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GAME 1 – Germany def. France, 84-81

 This game is a Round of 16 matchup in the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket.

 Germany (No. 29 in the world) has never been in the quarterfinals of the European tournament
since 2007, while France (No. 4 in the world) has never been out of the playoff since 1997.
 Germany (3-2) is second in Group B, while France (3-2) is third in Group A after the first round.
 France is without key players Tony Parker, Rudy Gobert, and Nicolas Batum.
 Sinan Erdem Arena, Istanbul, Turkey

First Quarter:
 France had a 14-4 run early in the game, prompting Germany to call time at 4:11 mark.
 Germany’s team captain Robin Benzing responded to that timeout with a shot, but France
continues to wax hot to lead 19-10 after the first quarter.
Second Quarter:
 Newly-signed San Antonio Spurs big man Joffrey Lauvergne showed some of his range and his
trey from the center gave France a 24-13 lead.
 Germany tried to come back as it trimmed France’s lead to just 24-29, but the latter showed
composure behind Evan Fournier and Boris Diaw.
 Dennis Schroder of Germany hits a layup late in the second quarter to pull Germany to within 34-
40 at the break.
Third Quarter:
 Schroder became more aggressive in the third quarter and helped Germany pulled to just 44-46
with 6:16 left. But France pushed the lead back to 51-44.
 Germany got back and tied the game at 51. Third quarter ended with France hanging with a 56-
55 lead.
Fourth Quarter:
 Maodo Lo hit a trey to give Germany its first lead, 58-56, at 9:11 mark. Lucca Staiger and Danilo
Barthel hit two more trey to push Germany’s lead to 64-60 as France called timeout, 7:37 left.
 Fournier answered with a personal 5-0 run, but Daniel Theis and Benzing drilled back to back trey
for Germany to give their country a 70-65 lead.
 Theis drilled another triple with 1:57 left to give Germany its biggest lead at 77-68.
 France called timeout, before Fournier started to take matter in his hands. He pulled France to
within 82-81 with seven seconds left.
 Benzing went 2 of 2 from the FT line. Fournier had a long pass to Nando De Colo but De Colo
missed a triple at the buzzer.
Statistics:
 GERMANY
o Theis – 22 points (8/9 FG), 7 rebounds
o Schroder – 21 points (5/11 FG, 0/4 3pt), 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals
o Benzing – 12 points
o Lucca Staiger – 10 points (3/5 3PT)
o 28/61 FG, 9/28 3PT, 28 rebounds (9 off rbs), 16 assists, 8 TOs, 44 pts off the bench
 FRANCE
o Fournier – 27 points (18 in Q4, 10/17 FG, 3/8 3PT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals
o Diaw – 15 points (6/8 FG, 2/2 3PT), 9 rebounds, 5 assists
o Lauvergne – 13 points, 7 rebounds
o 32/67 FG, 8/26 3PT, 39 rebounds (14 off rbs), 21 assists, 13 TOs, 21 pts off the bench

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GAME 2 – Morocco def. Angola, 60-53

 This game is a preliminary round matchup in the 2017 FIBA AfroBasket.

 The last time Morocco (60th in the world) defeated Angola (23rd in the world) was in 1980 at
home, while Angola has been dominant since then, winning 11 African title and finishing at the
podium in 17 straight editions. After the 1980 edition where Morocco finished at 2nd, the country
has never been able to advance past the semifinal round.
 Morocco defeated Central African Republic, 76-66, in the opening day, while Angola nipped
Uganda, 94-89.
 Group B action at Marius Ndiaye Stadium in Dakar, Senegal

First quarter:
 Abderrahim Najah and Mohamed Choua led Morocco to a dream start against Angola, leading
the latter, 8-1, under the halfway mark of the opening period.
 Angola found its range as it headed to the second quarter up, 10-8.
Second quarter:
 Game went back-and-forth but Angola took a 20-16 lead off Yanick Moreira’s slam.
 Ali Lahrichi hits two FTs late to give Morocco a 25-20 lead, but Angola’s Silvio Sousa hit a layup
at the buzzer. Morocco lead 25-22 at the break.
Third quarter:
 Reggie Moore of Angola hit four straight baskets, adding to Armando Costa’s earlier layup, to
give Angola a 28-25 lead.
 Olimpio Cipriano and Carlos Morais hit two straight for Angola to stretch lead to 32-26, 4:58 left.
 Moore continued to torch Morocco, but Morocco did a great job rallying back from a 33-38 down
as they retook the lead, 40-38, off Reda Rhalimi’s dunk.
Fourth quarter:
 Moore and Cipriano continued to catch fire as they drilled one triple each to give Angola back the
lead, 46-45, with 7:52 left.
 Najah and Choua then combined for eight points to put Morocco on top again, 53-46, with 3:12
left.
 Sousa tried to rally Angola back, 50-53, but Najah, Lahrichi, and Adil El Makssoud drilled crucial
shots as buzzer sounded.
Statistics:
 MOROCCO
o Najah – 18 points (7/10 FG), 8 rebounds, 2 blocks
o El Makssoud – 14 points (3/6 3PT), 9 rebounds, 28 minutes off the bench
o Lahrichi – 11 points
o Choua – 8 points, 7 rebounds
o Rhalimi – 7 points
o 20/54 FG, 3/19 3PT, 17/26 FT, 40 rebounds (10 off rbs), 7 assists, 20 fouls, 12 TOs, 22
pts off the bench
 ANGOLA
o Moore – 13 points (24 minutes off the bench)
o Morais – 9 points (4/13 FG, 1/8 3PT), 5 rebounds
o Sousa – 7 points
o 20/67 FG, 4/28 3PT, 9/18 FT, 31 rebounds (6 off rbs), 6 assists, 23 fouls, 8 TOs, 32 pts
off the bench

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