EuroBasket: Great Britain overcome Germany 81-74 in fourth group game
Great Britain recovered from a 10-point deficit to beat Germany 81-74 in their fourth match at EuroBasket.
Last Updated: 08/09/13 9:57pm
Andrew Lawrence top-scored with 23 points while Myles Hesson added 21 as Britain ended back-to-back defeats to post a vital triumph.
The Germans opened a 23-13 lead during the opening quarter before Britain hit back with 11 unanswered points.
GB led 42-38 at half-time and were 59-56 ahead going into the final quarter.
And another solid conclusion to the match - they took the final segment 22-18 - ensured victory.
Joe Prunty's team had opened the tournament in Slovenia with a win over Israel before losses to France and Belgium.
Sunday's win over the Germans makes it a 50% success rate from four games and they will need to beat Ukraine in their final group match to secure a spot in the next round.
Tibor Pleiss was Germany's leading man with 20 points in the hard-fought battle in Ljubljana.