Germany beat Serbia 83-77 on Sunday to win the Basketball World Cup for the first time. The Germans, who went
Germany beat Serbia 83-77 on Sunday to win the Basketball World Cup for the first time.
Serbia, who were looking to win the title for the first time as an independent nation, lost small forward Ognjen Dobric to injury with less than three minutes of the game gone.He later reappeared at courtside, cycling on an exercise bike, but did not come back into the game. Serbia came roaring back into the game in the fourth quarter, and cut the deficit to three points with less than a minute remaining.
Serbia were playing without power forward Borisa Simanic, who underwent surgery to remove a kidney after getting injured earlier in the tournament. Canada won 127-118 in overtime in Manila to claim their first World Cup podium finish, denying the United States a medal for a second straight tournament.
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