MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Germany will play the United States in the semifinals of the Basketball World Cup, a rematch of an exhibition matchup from earlier this summer where the Americans needed a big rally to win.
Franz Wagner scored 16 points and Germany — the last unbeaten team left in the World Cup — held off Latvia 81-79 in a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, pulling away in the fourth quarter of what had been a back-and-forth matchup for the first 30 minutes.
“We set ourselves high goals and it's going to be a challenge,” Germany's Johannes Thiemann said. “But with those goals in mind, we have to beat teams like the U.S. And hopefully we're able to do that.” Latvia — which has been without the injured Kristaps Porzingis — can still finish as high as fifth in its first World Cup appearance. It’ll play Italy in Thursday’s consolation playoffs, then play for either fifth- or seventh-place on Saturday.
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