Serbia victory 68, over Germany 66
Serbia National Team made a difficult layup with less than a second remaining with Nemanja Bjelica to lift Serbia to a 68-66 victory over Germany at the European basketball championship Sunday.
A layup from Bjelica led Serbia just before the one second remaining, he added with 12 points in a close game, with neither team ever leading by more than seven. Dirk Nowitzki had 15 for Germany, double-double from Dirk Nowitzki was not enough as Germany lost its first game of the tournament. Tibor Pleiss also added 15 points for Germany, while Dennis Schroeder had 11, shooting 4-for-11, along with six assists and four turnovers.
Nemanja Nedovic’s drive gave Serbia a 3-point lead, only to see Heiko Schaffartzik nail a 3-pointer after Pleiss’ miss and Germany’s rebound.
“This was the most important game in the group,” Bjelica said “We didn’t really have time to prepare for this game.”
