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Brase, Germany Advance From First Stage at FIBA U-20 European Championship
July 12, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Princeton rising sophomore Hans Brase helped his German team advance at the FIBA U-20 European championship in Estonia this week as the Germans went 2-2 to finish third in Group A.
Germany opened with a win over Georgia, followed by losses to Lithuania and Greece. A win Friday against Serbia clinched Germany's bid in the next stage, which will put the Germans in Group E with Lithuania, Greece, Turkey, Montenegro and Croatia. The top four of those six teams will advance to the knockout stage.
Germany's schedule for the next round:
| Monday, July 15 vs. Turkey, 1:15 p.m. ET/8:15 p.m. local time |
| Tuesday, July 16 vs. Croatia, 8:45 a.m. ET/3:45 p.m. local time |
| Wednesday, July 17 vs. Montenegro, 8:45 a.m. ET/3:45 p.m. local time |
Brase's stats from the tournament:
| Opponent | Min. | FG M-A (%) | 3FG M-A (%) | FT M-A (%) | Reb (O-D-T) | Ast. | TO | Stl. | Blk. | Fls (C/D) | +/- | Pts |
| Georgia | 20 | 6-8 (.750) | 0-0 (.000) | 4-4 (1.000) | 4-2-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 9 | 16 |
| Lithuania | 15 | 0-0 (.000) | 0-0 (.000) | 1-4 (.250) | 1-4-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 |
| Greece | 19 | 1-4 (.250) | 0-1 (.000) | 1-5 (.200) | 4-6-10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/6 | 7 | 3 |
| Serbia* | 14 | 3-5 (.750) | 0-0 (.000) | 0-2 (.000) | 1-0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 6 | 6 |
| Averages/Totals | 17.0 | 10-17 (.588) | 0-1 (.000) | 6-15 (.400) | 10-12-22 (5.5) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6/12 | +24 | 26 (6.5) |
(Fouls C/D = Called/Drawn, +/- = score difference only when Brase was on the court, * = started)
GoPrincetonTigers.com will have a recap once the second stage is complete. @PUTIGERS will have updates after each game. The event's official Web site is located here.