Belgium coached European champion Slovenia for three quarters but have not been able to handle the stress since taking a 64-63 lead at the start of the fourth period.

In the end, however, the class of Luka Doncic performed, taking the Slovenians to the final 88-72 and sending them to the quarterfinals of EuroBasket 2022, against the winner of the Ukraine-Poland meeting.

Ace Dallas Mavericks finished the game with 35 points (7/15 two-pointers, 4/10 three-pointers, 9/10 shots, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals) and became the first in the history of the organization in the last 30 years with +30 points in three games contract.

Doncic started with 3 of 3 threes in the first three minutes and the Balkans took a 16-8 lead in just 4 minutes, showing they would have an easy day against a struggling but one-dimensional and mediocre team that was only trying. stay in the game.

He made it to a point, cutting it to 24-19 in the first quarter and heading to the dressing room after the break, trailing Sekulic’s team (44-41).

The third period followed the same pattern, with a three-point difference (63-60) in the 30th minute, with Belgium, as mentioned above, leading 64-63 early in the last quarter.

And while one might expect leadership to strengthen Gergia’s group, the opposite happened. Slovenia responded with a 10-1 series with Doncic in the lead and a 73-65 win ended all Belgian dreams.

DECADES: 24-19, 44-41, 63-60, 88-72

Slovenia (Sekulic): Blazic 3 (1), Kansar 8 (3/3 2-pointers, 2/2 shots, 7 rebounds), Dimet, Doncic 35, Goran Dragic 11 (4 rebounds, 4 assists), Muric, Zoran Dragic 6 , Nikolic, Prepelic 13 (2), Samar, Toby 12 (5/7 2-pointers, 2/2 shots, 6 rebounds).

BELGIUM (Georgia): Bako, 2, Begenberg, Bratanovich, De Jeve, 6 (1), Gillette, 15 (2/11 three-pointers, 10 rebounds), Leconte, 16 (1), Lieber, 6, Embema, 7 (1/ 8 three-pointers), Obasohan 3 (1), Tuba 2, Taboo 9 (3), Wanghuen 6.