LONDON:

NBA star Dennis Schroeder came good when it mattered most as Germany edged out Turkey 88-83 to win the EuroBasket title, two years after lifting the World Cup.

Despite a quiet first half, the 31-year-old Shroeder came into his own late on.

With his team trailing by a point as time ticked down, Schroeder scored six unanswered points to give Germany victory in Riga, under the watchful eyes of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

An emotional Schroeder, who finished the match with 16 points, slumped to the floor as his teammates mobbed him after the high-quality match ended.

In a clash between two teams that reached the final unbeaten, Turkey came close to lifting their first major international trophy.

But despite the excellent Alperen Sengun's 28 points and three rebounds

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