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Nowitzki scores 12 of 20 in fourth Posted: Thursday September 05, 2002 8:44 PMUpdated: Thursday September 05, 2002 8:48 PM INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki carried Germany into the semifinals of the World Championships, scoring 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter of a 70-62 victory over Spain on Thursday. Germany had never finished higher than 12th in two other championships appearances. The Dallas Mavericks star put Germany ahead for good midway through the fourth with a drive down the lane. Nowitzki was one of three German starters playing the final two minutes with four fouls. The fifth one never came, even when a defender flopped on the court trying to draw one. It didn't work and Nowitzki made the basket. Marko Pesic scored 14 points and Ademola Okulaja added 11 for Germany (5-2). Juan Carlos Navarro led Spain (5-2) with 21 points and Pau Gasol, the NBA's rookie of the season with the Memphis Grizzlies, had 14. Spain used a 15-2 run to take a 52-46 lead in the third quarter. Ignacio Rodriguez hit a go-ahead 3-pointer, and Navarro capped the run with two free throws. Germany scored only six points on three field goals in the third. A 3 by Navarro pushed Spain's lead to 55-49 in the fourth, but that was its last point until Gasol made a free throw late in the game. Neither team fared well from 3-point range, with Spain going 7-for-29 and Germany 3-for-13. Spain will play Brazil on Friday. The best Spain can finish is fifth. |
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