Olympics-Basketball-France beats Germany to return to gold medal game


Paris 2024 Olympics - Basketball - Men's Semifinal - France vs Germany - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 08, 2024. Mathias Lessort of France celebrates with Victor Wembanyama of France after they win their semifinal. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

PARIS (Reuters) - Bolstered by an electric home crowd, a turbo-charged French men's basketball team won a 73-69 thriller over Germany on Thursday to send the host through to the Paris Olympics gold medal game.

France was led by a 17-point effort from Guerschon Yabusele while Isaia Cordinier chipped in 16, none more important than two free throws with seven seconds to play to blunt a Germany fight back and seal victory.

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