On the afternoon of July 1st, Beijing time, the third window period of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Asian Region continued. The Chinese team and the Chinese Taipei team started a duel. In the first half of the game, the two sides were very anxious, but entering the second half Later, Zhou Qi and Hu Mingxuan teamed up to attack and eventually helped the Chinese team beat Chinese Taipei 94-58. The Chinese team also secured qualification two rounds ahead of schedule with 3 wins and 1 loss, while Chinese Taipei suffered four consecutive losses.
The scores in the four quarters are: 26-17, 16-21, 30-10, 22-10 (China team is in front)
Statistics:
Chinese team: Zhou Qi 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks, Hu Mingxuan 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks Assists, Xu Jie 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Guo Ailun 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Zhu Junlong 9 points and 6 rebounds, Wang Zhelin 7 points and 9 rebounds,
Chinese Taipei: Lu Junxiang 12 points and 3 rebounds, Tang Weijie 12 points and 3 rebounds, Lin Bingsheng 15 points, Sun Siyao scored 8 points.
game review:
After the opening, Guo Ailun broke through and drew a foul but missed two free throws. Lu Junxiang forced a jumper to open the scoring. Chen Youwei stole and counterattacked to widen the point difference. The Chinese team fell behind 0-4 at the beginning. Zhou Qi broke the deadlock with a 2+1 attack, Guo Ailun scored a steal and layup, and the Chinese team led 5-4. Zhou Qi made one of two free throws for a foul, and Zhang Zhenya also made a mid-range jumper. Zhou Qi teamed up with Guo Ailun to make consecutive achievements, and the Chinese team maintained a slight advantage of 15-12. Tang Weijie made two fouls and made two free throws. Xu Jie responded with two free throws and soon hit a three-pointer from the outside. Zhao Jiwei also started to work hard from the outside. The Chinese team gradually widened the point difference. In the first quarter, the Chinese team led Chinese Taipei 26-17.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhou Qi grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a second attack, but the Chinese Taipei team narrowed the point difference 23-28 and Du Feng requested a timeout. Zhou Qi completed a dunk, Hu Mingxuan scored a layup, and the Chinese team led by 8 points. The Chinese Taipei team scored two consecutive three-pointers to narrow the gap. Lu Wenbo was substituted due to suspected injury. Zhu Junlong responded from the outside, and then Wang Zhelin scored from the basket. Before the end of the quarter, Hu Mingxuan scored a three-pointer. At the end of the first half, the Chinese team led the Chinese Taipei team 42-38.
Hu Mingxuan took the lead after returning from the midfield with a layup. Sun Siyao responded with a mid-range shot. Zhou Qi raised his head high under the basket and scored in a strong attack. Hu Mingxuan also had a layup. The Chinese team quickly entered the state at the beginning and scored consecutively. With Gu Quan's strong layup, The Chinese team launched a 12-2 offensive to lead 54-40. Sun Siyao hit a jumper, Zhou Qi scored 6 points in a row under the basket, and Xu Jie also had a layup. With Zhou Qi dunking again under the basket, the Chinese team led 64-44 by 20 points. Hu Mingxuan scored a layup and Tang Weijie scored on the rebound. Chinese Taipei tried to counterattack, but the Chinese team always responded. After three quarters, the Chinese team led Chinese Taipei by 24 points 72-48.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Guo Ailun hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, followed by Hu Mingxuan's foul and two free throws, giving the Chinese team a 77-51 lead. After Wang Zhelin scored under the basket, Guo Ailun scored 4 more points. The Chinese team led by 30+ and stopped the Chinese Taipei team. Due to the huge lead of the Chinese team, the last 5 minutes of the game entered garbage time early. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team easily defeated the Chinese Taipei team.
