In his highest-scoring outing of EuroBasket yet, Luka Dončić poured in 42 points to lead Slovenia to a victory over Italy, 84-77. Slovenia advances to the quarterfinals and will face Germany.

Luka was marvelous from the jump, scoring 22 points in the first quarter. He finished the game with those 42 points on 11-19 shooting overall and 5-11 shooting from range. He added 10 rebounds but just one assist as teammates struggled to knock down open shots.

In a tournament full of fast starts, Sunday’s may have been the fastest yet for Luka. He opened the game with back-to-back steals and while he missed 3-pointers on the ensuing possession each time, it set an early tone for his level of activity.

He did get on the scoreboard with a midrange jumper to tie the contest at 4-4. After converting a

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