Giannis Antetokounmpo was sent off in Berlin, and Greece's chances of winning the European title were over shortly after that.
With a 107-96 victory over Greece on Tuesday, Dennis Schroder scored 26 points, Daniel Theis added 13 points and 16 rebounds, and the home team Germany advanced to the EuroBasket semifinals.
Antetokounmpo scored 31 points, had eight assists, and grabbed seven rebounds in 30 minutes for Greece. But he also received two penalties for unsportsmanlike behavior, the last of which resulted in his removal with 4:56 remaining.
When he committed his second such foul, Greece was already behind by 14, and Germany kept control the entire time.
With this opportunity, Germany might win just its second medal in the 13 previous appearances at EuroBasket. The Germans won the European championship in 1993 and finished second in 2005. With a guarantee of no worse than fourth place today, this competition will be their most excellent EuroBasket performance since winning the silver medal.
Germany coach Gordie Herbert remarked, "I think this is unbelievable for German basketball, the way this team, the way these players have competed on their home turf up to now." "I believe people may relate to how they and we played. They discern an individual.
Only Greece and Serbia, each with a 5-0 record and two NBA MVPs at the helm (Antetokounmpo for Greece and Nikola Jokic for Serbia), advanced past the group stage in the EuroBasket.
When the knockout round arrived, the records were irrelevant. Italy eliminated Serbia and Jokic in the round of 16, and now Antetokounmpo and Greece have also lost.
Dimitrios Itoudis, the coach of Greece, remarked, "We truly liked the ride." "We had a great time traveling. I believe that the manner this squad performs has brought great pride to many people. Even though we wanted to go more, it didn't work out this time.
Giannoulis Larentzakis led Greece with 18 points on only five shots, going 5 for 5, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for six at the foul line. For Greece, Tyler Dorsey added 13 more.
Franz Wagner and Andreas Obst scored 19 points for Germany, who will play Spain in the semifinal matchup on Friday.
It was a very physical game, according to Wagner. Numerous points. We got into a groove right away, and I believe we guarded them much better as a team in the second half.
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