Jan Vesely (16), Jaromir Bohacik (15), Ondrej Balvin (14) and Tomas Satoransky (12) reached double digits for the Czechs, who beat Uruguay by one point just to make the semifinals and then ousted Canada by two points in overtime to make the final. Patrik Auda led a balanced effort with 20 points on 8 for 9 shooting, and the Czech Republic - which stayed alive in the tournament by winning a pair of down-to-the-wire games - is headed to the Olympics for the first time after running away from Greece. The Italians will be Group B at the Tokyo Olympics, facing Germany - another winner on Sunday - on July 25, Australia on July 28 and Nigeria on July 31.ĭanilo Andjusic scored 27 for Serbia, while Filip Petrusev scored 22 and Ognjen Dobric added 17. Simone Fontecchio scored 21, Stefano Tonut added 15 and Alessandro Pajola added 10 for Italy.
Nico Mannion scored 24 points, Achille Polonara scored 22 and Italy reached the Olympics for the first time since the 2004 Athens Games - leading by as many as 24 before a stunned arena in Belgrade. Italy went into Serbia and pulled off a stunner, eliminating the team that finished second behind the U.S. Jonas Valanciunas, Arnas Butkevicius and Mantas Kalnietis each scored 14 for Lithuania, which will miss the Olympics for the first time since getting its independence from the Soviet Union it had been to each of the past seven Olympics, starting in 1992.Įimantas Bendzius scored 11 and Marius Grigonis added 10 for Lithuania.
Vlatko Cancar scored 18 for Slovenia, which got 16 from Jaka Blazic and 13 from Mike Tobey. “It’s just one of the best feelings,” Doncic said.
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The top two teams in each group, plus two wild-cards, will make the Olympic quarterfinals. Slovenia will play Argentina on July 26, Japan on July 29 and reigning World Cup champion Spain on Aug. Slovenia will be placed in Group C for the Tokyo Games, one of the three four-team groups at the Olympics. “A huge disappointment,” Lithuania coach Darius Maskoliunas said.
Slovenia beat Lithuania in the final, Croatia and Canada lost semifinal games - and Serbia, the reigning Olympic silver medalists, were stunned in a regional final Sunday by Italy. Lithuania was one of four nations playing host to Olympic qualifiers that ended Sunday, all four being winner-take-all events, one team from each region making the Tokyo field.Īnd all four home teams, which figured to have major advantages by being at home, fell short of the Olympics. “We’re making history for our country,” Doncic said. Lithuania eventually closed within 71-69, but a 14-0 run by Slovenia put Doncic’s club in control for good.Īnd when the last few seconds ticked away, Doncic threw his arms skyward in celebration. Rebounding from a loss to Greece in the semi-final, Hungary secured their first Olympic medal since Beijing 2008 after back-to-back fifth place finishes at London 2012 and Rio 2016.The game was tied 52-52 at halftime, and Slovenia opened the third on an 11-2 run. Any comment is unnecessary let's enjoy the moment now.”Įarlier in the day, Hungary beat Spain 9-5 to win the bronze medal. Serbia's coach Dejan Savic summed up how he was feeling after the win:“I am emotionally empty, just done. The gap was something Greece couldn't recover from as Serbia started celebrating after the final seconds ticked down. It was a close, nerve-wrecking and tense match as scored flipped flopped around before Serbia were able to create a three-goal advantage just four-minutes from time. With scored locked at 7-all for over four-minutes, Andrija Prlainovic was able to give Serbia the lead four seconds from halftime. Serbia opened up an 6-3 lead by the end of the first quarter of the final before Greece managed three consecutive goals to bring the match level. For Serbia, it was a different story as they suffered two losses to Spain and Croatia in the preliminary round on their route to the final. In the lead up to the gold medal match, Greece had won six of its seven games at Tokyo 2020, with the only exception a 6-6 draw against Italy in the preliminary round.
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