The last Mundobasket semi-finalist is Canada.
Today, the Canadians beat Slovenia in a very good match (100:89) and for the first time in history they reached the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Canada will fight for the final with Serbia (Friday, 10.45), which secured a place in the Olympic Games after defeating Slovenia. The second European selection, which secured a trip to Paris next year, is Germany.
A great first half was played in Manila, after 20 minutes it was tied (50:50), and the result itself shows that both teams had excellent shooting percentages.
The Canadians opened the second half excellently, having a 16-point difference (77:61), but at the end of the third quarter, Slovenia managed to get to minus nine (80:71) through Prepelič and Dončić.
In the fourth quarter, Canada had a maximum advantage of 17 points (94:77), but Slovenia again came close to minus nine (94:85), and then had an attack to melt away the rival's advantage, but Nikolić and Prepelič, after an offensive jump , were inaccurate by three points.
The Slovenians were nervous from the beginning of the game, they commented on every referee's decision, and Dončić led the way, who was sent off due to two technical errors. The Dallas basketball player constantly argued with the referees, and on several occasions he addressed the people from Fiba, who were in the box.
On the other side, due to two technical errors, Brooks had to go to the locker room earlier.
Gilges-Alexander was the most effective against Canada with 31 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Berrett had 24 points and nine rebounds.
With Slovenia, Dončić was the most effective with 26 points. Prepelič had 22 points and Zoran Dragić 10 points.
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