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July 26, 2021 2:36 AM ET

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Thank you for following VAVEL's coverage of the men's basketball game between Argentina and Slovenia at the 2020 Olympic Games.

July 26, 2021 2:33 AM ET

Great debut

Slovenia and Luka Doncic had a great debut in the Olympic Games by crushing Argentina and are aiming to be one of the candidates for a medal.

July 26, 2021 2:33 AM ET

End game

Argentina 100-118 Slovenia.

July 26, 2021 2:32 AM ET

4Q 00:56

Campazzo with the assist to Maulen to add two more.

July 26, 2021 2:29 AM ET

4Q 02:39

From far away Prepelic makes a three-pointer and Slovenia is still on fire at the rim.

July 26, 2021 2:25 AM ET

4Q 03:20

Luis Scola gets in between two players to make the double.

July 26, 2021 2:24 AM ET

4Q 04:54

Luis Scola only makes one of two penalty shots.

July 26, 2021 2:19 AM ET

4Q 09:04

Campazzo with a double for Argentina.

July 26, 2021 2:08 AM ET

End of third quarter

Argentina 62-88 Eslovenia

July 26, 2021 2:05 AM ET

3Q 01:14

Deck sharpens his aim and scores three more points to make the score more decent.

July 26, 2021 2:02 AM ET

3Q 02:00

Dimec with the feint under the board and scores two more points.

July 26, 2021 1:59 AM ET

3Q 04:20

Rupnic from the corner and with time makes two more points.

July 26, 2021 1:55 AM ET

3Q 06:00

After a miss, Dragic washes his mistake and takes advantage of the rebound to score two more points.

July 26, 2021 1:51 AM ET

3Q 06:34

Doncic hits only one of two free throws.

July 26, 2021 1:50 AM ET

3Q 08:02

A great pass is received by Tobey, who only jumps to score two more points.

July 26, 2021 1:47 AM ET

3Q 08:42

Facundo Campazzo with the first two points of the second half.

July 26, 2021 1:45 AM ET

3Q 10:00

The second half begins.

July 26, 2021 1:42 AM ET

Half time

Argentina 42-62 Slovenia.

July 26, 2021 1:27 AM ET

2Q 00:31

Doncic is unleashed and hits another triple from long distance. Argentina did not know how to stop him.

July 26, 2021 1:25 AM ET

2Q 01:19

Luka Doncic again with the foul and tally, taking advantage of his height and power.

July 26, 2021 1:24 AM ET

2Q 02:54

Doncic recovers the ball under the backboard and goes up for two more points.

July 26, 2021 1:20 AM ET

2Q 04:12

Tobey with a straight shot to add two more and the lead is now 13 points.

July 26, 2021 1:18 AM ET

2Q 06:32

Doncic turns around, converts a double-double and now has 21 points.

July 26, 2021 1:12 AM ET

2Q 07:07

Doncic with the floater on his return to the court for two more points.

July 26, 2021 1:09 AM ET

2Q 07:29

Facundo Campazzo performs his house specialty and makes a three-pointer to bring Argentina closer.

July 26, 2021 1:07 AM ET

2Q 08:05

Gaby Deck runs the court and scores the double.

July 26, 2021 1:06 AM ET

2Q 10:00

The second period begins.

July 26, 2021 1:02 AM ET

End of first period

Argentina 24-32 Slovenia.

July 26, 2021 1:00 AM ET

1Q 01:10

Marcos Delia, despite some struggles, makes the basket, gets fouled and adds one more.

July 26, 2021 12:58 AM ET

1Q 02:45

Gabriel Deck finds space and attacks the paint in a timely manner.

July 26, 2021 12:54 AM ET

1Q 03:31

Cancar with a half-volley and adds two more for the Europeans.

July 26, 2021 12:52 AM ET

1Q 05:44

Bolmaro with the foul and counts when he struggled with the ball in the paint.

July 26, 2021 12:47 AM ET

1Q 06:05

Scola with the hook shot and again hits the basket.

July 26, 2021 12:47 AM ET

1Q 07:06

Campazzo takes the ball away from Doncic and single-handedly scores two more points.

July 26, 2021 12:45 AM ET

1Q 08:11

Doncic can't find the space and decides to shoot threes to increase the early lead to four.

July 26, 2021 12:44 AM ET

1Q 09:01

Dragic with the mid-range shot and converts the triple.

July 26, 2021 12:43 AM ET

1Q 09:30

Luis Scola with a half-volley to open the scoring in Tokyo.

July 26, 2021 12:42 AM ET

1Q 10:00

The match between Argentina and Slovenia begins.

July 26, 2021 12:41 AM ET

Already in the field

Argentina and Slovenia are already on the court and their respective national anthems are now being sung.

July 26, 2021 12:35 AM ET

Argentina seeks to make history

July 26, 2021 12:33 AM ET

The referees

The referees in charge for Argentina vs Slovenia will be: ROSSO Yohan of France and YU Jung of Chinese Taipei.

July 26, 2021 12:28 AM ET

Acknowledgment

Slovenia thanked the city of Fokui for hosting them and sending them a lot of support in their first Olympic Games experience.

July 26, 2021 12:23 AM ET

The other game

The other game on the men's billboard will be when the hosts, Japan, take on Spain.

July 26, 2021 12:18 AM ET

The day's workday

The first game of the day was in women's basketball, where Spain struggled, but came away with a 73-69 victory over South Korea.

July 26, 2021 12:13 AM ET

Generational change

Argentina is going through a generational change, but the last gold medal not won by the United States at the Olympic Games was in Athens 2004, where the Albiceleste took the gold medal.

July 26, 2021 12:08 AM ET

Luka's debut

All eyes will be on Luka Doncic, who is the star of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and was a fundamental part of the Slovenian team reaching this stage.

July 26, 2021 12:03 AM ET

Start

A game that generates a lot of expectation will take place this day when Argentina makes its presentation against a surprising Slovenia that qualified to the Olympic Games in a miraculous way. We start with the coverage.

July 25, 2021 11:58 PM ET

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July 25, 2021 11:53 PM ET

What time is Argentina vs Slovenia match for 2020 Olympic Games?

This is the start time of the game Argentina vs Slovenia of 26th July in several countries:

Argentina: 1:40 AM.

Bolivia: 12:40 AM in Marca Claro.

Brazil: 1:40 AM in Marca Claro.

Chile: 12:40 AM in Marca Claro.

Colombia: 11:40 PM in Marca Claro.

Ecuador: 11:40 PM in Marca Claro.

USA (ET): 12:40 AM in NBC.

Spain: 6:40 PM.

Mexico: 11:40 AM in Marca Claro.

Paraguay: 1:40 AM in Marca Claro.

Peru: 11:40 PM in Marca Claro.

Uruguay: 1:40 PM in Marca Claro.

July 25, 2021 11:48 PM ET

Key Player Slovenia

Much of the spotlight will be on Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, who led his team to its first-ever Olympic Games qualification and will now be on a mission, along with his team, to make history and advance to the final rounds.

July 25, 2021 11:43 PM ET

Key Player Argentina

Argentina's hopes will rest on what Facundo Campazzo, Denver Nuggets player, can do; so if they want to start the tournament on the right foot, the ball will have to pass constantly through his hands.

"I want to see a national team that always competes at a high level and that leaves its life in every game, that has fun and always competes with a smile on its face because when you play happy is when you play better, at least in my case. When I'm happy and everything is fine around me is when I'm at my calmest and most confident," he said.

July 25, 2021 11:38 PM ET

Slovenia's squad

Luka RUPNIK, Aleksej NIKOLIC, Klemen PREPELIC, Edo MURIĆ, Mike TOBEY, Jaka BLAŽIČ, Gregor HROVAT, Žiga DIMEC, Zoran DRAGIC, Vlatko CANCAR, Jakob CEBASEK, Luka DONCIC.

July 25, 2021 11:33 PM ET

Argentina squad

Leandro Nicolas BOLMARO, Nicolas BRUSSINO, Francisco CAFFARO, Facundo CAMPAZZO, Gabriel DECK, Marcos DELIA, Tayavek GALLIZZI, Patricio GARINO, Nicolás LAPROVITTOLA, Luís SCOLA. Juan Pablo VAULET, Luca VILDOZA.

July 25, 2021 11:28 PM ET

Group C

In addition to Argentina and Slovenia, Group C is completed by Japan and Spain, who will be the next opponents of these two nations.

July 25, 2021 11:23 PM ET

Slovenia: to enjoy the fair

Slovenia qualified for the first time for the Olympics thanks to its star player, Luka Doncic, who will be responsible for making a splash in a section where they look like one of the main victims.

July 25, 2021 11:18 PM ET

Argentina: to reach the podium

The Albiceleste will always be a contender to fight for medals and can never be ruled out. However, the section looks strong and the hosts could spring a surprise.

July 25, 2021 11:13 PM ET

The venue

The Saitama Super Arena was built in 2000 and has not only served to host sporting events, but has also hosted concerts and, in fact, houses a John Lennon museum. This venue will host all men's and women's basketball games.

July 25, 2021 11:08 PM ET

Kick-off time

The Argentina vs Slovenia match will be played at the Saitama Super Arena, in Tokyo, Japan. The kick-off is scheduled at 12:40 am ET.

July 25, 2021 11:03 PM ET

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July 25, 2021 10:58 PM ET
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