Overview

• Luka Dončić delivered 39 points with nine assists and eight rebounds, while Sylvain Francisco led France with 32 points, six rebounds and five assists.
• In the final seconds Francisco shook Dončić’s hand and then drove for a layup, triggering protests and a scuffle that resulted in technical fouls to Francisco and Gregor Hrovat.
• France moved to 2–0 to lead Group D and Slovenia fell to 0–2, sharpening the importance of point differential for advancement.
• Slovenia’s Klemen Prepelic called the late basket disrespectful and said Francisco told him it would not happen again, as France coach Frédéric Fauthoux and Bilal Coulibaly defended it as point‑average management.
• The game was highly physical with heavy foul counts and a free‑throw disparity, as France went 25-of-29 and Slovenia 38-of-46 from the line.