France vs. Germany basketball final score, results: Guerschon Yabusele shines in thrilling Olympic semifinals

The dream lives on for the French nationwide staff because it’s secured a spot within the gold medal recreation on the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Guerschon Yabusele led the best way with 17 factors and 7 rebounds in a 73-69 comeback victory over Germany within the Olympic males’s basketball semifinals.

Germany bought off to a sizzling begin, the other of the way it performed in opposition to Greece within the quarterfinal. Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner led Germany to a 25-18 first quarter lead that included a 12-2 begin. The offense disappeared within the second quarter, nevertheless, as France outscored Germany simply 15-8 to tie the sport at halftime. France captured its first lead of the sport within the third quarter.

Yabusele scored 9 straight factors for France within the third, concluding with an and-1. Isaïa Cordinier was additionally glorious for the second straight recreation, posting 16 factors and 7 rebounds.

It was removed from a two-person effort, although. Victor Wembanyama and Mathias Lessort every scored in double figures, whereas Nicolas Batum had 9 factors.

Schroder led the scoring for Germany, pouring in 18 factors albeit on 33 % capturing from the sphere. Wagner had 10 factors however went scoreless within the second and third quarter.

France strikes onto the gold medal recreation and can play the winner of the United States vs. Serbia on Saturday, Aug. 10. France secures no less than a silver medal for males’s basketball on the 2024 Olympics.

The Sporting Information tracked stay updates, scores and highlights from the France vs. Germany Olympic males’s basketball semifinal recreation.

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Last: France 73, Germany 69

1:34 p.m.: Schroder misses the brand 3-pointer, and France wins 73-69. France will play the winner of USA-Serbia within the gold medal recreation.

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1:33 p.m.: Cordinier nails each free throws. France leads 73-69.

1:32 p.m.: Cordinier is distributed to the free throw line. He wants one to make this a three-point recreation. Each seemingly places the sport out of attain.

1:31 p.m.: Oh no, Schroder misses the primary. He makes the second.

1:30 p.m.: Schroder is fouled and can shoot two free throws. Gobert checks in for rebounding functions. France leads 71-68.

1:28 p.m.: Wembanyama splits the pair. Germany calls timeout with 10.9 seconds.

1:27 p.m.: Wembanyama will get fouled instantly, will go to the free throw line for 2 factors.

1:26 p.m.: Oh no, Wagner journeys and loses the ball after the defensive rebound. No foul known as. Simply 12 seconds stay and France has the ball.

1:23 p.m.: Lessort splits the pair and Wagner buries a deep 3-pointer to make this a two-point recreation. First factors for Wagner because the first quarter.

1:22 p.m.: Schroder lays in two factors to chop the lead right down to 4 factors. France leads 69-65 with Lessort going to the free throw line.

1:20 p.m.: Cordinier misses a dunk which might have put France up 71-63. Yabusele picks up his fifth private foul on the subsequent possession. He finishes with 17 factors and 7 rebounds.

1:16 p.m.: Obst nails a 3-pointer to chop the result in six factors with underneath three minutes remaining. Germany continues to be on this.

1:12 p.m.: Wembanyama and Albicy test again in with 4:10 remaining. Albicy has 4 private fouls.

1:07 p.m.: Referees appeared to grant Germany two factors after mistakenly not resetting the shot clock regardless of the ball hitting the rim. As a result of the shot clock should not have gone off, Theis’ layup ought to have counted, thus the explanation for the 2 factors.

1:04 p.m.: Germany will get a phantom bucket to chop the result in 11 factors. Referees have not defined why factors have been awarded, and broadcast is confused.

1:03 p.m.: Ntilikina hits a 3-pointer to increase the result in 13 factors.

1:01 p.m.: My goodness, Lessort tells Germany that they are too little. The French large bullies two defenders for a submit rating to place France up 63-53.

1 p.m.: Wembanyama from deep places France up 61-53 with underneath eight minutes to play.

12:57 p.m.: Practically each little bit of momentum is with France. Ntilikina’s offensive rebound and layup put France up eight to start out the fourth quarter.

Finish of third quarter: France 56, Germany 50

12:52 p.m.: Oh my, Wagner broke Wembanyama’s ankles. No bucket from Germany, nevertheless.

12:50 p.m.: Lessort bullies his manner within the submit to increase France’s lead. Fournier nails the triple on the subsequent possession to present France a 56-50 lead with 1:41 remaining within the third quarter.

12:46 p.m.: That did not final lengthy. Albicy is subbed out the subsequent possession.

12:44 p.m.: Albicy picks up his fourth private foul halfway by way of the third quarter, He stays within the recreation.

12:41 p.m.: Germany is maintaining tempo, nevertheless. It is answering each punch from France with one in all its personal.

12:40 p.m.: Batum! He blocks Schroder on the fastbreak. The gang goes wild over France’s sturdy second half.

12:39 p.m.: Yabusele finishes the and-1! He is on hearth within the second half, main all scorers with 15 factors.

12:37 p.m.: Yabusele is as much as double-figure factors. He is bought six straight factors for France within the third quarter.

12:35 p.m.: Batum nails a 3-pointer to present France its first lead of the sport. France is up 36-33 after a minute of play within the third quarter.

12:34 p.m.: We’re again. Germany vs. France is tied 33-33 to start out the second half.

Halftime: France 33, Germany 33

12:16 p.m.: Wembanyama ties the sport with a poster dunk over Theis! Rating is tied 33-33.

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12:12 p.m.: Regardless of the dearth of scoring, Germany has maintained a lead all all through the sport. Germany is up 33-29 with 1:46 to play.

12:10 p.m.: Offense has considerably slowed down within the second quarter. Germany has scored simply 5 factors by way of seven minutes, whereas France has scored 9.

12:06 p.m.: Wembanyama has arrived, the 7-footer finishes an and-1 halfway by way of the second quarter. Germany leads 28-25.

12:03 p.m.: Wembanyama blocks Theis’ alley-oop try!

12:00 p.m.: Wembanyama and Gobert are sharing the ground — one thing the duo did not do in the course of the quarterfinal.

11:58 a.m.: Gobert begins the second quarter for France.

Finish of first quarter: Germany 25, France 18

11:52 a.m.: Not an excellent first quarter from Wembanyama. He is 0-3 from the sphere with 0 factors.

11:49 a.m.: Yabusele lays in his first two factors of the sport. One other large recreation from him could be nice for France.

11:44 a.m.: Cordinier continues to ship on the world’s largest worldwide stage. His nook 3-pointer provides him 9 complete factors as France is trailing 18-16.

11:43 a.m.: Fournier enters the sport for the primary time and hits a midrange jumper. A number of offense for each squads thus far. Germany leads 18-13 with slightly below three minutes remaining.

11:41 a.m.: Wagner isn’t afraid to assault Wembanyama early. He is bought seven factors on 3-3 capturing.

11:38 a.m.: Germany appears to be like a lot better to start out this recreation in comparison with its quarterfinal match in opposition to Greece. Lead is now 12-5 on the 6:31 mark.

11:36 a.m.: Schroder is doing his factor early, pulling down a 3-pointer to place Germany up 9-2. Wagner follows up with a 3-pointer of his personal as Germany leads 12-2.

11:34 a.m.: Schroder took a troublesome hit under the belt, grimaced on his manner up. He is staying within the recreation however appeared to be in a little bit of ache. He knocks down each free throws to place Germany up 6-0.

11:32 a.m.: Franz Wagner scores the sport’s first factors over Wembanyama. Germany leads 2-0 after one minute of play.

Pregame

11:30 a.m.: France as soon as once more benching Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier within the beginning lineup. It labored final recreation in opposition to Canada.

11:21 a.m.: France pulled off an upset over Canada regardless of not a lot offensive manufacturing from Wembanyama. It is unlikely that France might win once more with out its star large scoring in double figures.

11:13 a.m.: Except for the recognized NBA expertise, Isaïa Cordinier and Guerschon Yabusele are two gamers to observe from France’s aspect. Every participant surpassed 20 factors within the quarterfinal match in opposition to Canada.

11:04 a.m.: France misplaced to Germany 85-71 on Friday, Aug. 2 throughout group play. Franz Wagner and Dennis Schroder each scored 26 factors in that recreation. Wembanyama led France with 14 factors.

10:56 a.m.: That is the primary of two Olympic males’s basketball semifinal video games at present. The USA performs Serbia after France vs. Germany. Each video games occur to be rematches from the group play stage.

10:48 a.m.: France vs. Germany is lower than 45 minutes away from tip-off. Winner earns a spot within the gold medal recreation.

Learn how to watch France vs. Germany males’s basketball semifinals

• Date: Thursday, Aug. 8
• Time: 11:30 a.m. ET
• TV channel: USA Community
• Reside stream: Peacock, Fubo

France vs. Germany is the primary of two semifinal video games for Olympic males’s basketball on Thursday, Aug. 8. The sport begins at 11:30 a.m. ET earlier than the USA performs Serbia within the second semifinal.

Followers can tune in on USA Community or stream the sport stay on Peacock or Fubo, which affords a free trial.

Germany basketball Olympic schedule 2024

Germany completed 3-0 in Group B, having defeated France 85-71 on Friday, Aug. 2. The 2 will get a rematch within the semifinals.

Germany beat Greece within the quarterfinals 76-63.

France basketball Olympic schedule 2024

France was part of Group B, which included Brazil, Japan, and Germany. The staff went 2-1, dropping solely to Germany, en path to ending second within the group. 

France upset Canada within the quarterfinals, successful 82-73.

Males’s Olympic basketball schedule 2024

Thursday, Aug. 8

Saturday, Aug. 10