#FIBAWC: Slovenia defeated in World Cup Quarterfinals
In the 2023 FIBA World Cup Quarterfinals, Slovenia have suffered a defeat by Canada and finished their chase for the World Cup trophy.
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Slovenia will not play against Serbia in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Semifinals, as they have suffered a defeat by Canada in the Quarterfinals. The 2017 EuroBasket champions have finished the first half with a draw, but have allowed the Canadian side to pull away in the third quarter, which helped Canada to grab a convincing win in the end with the final score of 100:89.
For Slovenia, Luka Dončić scored 26 points and Klemen Prepelič had 22.
A day before, Serbia have outplayed Lithuania to advance to the Semifinals.
2023 FIBA World Cup, Quarter-finals, Wednesday, 6 September 2023:
CANADA – Slovenia 100:89 (26:24, 24:26, 30:21, 20:18)
Gilgeous-Alexander 31, Barrett 24 | Dončić 26, Prepelič 22.
Tuesday, 5 September 2023:
Lithuania – SERBIA 68:87 (25:24, 13:25, 17:24, 13:14)
Sedekerskis 14, Jokubaitis 13 | Bogdanović 21, Petrušev 17.
