MANNHEIM (Germany) - Germany claimed a second victory over Slovenia in 48 hours as Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner led them to an 80-70 success with more than 13,000 fans watching on in Mannheim.
A 15-2 start to the third quarter blew the game open for Slovenia, who took the initiative, only for Germany to roar back. Schroder - who went 1-for-10 in the first half - recovered and helped the Germans come back. The home side's patience was rewarded with a triple from Andreas Obst with three minutes left, giving them a 71-70 lead.
Schroder would eventually lead the way with 18 points and 6 assists, with Wagner adding 17. Gregor Hrovat led Slovenia with 15 points.
Top performers: In the absence of Doncic, Gregor Hrovat stood tall for Slovenia, scoring 15 points and dishing out 4 assists in a solid performance. As well as Schroder and Wagner's stats, Isaac Bonga also stood out for the Germans with 12 points.
Up next: Germany remains at home on Friday, August 15, to play Türkiye in Munich. Slovenia will fly over to Siauliai to face Lithuania on the same day.
Other Games
Greece 58-75 Israel
Israel stunned a Greece side, still without Giannis Antetokounmpo, 75-58 in the Ecommbx Cup in Limassol for their third win of the EuroBasket prep. Deni Avdija starred for the winners with 16 points, matched by teammate Roman Sorkin, as a 36-17 second half lifted the Israelis to victory. Tyler Dorsey paced Greece with 14 points on 55 percent shooting.
Lithuania 77-54 Georgia
Jonas Valanciunas made a significant impact for Lithuania in his first game of the summer as they disposed of Georgia 77-54 in Kaunas. The Denver Nuggets' big man had 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting and pulled down 6 rebounds in 14 minutes of game time, with Azuolas Tubelis adding 10, as the Lithuanians made it three straight wins in their warm-up for EuroBasket. Sandro Mamukelashvili led all scorers for Georgia with 15.
Cyprus 55-122 Serbia
Serbia improved to 4-0 in their preparations for EuroBasket wasted little time in giving Cyprus a reality check as they beat them 122-55 in the Ecommbx Cup in Limassol. Without Nikola Jokic and Bogdan Bogdanovic on the team, Serbia raced ahead early, leading from start to finish as Tristan Vukcevic led six Serbs in double figures with 24 points.
Poland 74-72 Sweden
Poland secured a narrow 74-72 victory over Sweden in Katowice to claim its second win in preparation for EuroBasket, while Sweden suffered its first loss, going to 1-1 in the warm-ups. Jordan Loyd went 4-for-5 from three-point land to lead Poland with 20 points. Pelle Larsson amassed 14 points and dished out 7 assists for Sweden.
Portugal 70-84 Argentina
Portugal suffered their second loss out of three ahead of EuroBasket, going down 84-70 to Argentina in Madrid. Diogo Brito led the Portuguese side with 17 points, going 4-for-7 from three-point land. Miguel Queiroz added 14 points and 4 rebounds. Portugal heads home to Braga to face Iceland on Friday, August 15, in the Braga International Tournament.
Bosnia & Herzegovina 90-102 Montenegro
Montenegro got their first win of the preparation phase with a comfortable 102-90 victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina, who drop to their fourth consecutive loss ahead of EuroBasket. The Montenegrins pulled away in the early stages of the third quarter to grab their first victory in their second game of the summer.
Team | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|
Serbia | 4-0 | 100% |
Italy | 3-0 | 100% |
Lithuania | 3-0 | 100% |
France | 2-0 | 100% |
Germany | 2-0 | 100% |
Finland | 1-0 | 100% |
Israel | 3-1 | 75% |
Estonia | 2-1 | 67% |
Montenegro | 1-1 | 50% |
Spain | 1-1 | 50% |
Sweden | 1-1 | 50% |
Poland | 2-3 | 40% |
Greece | 1-2 | 33% |
Portugal | 1-2 | 33% |
Great Britain | 0-1 | 0% |
Latvia | 0-1 | 0% |
Türkiye | 0-1 | 0% |
Belgium | 0-2 | 0% |
Czechia | 0-2 | 0% |
Cyprus | 0-2 | 0% |
Georgia | 0-3 | 0% |
Iceland | 0-2 | 0% |
Slovenia | 0-2 | 0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0-4 | 0% |
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