Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner scored 26 points each as Germany beat France 85-71 in Olympic men's basketball Friday.
added seven points and eight rebounds to help Germany finish unbeaten atop Group B. It was France's first loss of the group stage.had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the host country, which trailed by 21 at halftime and struggled to deal with Wagner on the inside as well as Schroder's outside shooting.
France finally found some traction with Wembanyama sitting to start the fourth, cutting the deficit to 12. By the time Wembanyama re-entered the game with 4:30 to play, Germany's lead had ballooned back up to 19. "We didn't want to leave this tournament without getting a win," Antetokounmpo said."We felt like we had a very good team to not get the win. And we competed. We fight for all three games. And I think this has been a game that we had to fight for until the end."
Greece entered the day 0-2 in Group A play, needing to beat the Boomers by 10 or more points and for Canada to defeat Spain to ensure advancement to next week's knockout stage in Paris.
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