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Schroder scores 21 points to help Germany to EuroBasket quarterfinals

Dennis Schroder had 21 points and eight assists to help Germany to an 84-81 win over France in the EuroBasket 2017 Tournament. Photo courtesy of FIBA.
Dennis Schroder had 21 points and eight assists to help Germany to an 84-81 win over France in the EuroBasket 2017 Tournament. Photo courtesy of FIBA.
By Chris Vivlamore
Sept 9, 2017

Dennis Schroder helped Germany advance to the quarterfinals of the EuroBasket 2017 Tournament with a victory over France on Saturday.

Germany won the opening single-elimination round game 84-81 in the game played in Istanbul. Schroder, the Hawks’ starting point guard, finished with 21 points, eight assists, four rebounds, two steals and two turnovers. Schroder was 5 of 15 from the field, missing all four 3-point attempts, but was 11 of 11 from the free-throw line.

Germany advances to the quarterfinals of the tournament. It will play the winner of Sunday’s Spain-Turkey game on Tuesday.

Schroder’s new Hawks teammate Marco Belinelli led Italy into the quarterfinals with a 70-57 win over Finland Saturday. Belinelli had a game-high 22 points, four rebounds and two assists. Belinelli was 6 of 9 from the field, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. Italy advances to play the winner of Sunday’s Serbia-Hungary game on Wednesday.

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