In tears during the anthems, then when leaving the field one last time, Gigi Datome ended her career in the Italy jersey. History will remember that it was a defeat in the World Cup in a classification match, with a small point scored in 10 minutes.
Opposite, Slovenia deserved their victory (89-85), even if Luka Doncic’s teammates scared each other in the last quarter. A success which allows Slovenia to finish 7th, and equal its best result since the 2014 World Cup. For Italy, this 8th place is none other than its best result since 1998.
Luka Doncic close to first triple-double
In addition to Datome’s farewell, given a standing ovation by the 11,000 spectators, interest focused on Luka Doncic’s performance. Better than in previous meetings, the Slovenian superstar was not far from achieving the first triple-double in the history of the World Cup.
Author of several brilliant passes, but above all a more than decisive pass for Jakob Cebasek 40 seconds from the end, Doncic has 29 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 interceptions! Named MVP of the match, Doncic presented his trophy to a young spectator named… Luka in his honor.
On the Italian side, external clumsiness is costly (29%) and Marco Spissu’s opportunism was not enough.
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