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Germany Reaches EuroBasket Final With 98–86 Win Over Finland

The unbeaten world champions enter Sunday’s title game seeking a rare world–Europe double, their first Euro final in 20 years.

Overview

  • Dennis Schröder led Germany with 26 points and 12 assists, while Franz Wagner added 22 in Riga.
  • Germany moved to 8–0 at EuroBasket after building a 61:47 halftime lead and quelling a Finnish third‑quarter surge that cut the gap to six.
  • Sunday’s final in Riga tips at 20:00 CEST against the winner of Greece vs. Turkey.
  • The team advanced short‑handed with Justus Hollatz ruled out due to an ankle injury and Johannes Voigtmann absent, leaving ten available players.
  • Assistant Alan Ibrahimagic continued to direct game‑day coaching as Àlex Mumbrú remains medically sidelined, with 10,047 spectators in attendance.