57, but Serbia managed to get back in this game and to reduce the gap to just 3 points at the start of the final minute – 78:75.
Serbia had a big chance to tie the score in the following play, but Marko Gudurić missed a wide-open 3-point shot from the corner.
On the other side of the court, Dennis Schroder made one out of two free throws for 79:75, while then Marko Gudurić scored two free throws to put Serbia just two points behind Germany – 79:77.
But, Serbia’s major comeback was stopped by Dennis Schroder who stepped up for his team in key moment and made the decisive lay-up that put Germany back at a 4-point lead – 81:77. In the remaining 20 seconds, Schroder scored two more free throws to make the final score – 83:77 for Germany.
2023 FIBA World Cup, Final, 10 September 2023:
GERMANY – Serbia 83:77 (23:26, 24:21, 22:10, 14:20)
Schroder 28, F. Wagner 19 | Avramović 21, Bogdanović 17.
