Germany stun favorites United States to reach the final of basketball World Cup

Germany has stunned the United States 113-111 to arrange a men’s Basketball World Cup gold-medal showdown against Serbia.

Andreas Obst scored 24 points and Franz Wagner added 22 as Germany shredded the US defence for much of Friday’s high-intensity semifinal.

The US, down by 10 midway through the fourth period, nearly pulled off a comeback, getting within one point on two separate occasions in the final minutes.

But Steve Kerr’s side never got the lead, and it was Gordon Herbert’s players jumping and hugging as time expired.

(Aljazeera)