Slovenia, who reached the semi-finals in the previous Olympic Games, lost the first (16:31) and third (27:39) quarters tonight. At the beginning of the last quarter, Croatia’s lead reached almost 30 points.
The most productive player for the winners was Goran Filipović, who plays for the flagship of Bosnia and Herzegovina “Igokea”, with 21 points and six assists. 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Los Angeles Clippers heavyweight Ivic Zubac.
Both Croatian Dario Saric and Dallas “Mavericks” star Luka Doncic each had a triple-double. Saric had 19 points, as well as ten rebounds and assists, while Doncic had 26 points, 11 rebounds and ten assists. Doncic missed all nine threes he made. Slovenia scored nine out of 38 in this indicator, while Croatia scored 13 out of 28.
For Slovenians, 19 points for Klemen Prepelic.
Paris Olympic Games qualification tournament in Piraeus
DateGr.TimeScore02.07.C217.30Egypt – Dominican77:90C121.00Slovenia – Croatia92:10803.07.C117.30Croatia – New ZealandC121.00Dominican – Greece04.07.C117.30New Zealand – SloveniaC221.00 Greece – Egypt
Overall rating
VA1 groupU-Z+/-A2 groupU-Z+/-1.Croatia1-0+16Dominican1-0+132.New Zealand0-00Greece0-003.Slovenia0-1-16Egypt0-1-13
Semi-final
DateGame06.07.1st place of group C1 – 2nd place of group C2 1st place of group C2 – 2nd place of group C1
Much more predictable events took place in Valencia, where the host Spaniards thoroughly trained the Lebanese basketball players.
17 points and nine rebounds for Memphis Grizzlies forward Santiago Aldam. 15 points and eight rebounds for Golden State Warriors forward Usman Garub.
21-year-old forward Youssef Hayat, who represents Bowling Green University, had 20 points and six rebounds for the Lebanese.
Paris Olympic Games qualification tournament in Valencia
DateGr.TimeGameResult02.07.A218.30Finland – Bahamas85:96A121.30Lebanon – Spain59:10403.07.A218.30Bahamas – PolandA121.30Spain – Angola04.07.A118.30Angola – LebanonA221.30Poland – Finland
Overall rating
VA1 groupU-Z+/-A2 groupU-Z+/-1.Spain1-0+45Bahamas1-0+112.Angola0-00Poland0-003.Lebanon0-1-45Finland0-1-11
Semi-final
DateGame06.07.1st place of A2 group – 2nd place of A1 group 1st place of A1 group – 2nd place of A2 group
Used sources:
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