On August 26, Beijing time, in the first round of Group F of the Men's Basketball World Cup, Slovenia defeated Venezuela 100-85 and successfully won the opener. In the group stage, Georgia and Slovenia won the tournament, while Venezuela and Cape Verde went unfavorable.
In the first quarter, Toby made an easy layup, Doncic broke free of the defender and scored a layup, Pedpreć and Doncic both played 2+1; Shoo scored two consecutive 3-pointers, Vargas hit a long shot, and the two sides were deadlocked, Slovenia led 10-9. Toby and Nicolic both hit shots from distance, Doncic scored five straight points from the outside, and Slovenia played well to take the advantage 23-16. Zamora, Carrera and Kubiranfawe hit four consecutive 3-pointers as Venezuela tied the score to 28-29. Toby attacked with a basket to help stabilize the situation in Slovenia; Kubilan continued to fire from the outside to help Venezuela end the quarter with a 33-31 lead.
In the second quarter, Chebašek made a three-point shot, Blažić turned around under the basket, and Prepelic also scored a long-range shot, and Slovenia hit a 12-0 attack wave to take a 10-point advantage at 43-33. Ruiz made a 2+1 on a basket, Mattelan scored two consecutive 3-pointers from the outside, Herovat easily completed the basket, and Gironde scored from mid-range to help Venezuela close the score to 48-51. Doncic's key three-point shot; Zamora's final attack, hitting a long-range three-point whistle in the backcourt. At half-time, Slovenia led 56-51.
In the third quarter, Doncic broke through and scored a layup; Shoao scored four straight points on a sudden combination of shots on the pitch as Venezuela chased the score to 55-58. Toby easily ate the pie, Doncic broke the ball and completed a wonderful one-stop score, Toby made another sudden shot and scored 5 consecutive points, Doncic's whistle throwing and scoring again, Dimetz snatched points under the basket, Slovenia played a 15-3 offensive wave, 73-58 to widen the gap to 15 points. Prepelic's 3-pointer scored to give Slovenia a 78-63 lead to end the quarter.
In the final quarter, Prepelic scored consecutive points on the pitch, and then Toby scored three more points, and Slovenia firmly took the initiative into their own hands 92-77. The rest of the match was completely out of suspense, and Slovenia easily maintained their advantage and won as they wished.
Starting lineup
Slovenia: Doncic, Dragic Jr., Nikolic, B. Prepéric, Toby
Venezuela: Shoo, Vargas, Comenares, Shurio, Carrera