On July 3, Beijing time, in the men's basketball qualifying match for the 2024 FIBA Paris Olympic Games, Slovenia lost to Croatia 92-108. Doncic contributed a triple-double of 26+11+10, but it was difficult to stop the game by 0-of-9 from three-point range.
Slovenia did not perform well against Croatia, with Slovenia trailing by 15 points at 16-31 in the first quarter. Slovenia then recovered two points at 25-23 in the second quarter, but lost by 12 points at 27-39 in the third quarter, and even with a 24-15 offensive run in the final quarter, it was still a 92-108 defeat.
Slovenia's core Doncic played 36 minutes and 56 seconds, and he only shot 8 of 23, especially 0 of 9 from the outside three-point line, plus 10 of 11 free throws, contributing 26 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal, but the plus/minus was the lowest in the game at -24.
On the other hand, Croatia, the core Saric made 7 of 14 shots, 0 of 4 outside three-pointers, plus 5 of 7 free throws, contributing 19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals. As for Zubac, he shot 8-of-11, plus 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and contributed 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block.