Luka Dončić scores 42 to carry Slovenia; Georgia stuns France - ESPN

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 round-of-16 matchup, hugging and jumping up and down as their fans banged drums and danced in the crowd in Riga, Latvia.

«Unbelievable. I'm really happy, congrats to my teammates, everyone, all our fans in Georgia and here,» Georgia veteran Giorgi Shermadini said. «France are amazing, but today we played better in defense and offense.»

France was the runner-up to Spain in the 2022 final, but both teams failed to reach the quarterfinal stage this time. Georgia will next face Finland, which knocked out Nikola Jokic's Serbia side on Saturday.

Olympic silver medalist France made only 6 of 36 3-point attempts (16.7%), while Georgia made 10 of 18 3s and punished France for frequently fouling by sinking 20 of 24 free throws.

Georgia led by one point at halftime and by nine early into the fourth quarter, with Barcelona forward Tornike Shengelia's blend of athleticism and raw power pressuring France's inexperienced defense.

France's scrappy offense failed to