PARIS-. To the beat of 17 points from Guerschon Yabusele, France defeated Germany 73-69 in front of their enthusiastic compatriots to advance to the duel for the gold medal of the Olympics.
Isaia Cordinier added 16 points and Victor Wembanyama He scored 11 points and seven rebounds as the French — silver medal winners in Tokyo three years ago — reached their second straight Olympic final.
France will face the winner of the Serbia-USA clash on Saturday.
Dennis Schroder led Germany with 18 points.
It was the end of an astonishing run by the Germans over the past two years. Dating back to victory in the World Cup final last year, they had won 12 games in a row at the major international basketball events.
