"Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić had 42 points and 10 rebounds as Slovenia held off a fourth-quarter surge from Italy to win 84-77 at the EuroBasket tournament Sunday and set up a quarterfinal match against World Cup winner Germany. Slovenia led 29-11 at the end of the first quarter, and Dončić reached 30 points by halftime -- the fourth time this tournament that he has scored at least 30 points in a game."
"Georgia advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time with a dominant 80-70 win against France. Georgia's players sprinted off the bench at the end of the round-of-16 matchup, hugging and jumping up and down as their fans banged drums and danced in the crowd in Riga, Latvia. "Unbelievable. I'm really happy, congrats to my teammates, everyone, all our fans in Georgia and here," Georgia veteran Giorgi Shermadini said. "France are amazing, but today we played better in defense and offense.""
Luka Dončić scored 42 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Slovenia to an 84-77 victory over Italy and a EuroBasket quarterfinal against Germany. Slovenia led 29-11 after one quarter and Dončić reached 30 points by halftime, his fourth 30-point game of the tournament. Italy mounted a comeback and got within one point with under two minutes remaining, but Dončić made four clutch free throws to secure the win. Georgia advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time with an 80-70 win over France and will face Finland. France made only 6 of 36 three-point attempts while Georgia sank 20 of 24 free throws.
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