Luka Doncic, Slovenia top Italy for 7th place at Fiba World Cup | Inquirer Sports

Luka Doncic, Slovenia top Italy for 7th place at Fiba World Cup

/ 08:21 PM September 09, 2023

Luka Doncic Slovenia Fiba World Cup

Slovenia’s Luka Doncic. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Luka Doncic ended his summer schedule with a win.

Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks star, finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Slovenia topped Italy 89-85 on Saturday in the seventh-place game at the Fiba World Cup.

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Mike Tobey scored 12 points and Zoran Dragic added 10 for Slovenia (5-3).

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Slovenia coach Aleksander Sekulic. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

Marco Spissu scored 22 points for Italy (4-4), which dropped its last three games in the tournament. Simone Fontecchio scored 16 and Achille Polonara added 13 for Italy.

It was the final game before retirement for Italian veteran and former NBA player Gigi Datome. Italy’s captain had one point in 10 minutes on Saturday.

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