Basketball World Cup: Canada beats Slovenia to advance to semifinals Alexander 31 points Doncic Dillon is ejected

On September 6, Beijing time, the basketball World Cup continued. In the final quarterfinals, Canada and Slovenia faced each other. In the first quarter, Alexander scored eight points alone to lead Canada to a narrow lead, and Doncic scored 10 points in the second quarter, making it 50-50 in the first half. Canada burst into power in the third quarter, building a nine-point lead in a single quarter. In the final quarter, Barrett helped Canada extend their lead, Dillon and Doncic were ejected, Canada stabilized the situation and eventually defeated Slovenia 100-89 to advance to the World Cup semifinals, where they will face Serbia in the semifinals.

Data from both sides:

Canada: Alexander 31 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Barrett 24 points and 9 rebounds, Dillon 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Olynyk 5 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Walker 14 points and 3 rebounds, Dort 8 points.

Slovenia: Doncic 26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Dragic Jr. 10 points and 4 rebounds, Nikolic 8 points and 4 rebounds, K. Prepelic 22 points, Hrovat 7 points.

Star of the field: Alexander

Alexander played a total of 36 minutes today, shooting 8 of 12, including 1 of 4 three-pointers and 14 of 16 free throws, totaling a team-high 31 points, in addition to 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

Highlights:

1. Still stable! Doncic stepped back and scored three points into the net

2. Feel bursting! Alexander scored eight points on consecutive shots in the first quarter

3. Big empty seats! Dort hit a three-point shot and Canada completed the comeback

4. Burst! Barrett violently slashed at the basket

5, Doncic counted money to eat T, Canada completed a wave of 8-0 overall

6. Flexible fat! Doncic broke through Dillon's layup

7. One dragon! Alexander grabbed the rebound and scored a layup with three straight men

8. Stop the famine! Dragic hit a three-point shot from the bottom corner

9. Dillon hit three more points, and after the difference reached 16 points again, he was expelled

Competition Review:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Alexander scored two consecutive mid-range shots, and Nikolic and Doncic hit consecutive 3-pointers in response. Dillon was then whistled for a foul, Dragic hit one of two free throws, Dillon and Dragic hit three points, then Olynyk and Barrett scored five consecutive points to complete the comeback, and Doncic made two fouls to equalize the score. Aleksandr then scored four straight points, but Slovenia's Bražić and K. Prepelic hit back-to-back outside shots. Dort and K-Alexander helped Canada regain the lead, and after Doncic hit both free throws, Barrett completed a shocking dunk, Dort hit a three-pointer, and Canada ended the first quarter with a 26-24 lead over Slovenia as Nikolic hit a rebound.

In the second quarter, Dillon hit the first shot, and K. Prepelic hit consecutive three-point shots to close the gap. Dort and Dillon used free throws to help Canada extend their lead, Dimetz and Nicolic helped Slovenia rally, and Chebašek and Doncic helped extend their lead to four points. Then the Canadian team played a scoring climax, Alexander hit a layup, then Doncic ate a technical foul, Alexander hit a technical foul, Walker hit a three-pointer, Barrett scored again, and the Canadian team went 8-0 to win by four points. After the timeout, the two sides were in a hurry, with Doncic scoring five straight points and Dillon and Alexander scoring four straight points to regain the lead. Before the end of the quarter, K. Prepeli hit a layup and Walker hit another 3-pointer, and as Doncic hit a layup and then hit one of two free throws, the two sides ended the first half at 50-50.

Toby scored the first basket, Canada played an offensive climax, and Barrett, Alexander and Dillon combined to play an 11-0 comeback. After Dragic hit a three-pointer to help Slovenia stop the bleeding, Canada caused consecutive kills, and Olynyk, Barrett and Alexander hit consecutive free throws to extend the gap to 14 points. Doncic and Hrovat hit back-to-back three-pointers, but Barrett and Alexander responded with back-to-back three-point shots. After K-Prepelic hit a 2+1, Walker hit another 3-pointer. Before the end of the quarter, Doncic hit a basket, then hit a three-pointer, and K. Prepelic hit both free throws, and Slovenia closed the gap with this 7-0 mini-climax, and Canada led Slovenia 80-71 to end the third quarter.

In the final quarter, Barrett first completed a 2+1 dunk, then countered with a layup, Alexander made two fouls and made two free throws, and Canada extended its lead 7-0 to 16 points. K-Prepelic hit all three free throws, Alexander made two fouls, Toby hit a basket, and Dillon hit a three-point shot to stop Slovenia. Dillon was then expelled for a technical foul + violation, and after Doncic hit a technical foul free throw, he was also expelled because he complained that he had eaten the second technical foul. After Walker hit one of two free throws, K-Prepelic and Hrovat combined to make it 8-0 to close the gap. But then Herovat left the game with five fouls, and Alexander scored four more points on consecutive free throws, not only to achieve a personal 30+, but also to extend the gap to double digits again. Slovenia then stubbornly chased points, but with time running out, Canada secured a victory to advance to the final, where they would compete with Serbia for a final qualification.

Starters from both sides:

Canada: Alexander, Dillon, Barrett, Powell, Olynyk;

Slovenia: Doncic, Dragic Jr., Toby, B. Prepelic, Nikolic.