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World champions Germany played a sensational second quarter to beat hosts France 85-71 on Friday to complete the group stage with three victories. Captain Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner had 26 points each as the Germans silenced the 27,000-strong crowd for large parts of the match, and limited superstar Victor Wembanyama to 14 points. Germany came to life late in the first quarter to lead 24-18 after 10 minutes, and were then went on a 24-9 roll for a 48-27 half-time lead. France tried to fight back and managed an 11-0 run but the Germans eventually cruised to another convincing win for firs…

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