Luka Doncic hit a 3-pointer against France. 0:39
Luka Doncic was asked if he or Greece's Antetokounmpo had a better chance of setting a EuroBasket scoring record.
Doncic chose Antetokounmpo.
He could have proved himself wrong the next day.
The top seed out of Group B going into this weekend's start of the knockout round is due to the 47 points scored by Doncic.
Rudy Gobert is one of the world's top defenders.
Doncic had 27 of Slovenia's first 36 points and made 15 of 23 shots from the field.
Terrace had 63 points in a game against Albania. The previous second-best point total in EuroBasket was 46 by Greece's Nikos Galis against Sweden in 1983.
The most in this year's EuroBasket was scored by Antetokounmpo. It's the first time in 30 years that multiple players had 40-plus point games in the same Eurobasket tournament.
Goran Dragic broke a tie with a layup at the end of the game to give Slovenia a 4-2 lead. It was a way of payback for the loss to France in the Olympics.
Luka had a great night. He does a lot to us. This is normal for us. This is not what you would expect.
| Year | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Eddy Terrace | 63 |
| 2022 | Luka Doncic | 47 |
| 1983 | Niko Galis | 46 |
Dragic had 14 for another country. France got 15 from Evan Fournier, 13 from Amath M'Baye, 11 from Elie Okobo, and 10 points from Thomas Heurtel.
The last round of group play began Wednesday. There are four groups with six teams in each and the top four clubs in each group move on to Berlin for the knockout phase.
Group A.
In addition to Herzegovina, there are also LITHUANIA and Bosnia.
The knockout stage of EuroBasket is being hosted byLithuania.
The winner of the game between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lithuania would advance to the round of 16.
Domantas Sabonis and Ignas Brazdeikis each scored 12 points forLithuania, which survived a second consecutive must-win game.
Jusuf Nurkic added 15 to his tally for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The key was a 30-10 run in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. The game was tied at 32 at the end of the first quarter, but theLithuanians took control of the game in the third quarter.
Group A is made up of different groups.
Spain defeated Turkey 71 to 69.
Lorenzo Brown's jumper with 2:11 left gave Spain the lead and it went on to beat Turkey.
Spain had two players with 15 points and one with 11. The round of 16 will feature Spain andLithuania.
Cedi Osman scored 20 for Turkey. The knockout round will also be played by Turkey.
Belgium defeated Argentina 80.
In order to get to the group stage, Belgium had to score 25 points or more by two players.
The man scored 13 for Belgium.
Bulgaria, which was eliminated, was led by Aleksandar Vezenkov's 26 points and 13 rebound.
Thursday's schedule.
The first round of play ends in Groups C and D.
Group C includes Croatia, Greece, and Britain. Greece, Italy and Croatia are going to the knockout stage. Greece has a chance to get through the group stage without a loss.
Group D includes Israel, Serbia, and Poland. The winner of the Israel-Czech Republic game will go to Berlin, the winner of the Serbia-Poland game will go to Poland, and the winner of theFinland game will go to Austria.
There are no games this week.
The AP contributed to the report.
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