Germany 109, Lithuania 107: Magic's Franz Wagner Leads Country to Victory in Double OT

Germany is now 3-0 in pool play.

Jeremy Brener | Sep 4, 2022

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ORLANDO - Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner is recovering after a massive effort to lead the German National Team to a 109-107 double OT win over Lithuania Sunday in the third game of pool play at EuroBasket 2022.

Germany and Lithuania, led by New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas and featuring former Magic wing Ignas Brazdeikis, played a pretty even first half. Germany led by just five points going into halftime, but Lithuania was in striking distance to stay in the game.

In the fourth quarter, Germany and Lithuania played it tight. The Germans took a 82-75 lead, the largest of the quarter, with four minutes left, but Lithuania began to chip away, tying the game with seven seconds to go thanks to a Valanciunas tip in to send the contest to overtime.

Wagner had a chance to win the game for Germany at the end of the first overtime, but he missed the game-winning bucket, sending the game to a second OT.

Wagner struggled in the second overtime, but free agent point guard Dennis Schroder took over. Schroder scored five of his 25 points to help push Germany ahead, but it came down to defense at the very end. Lithuania had a chance to tie the game with five seconds to go, but Brazdeikis missed the layup. Lithuania grabbed the rebound and chucked up a three at the end, but the shot never found the bottom of the net.

With Germany's win, the team improves to 3-0 in pool play and are inching closer to a spot in the knockout phase.

Germany will face Luka Doncic and Slovenia in its next contest Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. EST.

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Published Sep 4, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.