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The Croatian team was (1-1) close to not being able to cross the stage of the Olympic qualifying groups in front of their spectators, but at the decisive moment they showed coldness and still reached the semifinals.
| Man of the match | |
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EFF 25 |
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Mario Hezonja |
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Points |
27 |
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Precision |
11-21 |
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Bounces |
8 |
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Effective transfers |
3 |
Croats at home 75:70 (20:11, 22:17, 14:29, 19:13) broke the Tunisian basketball players (0-2), for whom this defeat meant a trip home after the group tournament.
The match was much better started by the hosts, who had a 14-point lead after two halves (42:28).
However, the Tunisian basketball players were reluctant to give up and played a great third quarter after the break – 29:14, and after Omar Abada’s long shot at the end of the quarter (57:56).
The Croats had a brilliant lead during the deciding quarter, but 2 minutes ago Salah Mejri cut the Tunisian deficit to 2 points (65:67).
Soon Mario Hezonja and Mourad El Mabrouk traded colonies (69:67) and Tunisia had to defend themselves to equalize the score, but Pavle Macinkovich stabbed a triple and took the Croats away by 5 points (72:67) with 25 seconds remaining.
When it seemed that his Croats had a victory in hand, Roko Leni Ukičius fouled the three-point shooter Mabrouk, who took three cold-blooded penalties and brought Tunisia closer to one shot (70:72).
With 6 seconds to go, Hezonja scored the first penalty (73:70), missed the second and Tunisia had a chance, but Marcinkovičius bounced the ball on attack and Ukičius secured the victory with a free kick (75:70).
Hezonja threw Croatia on his shoulders, scored 27 points (9/11 dvit., 2/10 trit., 3/6 penalties) in 37 minutes, bounced 8 and seized 4 balls, made 3 assists, made 2 errors and scored 28 utility points.
Mejri did not save Tunisia from defeat. The 35-year-old veteran scored 13 points (6/9 double, 0/2 trit., 1/2 penalty) in 27.5 minutes, bounced 5 and took 2 balls, made 4 assists, broke the rules 5 times and collected 17 utility. . points.
The first to lose in Group B are the Brazilians who march undefeated, who will face Mexico (1-1), who won second place in Group A, in the semifinals.
The Croats face the barrier of a defeated Germany (2-0).
Croatia: Mario Hezonja 27 (9/11 dvit., 2/10 trit., 8 atk. Kam., 4 per. Kam., 25 naud.), Ante Žižičius (5/8 dvit., 12 atk. Kam., 2 blocks.) And Bojanas Bogdanovičius (2/10 trit.) After 14, Miro Bilanas 7.
Tunisas: Radhouane’as Slimane’as 15 (3/5 trit., 7 atk. Kam.), Oussama Marnaoui 14 (4/9 dvit., 2 block.), Salahas Mejri (6/9 dvit., 5 atk. kam., 4 rez. lost) ir Mouradas El-Mabroukas (2/7 trit.) po 13, Mokhtaras Ghyaza 7.
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