The reigning FIBA World Cup champions are two wins away from capturing an Olympic title.
Franz Wagner scored 18 points as Germany beat Greece 76-63 in the first Olympic men’s basketball quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Germany will face the winner of the Canada-France quarterfinal in Thursday’s semifinals.
Former Toronto Raptors point guard Dennis Schroder added 13 points and eight assists for the Germans, who rallied from a 10-point deficit after one quarter.
Canadian Gordon Herbert coaches Germany.
German star Dirk Nowitzki was in the stands cheering on his country Tuesday.
Greece star Giannis Antetokounmpo led his team with 22 points.
Serbia faces Australia and the U.S. meets Brazil in the other quarterfinals.
