Italy vs. Germany EPIC Overtime Classic | FIBA Basketball

About underway here in game day four in Berlin. Welcome to Berlin. Welcome to Eurobasket 2015. It is preliminary round action in group B and this clash between Germany and Italy. First possession to the Germans as Italy settle in to man-to-man defense. Schroder, so quick and so easy. To open loose, because if he gets hot, he gets hot. Oh, we saw that last night. Schroder and Bargnani swats it like a fly. That's a great delta by Bargnani. And also good defense, good position in defense by Cincinnati because he stopped the penetration you saw right there. Tata, top of the key to Schroder. Schroder trying to find space. He runs into Bargnani. That's a mismatch here. Schroder going to try and take Bargnani to school and he does. Oh, look at the quickness of Dennis Schroder. He's exploding in the game today. What a phenomenal turn around from him. Players with a lot of minutes in their legs as we're in game day four here. Gallinari slips the screen. A pass into Bargnani with the flush. That's a great passing between the big men. Gallinari just really looking for Bargnani. Bargnani from distance. He threads it. He can do it. Look at his shooting form. He didn't think twice about taking that shot. That beauty. He's deadly from the charity stripe. Hackett, baseline to Gentile. Italy try and find some spacing. Gentile goes at Shafatzic. Gentile, another turn around and that's good. He just used the size advantage. Hackett gets deep. Finds Gentile. That's good. Gentile with nine points for Team Italia. Gentile is just sizzling hot. I mean, he is doing it all. He's posting up. He's on from Gentile. He calls coach Fleming to go get two substitutes for Germany. Shafatzic bounce pass to Plais with the flush. And flush says Dankeschen. Schroeder uses the trail screen of Nowitzki. A little pocket pass to Dirk. Beautiful basketball by Schroeder and Nowitzki. NBA preceded Nowitzki. Gentile gets in the lane. Gentile uses the glass. That is pure power right there by Alessandro Gentile. In the gym right now. Schroeder has nine for Germany. Schroeder. Now he's got a dozen. Oh, yeah, baby. He is feeling it. Some trips down the floor. Those are bonus points for Italy, and Schroeder fills it. Schroeder's pass to Plais. Leads it to the basket. He lays it up and in. Look at Keyboard Plais. I thought he was going to come down with it. And they just robbed the house. Showing some finesse. Gallinari wants it in the low post against Goebel. Gallinari from distance. Got it. Ah, right in the face of Dirk Nowitzki. What a shot by Gallinari. Well, it's not even beyond the arc. Look at it right here. He's going to shoot it from deep. He's missed two long three-pointers, but he keeps the confidence and keeps shooting. Like they say, shooters, they keep shooting, baby. To go up Plais. He backs him away from the basket, trying to expose him on the perimeter. Gallinari showing his ball skills. He's going to settle for the three. And he rattles home a three. Gallinari. That's unbelievable. Did you see that? Behind the legs. In between the legs. Down. Now, Italy, can they respond here? Closing seconds of the first half. Aridori to Hackett. And his reverse layup is good. And we got a tie right here. 42-42. Daniel Hackett on the left. That we've been talking about. You go from the strong side to the weak side. Schroeder. He's scoring with ease right now. And Italy have got to find a way to defend him. Cincinnarini really struggling. Schroeder to Dirk. And Bargnani just takes it away from Dirk. Well, here's the block by Bargnani. He didn't so much block it. He's just taken away from Dirk. Yeah, because Dirk is inside behind the backboard. Ballinelli. Up fake. Makes space. Got it. It's a two. It's a long two. A tie. Anything can happen for Italy. Brings Italy to within one. Schroeder alley-oop to Zipzer, who lays it up and in. And Schroeder right now is the maestro pulling the strings. Absolutely. Schroeder to the Jets. Extra pass to Benzing, if he makes it, the roof will come off the place. It rims out. Dirk with the rebound. Look at Dirk. Benzing again. Count it. Two shots. Two seconds left on the shot clock. Schroeder, so quick. Dirk in the mid-post. Got it. Look at Dirk. What a shot and a step back. Bargnani. And that's where his office is, right at the Frito line. That's his best right there. If he flashes aggressively there, he's going to emit. Extra pass to Aridori. Mid-range jumper. No good. Great hustle by Gentile. Aridori again. And Gallinari this time. And Gallinari powers it up and it drops. Are you kidding me? How did he do that? Unbelievable here from Gallinari with the rebound and the put-back and the and-one. He almost lifted me off my chair. Look at that. Gallinari, he came from the three-point line. How did he muscle that through? Thank you. We have a capacity crowd. It is sold out. 13,050. He's going up. Oh, he missed it. How did he miss that? I don't believe that. For a three. Another steal. Anton Gavel. Gavel goes at Gentile. Gentile with the block. And he's telling the Croatian referee, that's a foul, monsieur. Let's go see the replay. It was a lot of contact on the body. Young guns out there and hard-nosed defenders with Shafarci, Gavel, and Lowe. And it's paid off. Trying to break down King. Gentile kicks to Bellinelli. Count it! And that's a huge mistake there by Anton Gavel. Why did he leave Bellinelli open? Cincirini hands to Gentile. Gentile, he lost Alex King and then he went to the basket. Technical last night. Look at that strong move by Gentile. And that's a fourth foul right there, so. Shot clock at 10. Schroder lost the handle. Got to back it out again. Crossover. Scoop shot and one! Super! Look at Dennis Schroder. Schroder, super! I tell you what, I think I use your words. If you blink your eye, you miss it. Look at that right here. He goes against... Arredo is right there! But he just finds a way to scoop it underneath him. What a shot! Wow, I mean, Arredo couldn't have defended any better. Poor Cincirini. He's the one trying to guard Schroder. Nowitzki fills it up! And look at the fans around here. This place is absolutely going crazy. The place is buzzing. Nowitzki, Bellinelli trying to respond. He does! He silences the crowd. And now Italy with a chance to tie. Bellinelli, he'll put Italy ahead. Goes! It does! What a game. It goes back and forth, back and forth. This is just an incredible European classic. Look at that one more time. Bellinelli finishing the first break with a triple! Layup by Schroder is unstoppable. Unstoppable, that single coverage. There's nothing you can do. Zipzer. What's he got for us? It's going to be a one-on-one situation. Gentile with four fouls. He's got to play soft. Oh, Gentile! Oh, Gentile joins the SWAT team. What a block. It's unbelievable. He times it perfectly. In the lane, over defenders. Cincirini and Bellinelli exchange the ball. Bellinelli finds space to Cincirini! It's good! Grande Cincirini! Now everybody is standing up on their feet. Schroder, so quick. They can't even see him. He's just shaking his head. He's saying no. Stand up in the Berlin Arena. Schroder. Schroder! It wouldn't fall. Oh, it hit every bit of the rim but the bottom. Look at Delaneri just taking it off the rim. It is legal in international basketball. It's a live ball once it touches the rim. Now there's an advantage here to the Italians, George, because they could get a two-for-one here with 50 ticks. Bellinelli rises for the three. Off the mark. Now it's about one defensive position here for the Italians. They've got to dig down, dig deep, and play some solid defense. They don't have to foul. Everybody knows that Schroder is going to penetrate. Behind the back pass to Nowitzki. What's he thinking? Schroder! Got it! Oh, Schroder! Pignagiani wants a timeout for Italy. I wonder if he... I cannot believe that he threw that bastard, George Nowitzki, at his ankles. Right now Nowitzki's coming off and he is out of gas. And he's just shaking his head. He's like, come on, I'm 37 years old. I can't... Delaneri. Germany lead by two. It looks like they're going to dig in and defend. Italy need a two or a three. Delaneri's got the ball in his hands. This is your ball game. Final 10 ticks. Delaneri around the back. He'll rise for a mid-range jumper. Ties it up! Oh, bravissimo, Delaneri! He just stepped on the line, but I don't believe this. I mean, what a tough shot he had to make. Oh, Delaneri. Bravo, Delaneri. Watch this. He rises. That was a... Knots it up at 76 each. And look at Gentile just fired up. Everybody's fired up. Let the players sort this out. Overtime looms. Nowitzki spills it. Schroder picks it up. Schroder! It'll win it if it goes! Well, excellent refereeing. And Germany had a chance to win it. Schroder. Cincirini. Shot clock at five. To Bargnani. Got it! Bargnani smooth touch from the Frito line. Anton Gavel, Zipster, Nowitzki, Schroder. And Shafatzik for Germany. Nowitzki answers right there in face of Bargnani. Belanelli trying to find some space. Down the gut to Bargnani. Reverse layup. And it didn't drop. Oh, look at Nowitzki just against Zipster. Italy want this matchup. Delaneri with a deep three. That's short. Aridori tries to keep it alive. Runs down the long rebound. Belanelli's open here. Extra pass to Belanelli. Little head fake. Belanelli shot. No good. Aridori again keeps it alive. And Delaneri! Fouls on the floor. Wow. He made those three in quick succession, didn't he? But oh, some nerves. What a game. I mean, you're talking about Evo Delaneri having to play 37 minutes. Come on. I mean, the guy has to be. Points, 10 rebounds for Italy's number eight. Shafatzik to Nowitzki to Schroder. Schroder to the basket. Drops it off to Zipster. And Zipster with a two-handed dunk. A smart play right there by Dennis Schroder. I actually thought he was going to try to lay it in. But he lays it. He drops it off to Zipster, who finishes it off with a strong dunk. Inside a minute to play. Who's going to take the shot here for Italy? Delaneri. He'll stand tall. Delaneri with Zipster. Delaneri pulls the trigger. He got it. Delaneri fills it up. That is amazing what this guy can do. It's a one-on-one situation. He's got so much self-confidence in his shot. 25 points for Delaneri. Can Germany respond? It's held by two. It's Schroder. No call. Everybody in the gym wants a foul. And Schroder's still down. It's five on four for Italy. Belanelli, it'll win it if it goes. Grande, Belanelli, Simo, Belanelli. It's Italy by five. A dagger to the heart of Germany. Nowitzki wants it. In the low post, spills it. Delaneri picks it up. And Italy are going to win this one in Berlin. What a game by Italy. Unbelievable show. Oh, my heavens. The German players are grabbing their shorts. Your heart goes out to them. There's the three from Belanelli. Look at the Italian fans loving it. George, it has been a fantastic game of basketball. I cannot imagine. Short, Hackett with the rebound. Hackett to Belanelli. Belanelli, I don't think it'll count. It won't. Italy shock Germany here in the German capital. The Italian flags are waving. The Azzurri beat Germany. Your final score, 89-82 in Eurobasket 2015.