A situation that obviously could not last forever. But if the “Mozart Slovenian” then set up the machine (19 points in the first half), the Collective des Belgian Lions continued to make the big back defensively. Efforts which had to find an echo in attack to be completely profitable. If everything was not always very fluid on this side, the big Belgian formats that are Bako, Vanwijn and Van Vliet were upset to keep the course as much as possible. Also supported by Loïc Schwartz further from the ring. And if Manu Lecomte had not encountered so much unluckiness with four shots rolling on the circle before coming out, Belgium could have more strongly limited the damage to the break (43-31).
Donic in history
On the return from the locker room, the Lions, on the other hand, underwent their first big tremors by immediately taking an 8-0. The gap reached the 20 points but the Belgian resistance did not completely collapse. By accelerating the ball somewhat, Dario Gjerga’s troops then took advantage of the spaces and bet on more freed distance fire. Van Vliet, the best Belgian marker of the match, took the opportunity to write three award-winning baskets during the 3rd quarter restoring a positive impulse to get closer to 60-47.
However, this was difficult for the Lions to maintain the necessary pace in the face of a Slovenian team which did not intend to raise your foot. Like the inexhaustible Luka “Magic” Doncic, maintained at the game until he was able to formalize his triple-double (26 pts, 10 RBS, 11 Ass), the fifth in the history of the Eurobasket. He also became the youngest player to reach the 400 -point mark in this competition.
Match technique
Slovenia : 21/32 (2 PTS); 9/32 (3 PTS); 17/25 (LFS); 43 RBS; 21 ASS; 22 ftes. Kramplj 4, Nikolic 6, Muric 8, Hrovat 6, Doncic 26, falling 0, quail 12, Radovic 2, Jurkovic 0, Skuca 7, Omic 6, Stergar 9.
Belgium : 13/30 (2 pts); 11/27 (3 pts); 10/18 (LFS); 31 rbs; 19 ass; 25 fts. LOMTE 13, MWEMA 9, Vanwijn 8, Schwartz 8, Bako 7, Tumba 0, Van VLIET 15, Ledegen 5, Van Den Eynde 0, Mennes 2, Tshimanga 0, Guisse 2.
Referees: Kato (Jap), Baki (Tur), Männiste (EST).
Quarts : 16-10, 27-21, 21-17, 22-21.
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