Zhou Qi scored 15 points for China (0-2). Giannoulis Larentzakis scored 21 points, and Greece (1-1) never trailed on its way to an easy win over China and a berth in Saturday’s semifinals against Turkey (2-0). Guna Ra scored 26 points for South Korea (0-2), which was eliminated.Ĭhina’s run of nine consecutive Olympic appearances in men’s basketball is over. Rokas Jokubaitis and Marius Grigonis each scored 13 points for Lithuania (2-0). Jonas Valanciunas led a balanced scoring effort with 15 points, and Lithuania outrebounded South Korea 53-26 - more than a 2-to-1 ratio - to earn its spot in the semifinals. Slovenia will play Venezuela (1-1) in the other semifinal at Kaunas. Poland won’t have an easy time: It gets the host Lithuanians in the semifinals. We’ve got two games to chase our dreams to get to Tokyo.” “But we’re looking ahead to the semifinals. “We didn’t play our best game,” Poland coach Mike Taylor said. Mateusz Ponitka led Poland with 16 points.
No games are scheduled for Friday two semifinal games in each region are set for Saturday, and those winners will play Sunday to determine the final four teams in the 12-team field for the Tokyo Olympics. Thursday was the final day of group play in the four qualifying tournaments at Lithuania, Croatia, Serbia and Canada. “For us coaches, it’s really a joy to see them play this way.”ĭespite the loss, Poland (1-1) also qualified for the semifinals Saturday. “Very happy, very pleased, especially when I sit on the bench and I see the guys playing the way they play - playing together, fighting together,” Slovenia coach Aleksander Sekulic said. It now must win on back-to-back days this weekend to qualify for Tokyo. Slovenia (2-0) won its two games in group play by a combined 85 points. Luka Doncic and Slovenia are two wins from the Tokyo Olympics.ĭoncic had 18 points and 10 assists, Klemen Prepelic scored 17 points and Slovenia rolled past Poland 112-77 on Thursday in Kaunas, Lithuania, to wrap up a spot in Saturday’s Olympic qualifying tournament semifinals in that region.
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