Nearly defeated 7 points and refused to reverse! Doncic still killed all sides with injuries, scored 42+10 and advanced to the quarterfinals

On September 8, the Men's Basketball Team's European Cup 1/8 final, Slovenia played against Italy. In this game, Doncic was in a hot state, with scored consecutive points from inside and outside, helping the team widen the gap. He took an 18-point lead in the first quarter. After that, Italy slowly entered the state and successfully approached the gap. The gap was only 1 point left in the final quarter. Fortunately, Doncic's free throw was very stable. In the end, Slovenia defeated Italy 84-77 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

Doncic came up from the outside and failed to make two attempts, but then he quickly adjusted and scored the first point by jump shot. Italy suddenly lost its fire, leading 4-0 and was hit 15-0 offensive. It then became Doncic's solo show. He scored 18 points in a row, and scored 22 points in the first quarter, helping the team lead 29-11. In the second quarter, Italy successfully regained its touch and began to close the gap. Doncic came up to continue to score points, but Italy was still scoring points, and after the half-time, it chased to 40-50.

The change of sides and the fight again, Italy came up and continued to counterattack, but then fell into a downturn. Slovenia took the initiative again with a 9-0 offensive. Italy bit the two three-pointers, but Fontechio was substituted for 4 fouls, and Italy's offensive momentum also declined, and she fell behind after the three quarters. In the last quarter, Slovenia came up to continue to score points, but then suddenly fell into a scoring drought. Italy scored consecutive points to make the difference closer, but then missed opportunities one after another, and Doncic made a final victory through free throws and finally won the victory with a surprise 84-77.

Doncic opened fire in this game and scored 22 points in the first quarter. He played 33 minutes and 17 seconds in the game, made 11 of 19 shots, 5 of 11 of 3-pointers, 15 of 16 free throws, and scored 42 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals. The score set a new high for this European Cup, showing a hot state. He will lead the team to the German men's basketball team in the quarter-finals, which will also be a difficult game.

Italy also tried its best this time, constantly chasing points while falling behind in a big score, but unfortunately it missed the opportunity in the end. Fontechio scored 22 points in a spare time, and was a little impatient at the end and missed many opportunities. In addition, veteran Gallinari's last dance made consecutive kills and scored points in the last quarter, which once helped the team see hope, but unfortunately it was a little bit worse, and he scored 10 points in the whole game.