EuroBasket 2022: Victories for Montenegro and Slovenia

In Group A, Montenegro have faced Georgia and grabbed a win after a game, where they have been up throughout the playing time. In the end, Montenegro have prevailed with the final score of 81:73. With this win, Montenegro have secured themselves a spot in the Round of 16. For the winning side, Igor Drobnjak has topped the list of scorers, as he scored 22 points, while Kendrick Perry had 17 on his record.

Slovenia faced France in the derby of the Round 5 in the Group B, looking for a win that would secure themselves the first place in the standings after the end of the Group Stage. It has really been anybody’s game and the two sides have entered the final period of the game with a tied score of 64:64. In the game finish, the reigning European champions have got in front and eventually celebrated an 88:82 win. For Slovenia, Luka Dončić was on top of the list of scorers once more, as he scored 47 points, which is the second-best all-time achievement in the EuroBasket history for a single game, while Goran Dragić came second with 14 points on his record.

Bosnia and Herzegovina have faced Lithuania in what has been a decisive game for a spot in the Round of 16 and unfortunately did not manage to come up with yet another upset, which would keep them above Lithuania in the standings. The Lithuanian side have been a better of the two opponents throughout the game and eventually prevailed 87:70. For BiH, Džanan Musa had 22 points and Jusuf Nurkić added 15.

EuroBasket 2022 Group Stage, Round 5, Group A, Wednesday, 7 September 2022:

Georgia – MONTENEGRO 73:81 (19:21, 16:20, 17:17, 21:23)
McFadden 16, Mamukelashvili 15 | Drobnjak 22, Perry 17.

Group B:

France – SLOVENIA 82:88 (19:20, 21:24, 24:20, 18:24)
Gobert 19, Fournier 15 | Dončić 47, G. Dragić 14.

LITHUANIA – Bosnia and Herzegovina 87:70 (28:28, 28:14, 19:17, 12:11)
Grigonis 16, Brazdeikis, Butkevičius & Valančiunas 13 | Musa 22, Nurkić 15.