Xinhua News Agency, Amman, September 29 (Reporter Ji Ze) On the 29th, the Chinese team faced the world's third-ranked Australian team in the last match of the women's basketball Asian Cup held in Jordan . Women's Basketball The girls faced pressure in the game and became more and more courageous. They beat the Australian team 82:64. They won three wins in the group stage and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament.
On September 29th, Chinese team player Li Yuan (left) broke through the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Mohamed Abu Gush)
The Australian team did not send a full lineup to participate in the Cup. The Chinese team did not play easily in the first half. After the opening, Pan Zhenqi fired for the Chinese team to take the lead. After that, the scores of the two sides were stalemate. Li Yuan and Han Xu made sudden shots to extend the difference to 9 points, but got the highest 24 points in the game. Australian player Whitcomb hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Chinese team ended the first quarter with a 25:19 lead.
In the second quarter of the game, the Australian team accelerated their offensive rhythm and chased points after they came up. The Chinese team suddenly misfired in the middle of the quarter, and there was a scoring drought for more than 4 minutes. After that, the defender Yang Liwei hit a three-pointer to break the deadlock. . The scores of the two teams then rose alternately. At the end of halftime, the Chinese team only led the Australian team by 1 point with 40:39.
In the second half, the women's basketball girls deliberately restricted the opponent's outside shots on the defensive end, and at the same time used their inside advantages to suppress the opponent's breakthrough, and they also performed more resolutely on offense. In the third quarter, Huang Sijing and Wu Tongtong's two three-pointers helped the Chinese team expand its advantage and ended the quarter with 9 points ahead of its opponents.
On September 29, the Chinese team player Huang Sijing (right) was in the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Mohamed Abu Gush)
In the last quarter, the physical fitness of the Australian players declined.The women's basketball girls fired on both inside and outside. Yang Liwei and Huang Sijing tried their best to fight for the inside and also succeeded in succession on the outside, helping the team to stabilize the lead. In the end, the Chinese team secured the victory with 82:64.
In this game, the women's basketball girls grabbed 47 rebounds, 17 more rebounds than Australia; they also sent 28 assists, twice as many as their opponents. Han Xu scored a team-high 16 points and 11 rebounds. Huang Sijing scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Yang Liwei, who also scored 12 points and hit 2 key three-pointers in the game, said in an interview with reporters after the game that facing a tough team like Australia, it must be tougher than them to win. The next game Will also strive to win.
On September 29, Chinese team player Yang Liwei (right) dribbled the ball during the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Mohamed Abu Gush)
Chinese women's basketball team coach Xu Limin said that the team's ability to reverse the situation and take the initiative in the second half shows that this young team is constantly maturing. At the same time, the team effectively suppressed the characteristics of the Australian team, leading the opponent in statistics such as shooting, rebounding and fast break. The ups and downs in the player's mentality in this game will actually help them think about how to more accurately control their mentality and be more confident in the next game.
In the remaining three games of the day, the defending champion Japan won the first place in Group A with a 67:62 victory over South Korea, and locked another place to advance to the semifinals; New Zealand swept India at 109:49 and won the first place in Group A. 3. The Chinese Taipei team beat the Philippines team 93:52 to keep the third position in Group B.
India and the Philippines, which are at the bottom of the two groups, will be ranked 7-8 on the 30th. Australia and New Zealand, Chinese Taipei and South Korea will compete for the remaining two on the same day Top four seats. The semi-finals will start on October 2.
Source: Xinhua News Agency Client
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