Sonja Greinacher hit a shot on a drive with one second left to give top-seeded Germany a thrilling 16-15 win over Canada in an Olympic women’s 3×3 basketball semifinal on Monday.
Canada will now play the United States in the bronze-medal game at 3 p.m. ET / noon PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.
Canada’s Michelle Plouffe tied it at 15-15 with 14 seconds left before Germany (7-1) pulled off the dramatic victory.
Canada (5-4) beat Australia in a play-in game to get to the semis, while Germany got a bye to the final four for finishing first in the preliminary round.
Foul trouble played a big role in keeping Canada out of the gold-medal game.
The Canadians led 10-6 when they picked up their seventh foul, putting Germany in the bonus.
Canada had to be less aggressive defensively after that and Germany responded with a 5-0 run to go up 11-10.
Greinacher had a game-high 11 points and five rebounds for Germany.
Katherine Plouffe, Michelle’s twin sister, Kacie Bosch and Paige Crozon each had four points for Canada.
Canada lost 22-20 in overtime against Spain in the preliminary round.
Spain beat the U.S. 18-16 in the first semifinal.
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