Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić had 42 points and 10 rebounds as Slovenia held off a fourth-quarter surge from Italy to win 84-77 at the EuroBasket tournament Sunday and set up a quarterfinal match against World Cup winner Germany.
Slovenia led 29-11 at the end of the first quarter, and Dončić reached 30 points by halftime -- the fourth time this tournament that he has scored at least 30 points in a game.
But Italy staged a stunning comeback and moved within one point of Slovenia with just under two minutes left.
The ice-cool Dončić then twice made both of his free throws to pass 40 points and keep Italy out of reach.
Georgia advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time with a dominant 80-70 win against France.
Georgia's players sprinted off the bench at the end of the roun