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France Pulls Away Late as Dončić’s 39 Can’t Save Slovenia From 0–2 EuroBasket Start

Slovenia now faces a three-game sweep requirement to preserve a Round-of-16 route.

Overview

  • France beat Slovenia 103-95 in Katowice to move to 2-0 in Group D, leaving Slovenia winless after two games.
  • Sylvain Francisco came off the bench for 32 points as France’s reserves outscored Slovenia’s bench 78-26.
  • Luka Dončić finished with 39 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and went 19-of-20 at the foul line.
  • A final-seconds layup by Francisco after an apparent handshake triggered technical fouls, with France’s Nadir Hifi ejected for leaving the bench.
  • Elsewhere, Serbia clinched the knockout phase at 3-0 behind Nikola Jokić’s 39 in an 84-80 win, and Germany advanced at 3-0 as two fans who racially abused Dennis Schröder were ejected.