AD and Team USA taking on Slovenia today (9/9) at 2 PM CST

Quarterfinal Preview

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Having met just two weeks ago in the USA’s final exhibition game that was held in Gran Canaria, Spain, the U.S. captured a solid 101-71 win. Anthony Davis led the way with 18 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots in 18:34 of action; while Kenneth Faried added 14 points and eight boards; Kyrie Irving finished with 13 points; Rudy Gay and Derrick Rose tallied 11 points apiece; and Stephen Curry added 10 points. Playing on his 25th birthday, James Harden added nine points and a game-high four assists. Zoran Dragic led Slovenia with 16 points and Edo Muric added 14 points.

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Slovenia is led by the Dragic brothers, NBA Phoenix Suns standout guard Goran Dragic, who is scoring 16.5 ppg., and guard Zoran Dragic, who is adding 13.2 ppg. Also, guard Domen Lorbek is adding 11.5 ppg., Jure Balazic is contributing 8.5 ppg., and 7-foot center Alen Omic, 8.3 ppg. and a team leading 5.8 rpg.

“They (Slovenia) are unusually good in that they have one of the great guards in the world in Goran Dragic. And his brother (Zoran) is outstanding, too, and with (Domen) Lorbek, those three guys on the perimeter provide probably, outside of Spain, the most experienced perimeter that you have in the tournament. And then you surround them with 3-point shooters. You can have really five guys who can shoot the three, so they have great spacing, they share the ball, half their shots are threes, and they are going to be a tough team to defend. We think they are one of the best teams,” said USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is now 72-1 since leading his first USA national Team in 2006.

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Davis paces the USA offense averaging 13.8 ppg., 6.3 rpg. and 2.1 blocks, while Faried is credited with 12.8 points and a team leading 7.8 rebounds a contest. Adding to the USA’s offense are James Harden, 12.4 points and 4.0 assists a game; Stephen Curry, 11.2 points and 3.8 assists; Klay Thompson 11.0 points; DeMarcus Cousins, 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds; and Kyrie Irving, 8.8 points and 3.5 assists (USA six game cumulative statistics are available at https://archive.usab.com/misc/14_mwc_USA.pdf).

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Just The Facts: Slovenia

FIBA World Ranking: #13

How Slovenia Qualified: FIBA Europe 5th place (7-4)

World Cup Appearances: 3

Current All-Time World Cup Overall Record: 12-9 (.571%)

World Cup Finishes: 8th (2010); 9th (2006)

World Cup Record vs. USA: 0-2 (77-99, 2010; 95-114, 2006)

Last Senior Team Meeting vs. USA: 2014 MNT Tour (71-101)

2012 Olympic Finish: DNP

2013 Head Coach: Bozidar Maljkovic

2013 Key Players In FIBA Europe Championship: Goran Dragic (15.8 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 4.5 apg.), Zoran Dragic (10.6 ppg., 5.3 rpg.), Bostjan Nachbar (9.1 ppg., 4.2 rpg.).

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