BERLIN — Luka Doncic and Slovenia rallied from a 23-point deficit and cruised to a place in the EuroBasket semifinals.
Poland had concepts, and in an absolute shock, EuroBasket will have a new champion.
Mateusz Ponitka had 26 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, and Poland beat Slovenia, 90-87, to reach the European Championship semifinals for the first time since 1971.
Vlatko Cancar led Slovenia with 21 problems and Goran Dragic scored 17.
Doncic was limited to 14 problems on 5 of 15 shots, though he added 11 rebounds and seven assists. The Dallas Mavericks star needed a shot to get through the game and had to deal with injuries in the tournament, he said.
“But that’s not the reason,” Doncic said. Today I played terribly. I let my team down. I disappointed the whole country that supported us. I have to watch this game and be better. “
Poland led by 23 points at the end of the current quarter and led 58-39 at halftime, but Slovenia came within a goal with a 24-6 run in the third quarter.
Dragic scored to start the quarter and put Slovenia in the lead, and the lead 73-68 with a jump shot by Klemen Prepelic with 6:58 to play.
Poland beat Slovenia 21-7 in the next six minutes and held on in the final seconds.
UN J. Slaughter and Michal Sokolowski scored 16 points for Poland, which received 14 from Jaroslaw Zyskowski and 11 from Aleksander Balcerowski.
“Unbelievable,” Sokolowski said. At first we dreamed of a medal. Right now, it’s closer, but we don’t have it yet. I need to succeed at that.
FRANCE 93, ITALY 85
FRANCE controlled a wild rally at the end of regulation time, then took that momentum to a position in the EuroBasket semifinals.
Thomas Heurtel scored 20 points, Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and France found a way to beat Italy 93-85 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
France went down seven with 1:59 remaining in regulation, and that’s when what became a 25-10 run to end the contest began.
It’s time for France’s back-to-back comeback in the fourth quarter and their overtime victory, after needing the same formula to beat Turkey in the knockout stages on Saturday.
“I’m really out of luck,” Gobert said. We may have given up tonight, again, but they gave us the baskets we needed. “
Next step for France: Poland on Friday for a spot in the match for the name. The other part of the semifinal is set for Tuesday: Germany will face Spain, also on Friday.
Gobert, the late game, erupted with a dunk to bring his team to 75-70.
Italy had the chance to potentially seal the game with 16 seconds to play, two up, but Simone Fontecchio missed a couple of knockouts. It bears another strange resemblance to Saturday, when Cedi Osman, with Turkey ahead by two, missed two knockouts. with 12. 2 seconds to play to raise France’s hopes.
Heurtel’s layup tied the game with 5. 2 seconds remaining in regulation time. France trailed once in extra time, by just 23 seconds, and Evan Fournier’s floater with 3:29 remaining gave his team the ultimate lead.
Fournier scored 17 for France, who received 15 from Guerschon Yabusele and thirteen from Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot.
“Congratulations to France,” Italian coach Gianmarco Pozzecco said. They gave up. “
Fontecchio and Marco Spissu had 21 problems each for Italy, which was seeking its first berth in the EuroBasket semifinals since its bronze medal in 2003.
Luigi Datome scored 12 goals and Nicolo Melli added 10 for Italy, which trailed 11 points early on, beat France 31-18 in the third quarter and led to 8 points early in the fourth.
“What can I say? Very painful, of course,” Datome said. Very, very painful. But I’m very proud of my teammates. “
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