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Doncic's magical show sets Eurobasket 2025 Group D lineup

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Thursday, September 4


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Slovenia defeated Israel (3-2) 106:96 (26:22, 30:21, 23:22, 27:31) in the final group match.

This Slovenian victory set the final standings in Group D with France finishing first, Poland second, Slovenia third, and Israel fourth. In the event of a victory, the latter team would have taken first place.

The score was still tied at the start of the second half (26:26), but Slovenia soon scored nine unanswered points and built a double-digit lead (43:31). It soon grew to 15 points.

L. Dončič picked up his fourth personal foul late in the third quarter and was benched for a long time. Israel took advantage of this to cut a 14-point deficit to 5 (78:83) early in the fourth.

As soon as he returned to the court, L. Dončič stabilized the situation (88:78) and the Slovenians did not let go of the initiative.

L. Dončič finished the game close to a triple-double - 37 points (8/10 2D, 4/11 3D, 9/9 FP), 11 rebounds, 9 assists and 45 efficiency points.

Israeli guard Deni Avdija tried to challenge him, scoring 34 points (8/11 2-pointers, 4/11 3-pointers, 6/10 punts) and grabbing 9 rebounds.

Israel: D. Avdija 34, R. Sorkinas 14 (11 rebounds), Y. Madaras 10 (8 assists).

Slovenia: L. Doncic 37, A. Nikolic 16, R. Radovic 14, A. Omic 11 (10 rebounds), G. Hrovat 10.

Italy (4-1) secured a convincing victory, defeating Cyprus (0-5) 89:54 (24:6, 16:13, 27:24, 27:24).

This victory did not decide anything for Italy - its final position will depend on the outcome of the match between Greece and Spain. If the Spanish win, Italy will take first place in Group C, if the Greeks - second. One of the hosts of the championship, Cyprus, has already finished its performance.

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