Overview

• Host Poland beat Slovenia 105-95 behind Jordan Loyd’s 32 points and hot perimeter shooting, offsetting Luka Dončić’s 34 points, nine assists and five steals.
• Mateusz Ponitka added 23 for Poland, which shot 59% from the field and 14-for-26 from three, while Slovenia had just two other double-digit scorers.
• Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss were in Katowice to support Dončić, with Pelinka saying the Lakers have "zero problems" with him playing for Slovenia.
• According to BasketNews, Dončić became the first EuroBasket player with at least 30 points, five assists and five steals in a game, and his 17 made free throws were the most since 2005.
• Elsewhere on opening days, Serbia routed Estonia 98-64 with Nikola Jokić posting a double-double and Nikola Jović scoring 18, and Giannis Antetokounmpo led Greece past Italy with 31 points.