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Greece eliminates Slovenia, Luka Doncic from Olympic contention

Thomas Walkup had 19 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 13 points in 21 minutes, and Greece moved one victory from the Paris Games, eliminating Luka Doncic and Slovenia 96-68 on Saturday from the semifinals of the Olympic qualifying tournament.

Doncic finished with 21 points in the game in Piraeus, Greece, which marked first time the two NBA megastars faced each other while representing their senior national teams.

The matchup was one of eight semifinals taking place to determine the last four berths in the men's basketball field for the Paris Games.

Vasileios Toliopoulos added 14 points for Greece, which will meet the winner of the Dominican Republic and Croatia on Sunday in the final of the Greece tournament, with the Paris Olympics berth going to the winner.