After two extra times, Germany beat Lithuania at Eurobasket

Together in the middle of the field, Germans and Lithuanians thanked the public of the Lanxess Arena, who, in return, gave them a vibrant ovation. After a double extension, the most beautiful match of this beginning of Eurobasket fell into the hands of the Mannschaft (109-107), leader of group B. Defeated by Slovenia then the France team on SaturdayLithuania keeps its chances of qualifying for the round of 16 but it will have to beat Hungary then Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Dennis Schröder for a long time defeated by the Baltic defense, Franz Wagner, his young lieutenant, took over. A week after celebrating his 21st birthday, the Orlando winger broke his record for points in selections: 32 to 12/20 in shooting. Wagner gave Germany a seven-point lead on an award-winning basket 2’30” from the end of the match (87-80, 37th). But Lithuania has not given up.

Valanciunas snatches the extension

Monumental Sunday (34 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 45 evaluation!), Jonas Valanciunas provoked two free throws, returned the first, and after a rebound recovered by Ignas Brazdeikis, the pivot of New Orleans brought his team back to a possession (89-87, 39th). After two missed shots for the Mannschaft, Valanciunas used his height (2.11m) to grab yet another offensive rebound and equalize seven seconds from the buzzer.

Reinvigorated, the Katys Maksvytis players were heading for victory in overtime before Dennis Schröder (25 points, 10/27 shooting, 8 assists) converted a basket plus the fault of Domantas Sabonis, erasing the fragile advantage of the Baltics (96- 96, 45th). Lining for the German captain, Maodo Lo then donned the superhero costume, as against the France team.

The leader of Alba Berlin (21 points) planted two winning shots at the head of the racket to kill the match (109-104, 44th) and preserve Germany’s invincibility. Lo and his teammates can take a big step towards first place in the group by beating Slovenia on Tuesday (8:30 p.m.).