"We led the whole game and we looked a little bit shaky at the end," Germany's coach Dirk Bauermann said. "The play at the end could have gone either way honestly. We switched on the pick and roll and Dirk did a good job of making it a tough shot for Udoka."
Udoka's teammates thought a foul should have been called on the play but there was no whistle.
Ademola Okulaja scored nine straight points in the fourth quarter for Germany. He hit a 3-pointer two minutes in and was fouled on a layup just over a minute later.
Okulaja, who played for North Carolina from 1995-99, hit a 3-pointer with 5:36 remaining to make it 73-64.
Jeanneau, who missed France's last game of pool competition with a right thigh injury, stepped in as the starting point guard when Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs broke his finger in an exhibition game just before the tournament began.
France (4-2) didn't even qualify for the last four world championships, yet was considered a medal contender with Parker running the offense. France, which finished fifth in 1963, will play the winner of the Greece-China game in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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