Basketball: Slovenia Defeats Italy for Second Win in European Championships Qualifiers

Koper, 23 January - The Slovene national basketball team beat the Italian side with 84:78 (20:15, 42:33, 58:52) in Wednesday's fourth-round qualifying match for the European Basketball Championships. This is Slovenia's second victory after two painful losses against England and Russia, and a tight victory against Portugal.

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