World No. 4 France defeated Luka Doncic’s Slovenia, 103-95, on Saturday, though the win was clouded by a controversial play in the final seconds, when French guard Sylvain Francisco drove in for a layup despite Slovenia already pulling back with the game out of reach.
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Francisco had first dapped and hugged Doncic as if to dribble out the clock, but after Doncic turned away, he went for an uncontested basket. Francisco finished with a team-high 32 points on 9-of-15 shooting, adding seven rebounds and five assists to power France past Doncic’s 39 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Afterward, Francisco explained what happened. Courtside Buzz on X posted his comments:
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