Sasu Salin's 7 three-pointers power Finland past Slovenia / News - Basketnews.com

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Finland (2-1) overcame Slovenia (2-1) 86-76 (13-14, 19-17 26-26, 28-19) and handed the Olympics participants their first FIBA World Cup Qualifiers loss.

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Finland Slovenia86-76 Slovenia FinlandMon16:30

The game went neck-on-neck in the first three quarters. Finland ran away from its opponents at the start of the fourth quarter.

Powered by Sasu Salin, Finland had an 11-0 spurt and gained a substantial 8-point lead (69-61). Eventually, Finns were in front by 10 (73-63) and they did not let Slovenia come back within the close fighting distance.

Sasu Salin was feeling his touch from deep tonight. Lenovo Tenerife's sharpshooter posted 25 points (2/2 2PT, 7/11 3PT), 2 rebounds, and 23 PIR.

Zoran Dragic shone on the other side, registering 25 points (8/12 2PT, 0/5 3PT, 9/10 FT) as well, adding 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 turnovers, and 18 PIR to his performance.

Finland: Sasu Salin 25, Mikael Jantunen 13 (10 REB), Elias Valtonen 11 (6 REB), Alex Murphy 10.

Slovenia: Zoran Dragic 25 (6 REB), Jaka Blazic 16, Mike Tobey 12 (10 REB, 23 PIR).

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