The basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Cologne defeated the selection of Slovenia with a score of 97:93 and thus directed the biggest surprise of Eurobasket.
BiH now has two victories, over Hungary and Slovenia, with a loss against Germany. This was the first defeat for the Slovenians – they defeated the Lithuanians and the Hungarians in the first two rounds.
The team of Bosnia and Herzegovina was led by John Roberson with 23 points, of which he scored the last two of the game from the free throw line to secure the victory. He made seven 3-pointers from 12 attempts tonight.
Dzanan Musa contributed to the victory with 22 points, five rebounds, and five assists, and Miralem Halilovic with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Jusuf Nurkic added 12 points, nine rebounds, and four assists, and Edin Atic added 12 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
In the Slovenian national team, the most effective players were Vlatko Cancar with 22 points and Goran Dragic with 20 points and six assists.
Luka Doncic finished the match with 16 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists, and Klemen Prepelic with 12 points.
In the duel between these two teams, we saw a very efficient and even game, and Bosnia managed to keep the connection throughout the game, often even taking the lead despite the fact that Slovenia had extremely motivated players in the form of Vlatko Cancar and Goran Dragic.
However, as Doncic’s performance was not better, the Bosnians, on the wings of the incredible Roberson and Dzanan Musa, showed that the European champion still depends too much on the performance of the first star.
Slovenia managed to reach minus two in the finish, but Bosnia repelled the last attack of Slovenia with Atiฤ’s points from the penalty line and defeated the team that is in the narrowest circle of favorites for the European crown.
At the head of group b, so-called Germany is in the “group of death” after three rounds with maximum performance, while Slovenia and Bosnia are tied with a score of 2-1.
Slovenia will play their next match against Germany on Tuesday, and on the same day, Bosnia and Herzegovina will welcome France.
