Doncic posts near triple-double, leads Slovenia to 7th place in FIBA World Cup / News - Basketnews.com

Luka Doncic goes off for a near triple-double of 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists in a FIBA World Cup 2023 victory over Italy.

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Luka Doncic completed his first FIBA Basketball World Cup with a near triple-double and a 7th-place finish.

Player of the Game EFF 32 Luka Doncic Points 29 Accuracy 8-15 Rebounds 10 Assists 8

His Slovenian national team defeated Italy in the Classification Round game 89-85 and improved to a 5-3 record.

Doncic had 29 points (3/5 2PT, 5/10 3PT, 8/10 FT), 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 9 turnovers, 3 steals, and 32 EFF over 38 minutes.

With this stat line, Doncic became the first player with 200+ points, 50+ rebounds, and 40+ assists in a single FIBA World Cup tournament over the last 30 years.

Dallas Mavericks superstar also attempted 90 free throws in the championship, the most for a player in a single tournament over the previous 30 years.

On the other end, it was a special game for Italian forward Luigi Datome. The 35-year-old scored one point but received standings ovations with 3:26 to go in the game, as he is set to retire from professional basketball.

Luigi Datome's career achievements:

EuroLeaguechampion (2017) 2×EuroLeague50–40–90 club (2018,2019) All-EuroLeague Second Team(2016) 3×Italian Leaguechampion (2004, 2022,2023) Italian League MVP(2013) All-Italian LeagueFirst Team (2013) Italian League Best Player Under-22(2009) Italian League All-Star(2011) 2×Italian Cupwinner (2021, 2022) Italian CupMVP (2021) 3×Turkish Leaguechampion (2016–2018) Turkish League Finals MVP(2016) 3×Turkish Cupwinner (2016,2019,2020) 2×Turkish Cup Final MVP(2019,2020) 2×Turkish Super Cupwinner (2016,2017) Turkish Super CupMVP (2017) Turkish League All-Star (2018)

Slovenia: Luka Doncic 29 (10 REB, 8 AST, 9 TO), Mike Tobey 12, Zoran Dragic 10.

Italy: Marco Spissu 22, Simone Fontecchio 16, Achille Polonara 13 (7 REB), Giampaolo Ricci 11 (6 REB).

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