On September 8, Beijing time, the group stage of the U18 Women's Basketball Team concluded, and the Chinese team faced Japanese team . After four quarters of competition, the Chinese team finally lost to the Japanese team 59-76, suffering two consecutive losses, and only won the third place in the group stage with 1 win and 2 losses. In the next playoff stage, the Chinese team will face the South Korean team. In terms of data, only 2 Chinese team scored in double digits. Li Wenxia scored 18 points, 8 rebounds, Li Qingyang scored 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Chu Huixuan scored 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Hu Duoling scored 9 points and 3 rebounds.
In the past 2 games, the Chinese team has won 1 win and 1 loss. After 61 points in the first group stage, they capsized the gutter in the second game, and were once led by 17 points, and were defeated by The big reversal of the Chinese Taipei team eventually lost to the opponent with a 13-point advantage. In this battle, if the Chinese team loses to their opponents, the Chinese team will have to rank third in the group.
After the first quarter started, the Chinese team scored first, Li Wenxia made two consecutive jump shots, and the Chinese team started with a 4-3 lead. Then the Japanese team hit one after another, overtaking the score to 13-10. Immediately afterwards, the Chinese team scored two more points, and the Japanese team also responded with one goal. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team trailed the Japanese team 14-18.
In the second quarter, the Japanese team made a layup as soon as they came up, and Li Qingyang responded with two points, 16-20, and the Chinese team continued to stick to the score. However, in the next half of the quarter, the Japanese team seized the Chinese team too many mistakes and made a small climax. After half of the second quarter, the Japanese team led 32-18. At the end of the first half, the Chinese team fell behind by a big score of 25-42.
Change of sides and fight again. After adjustments during the half-time break, the Chinese team launched a counterattack in the third quarter. Hu Duoling and Li Qingyang joined forces to score 4 points, Li Wenxia made a three-pointer from a long time, and the Chinese team scored a 11-4 small round. Climax, catching the score to 36-46. One minute before the end of the third quarter, Chu Huixuan made a three-pointer, Dou Mid-Autumn jump shot, and the Chinese team scored 5 points in a row, narrowing the gap to only 5 points, ending the third quarter 49-54.
last quarter game, the Japanese team hit a three-pointer, Chu Huixuan returned a three-pointer, and the Chinese team continued to hold on to the 5-point difference. However, afterwards, the Japanese team succeeded in a row, hitting a 15-1 climax, widening the gap again, 72-53. With 2 minutes left in the last quarter, the Japanese team continued to lead 76-55, and the winners and losses of both sides were decided. The Chinese team missed the opportunity to reverse the defeat and win in the last quarter.
After losing to the Japanese team, the Chinese team only achieved a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the group stage and only won the third place in the group. They will face the Korean team in the play-off stage. Only by defeating the Korean team can they advance to the semi-finals. Opportunities and lock in next year's U19 World Youth Championship.
Chinese team starter: Hu Duoling, Li Qingyang, Chu Huixuan, Jiang Jiatong, Li Wenxia
