Doncic and Slovenia top Italy 89-85 for 7th place at Basketball World Cup. Latvia finishes 5th
Sep 9, 2023 | 8:47 AM
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Luka Doncic ended his summer schedule with a win.
Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks star, finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Slovenia topped Italy 89-85 on Saturday in the seventh-place game at the Basketball World Cup.
Mike Tobey scored 12 points and Zoran Dragic added 10 for Slovenia (5-3).
Marco Spissu scored 22 points for Italy (4-4), which dropped its last three games in the tournament. Simone Fontecchio scored 16 and Achille Polonara added 13 for Italy.
