Germany narrowly beat Slovenia in the European Championships of the Men s Basketball Team, and Schroeder may enter the Basketball Hall of Fame?

The 1/8 match between Germany and the European Championships of the 2025 Men's Basketball Team and Slovenia started strong in the first quarter. Doncic scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, leading the team to a 15-4 attack wave, leading 11 points in the first quarter 32-21. German team Wagner Jr. scored 9 points in the first quarter, but the team missed the accuracy of the outside. In the second quarter, the German team narrowed the score to 2 points through the impact of Theis and Wagner Jr. Doncic scored 7 points in a row to stabilize the situation, and Slovenia maintained a 6-point advantage 51-45 in the first half.

Doncic received his fourth foul due to an offensive foul in the early stage of the third quarter, and the German team took the opportunity to counterattack. Schroeder 2+1 and Banga's three-pointers helped the team keep a close eye on the score, and Slovenia led 74-70 at the end of the three quarters.

entered the fourth quarter, and the German team scored 7-0 to overtake, and Maudo Lok made a key three-pointer to expand the gap. Slovenia Nikolic and Omic left the field for five fouls, Doncic was silent in the last 3 minutes, and the German team finally completed the reversal with a 29-17 final quarter offensive.

Slovenian team player data:

Doncic: fought alone to score 39 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists with a quasi-triple double-double, plus or minus value +9, but key mistakes in the final quarter affected the direction of the game.

Prepelic: As one of the main scoring points on the outside, he scored 13 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Gerrovat‌: The starting center contributed 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and the rebound protection is acceptable.

Kramper‌: All-in-one scored in the first quarter, with 9 points and 2 rebounds in the game.

Omici‌: Due to the departure of five fouls, he affected the rotation of the inside, and scored 7 points and 5 rebounds.

Radovic‌: Actively compete on the defensive end, with 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Muric‌: The starting forward missed three-pointers, 4 points and 5 rebounds.

Nickolic‌: an organizational forward, with the highest assist (4 times), scored 4 points and 4 rebounds.

German team player data:

Wagner Jr.: Contributed 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and another steal. He scored 8 points in a row in the third quarter to help the team stabilize the situation.

Schroeder: Scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and fouls were made through 5 breakthroughs in the last quarter and became the key to the reversal.

Thes‌: Efficiently scored 15 points and 9 rebounds, with a 100% shooting percentage in the interior, and a solid performance on the defensive end.

Obst‌: He made 3 of 5 three-pointers, scored 10 points and 3 rebounds, and his outside firepower was obvious.

Maodo Locke: He hit a key three-pointer in the final quarter, with 11 points and 3 rebounds in the game.

Timan‌: Scored 6 points in a row in the third quarter, 8 points and 2 rebounds in the game.

Bonga‌: Contributed significantly on the defensive end, scoring 7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The focus of this quarter-final match of the European Championship shows the classic confrontation between team basketball and superstars, and it also became the focus of post-match discussion due to controversy between referees‌. After this game, the German men's basketball team also successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

ESPN Analyst Tim Bontemps said on the podcast:

"Denis Schroder will enter the Hall of Fame, and I think if they win this European Championship, he will definitely enter the Hall of Fame, and that will drive people crazy discussion. It's a World Basketball Hall of Fame that covers all levels.

When you look at Dennis Schroder's international career, I think if they win the European Championship, he will eventually enter the Hall of Fame as an international player, and I'm sure it will cause a lot of controversy. But if they win this game, his international resume is already quite good."

The four most recent players who have won MVPs in the World Cup and European Championship are Paul Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Kukoc and Drazen Petrovic, all of whom are inducted into the Hall of Fame.