New Zealand v Slovenia How to watch and Game Preview - FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
- → Tipoff at 15:30 CET on Thursday, July 4th, 2024.
- → Match to be played at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens (Greece).
- → Luka and Slovenia need a win to play in the semi-finals.
- → Luka needs a 29-point win to advance as first seed, a 10-point win to progress as second.
- → Tall Blacks premiered with a fantastic comeback win against top seed Croatia.
It's win or go home for Luka as Slovenia play New Zealand
It's safe to say it didn't go to plan for Luka and Slovenia as Croatia routed Slovenia behind a 19, 10 rebounds, 10 assists triple-double from Dario Saric, aided by Goran Filipovic's 21 points and Ivica Zubac's 18 points and 5 assists.
Slovenia's shooting form was abysmal, and Aleksander Sekulić needs to make sure his players have a plan B in case they're not as hot-handed as they hope against the Tall Blacks.
Slovenia need a win and need it badly, but they mostly need more than a 34.8% from the field from Doncic. Prepelic was solid off the bench, coming in for 19 points, while both Cancar and Nebo added 12.
New Zealand came to spice things up in the group, defeating Croatia with an incredible 11-0 run to close the game. Corey Webster returned in style for the Tall Blacks, delivering 21 points to secure a marquee win that makes everything incredibly hard in the group.
Who will book a ticket to the Semi-Finals?
- A New Zealand win will see them through as group winners.
- A Slovenia win by less than 9 points will see Croatia and New Zealand go through.
- A Slovenia win by more than 10 points will see Luka and co go through as runners-up, and New Zealand eliminated.
- A Slovenia blowout win of 29+ points will see them claim top spot, and avoid Giannis in the Semi-Finals.
Where to watch New Zealand vs Slovenia basketball
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