WCBA Finals G2 battle, Inner Mongolia meets Sichuan. In the first match of the series between the two sides, Inner Mongolia seized the opportunity and won the opening red. The outcome of this battle will directly determine the fate of both teams. Inner Mongolia, once behind the double-digit point difference, finally succeeded in the final quarter, narrowly winning 87-86, thus sweeping the Sichuan team 2-0 on aggregate to defend the title.
In the whole game, Yang Liwei scored 30 points, 6 boards and 6 assists, Li Yueru 17 points and 13 boards, Shen Yi 22 points, sichuan team side, Han Xukong cut 33 points, 9 boards and 5 assists, Li Meng 30 points and 10 assists.
Due to the loss to the Inner Mongolia team in the first game, in the context of three sets and two wins, the Sichuan team is already in the inferior position, as long as it loses again, the Sichuan team will be directly out of the game and will not win the championship. The Sichuan team played more actively, Li Meng hit three points at the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Han Xu jumped to win, and Sichuan team started with an 8-5 lead. Then Huang Sijing made a layup, Li Yueru made a strong attack, and Inner Mongolia chased the score to 13-15. In the first quarter, Sichuan ended with a two-point lead of 26-24.
In the second quarter, Yang Liwei shot three points, Li Yueru scored 2 points lightly, and Inner Mongolia successfully reversed the score, 29-28. Inner Mongolia then attacked with great firepower, winning consecutive layups, and halfway through the second quarter, Sichuan fell behind by 6 points at 32-38. Then Zhao Xuetong scored 5 consecutive points, Li Mengqiang attacked, and the Sichuan team regained the lead. In the first half, Sichuan led 47-42.
After the easy side, sichuan team continued to attack in the first half, Han Xu made a basket, Gao Song played 2+1 successfully, and Sichuan team successfully pulled the point difference to double digits, 52-42. However, the Inner Mongolia side is also very tenacious, Yang Liwei broke through the basket, Zhang Ru jumped to hit, and Inner Mongolia narrowed the point difference to single digits. Before the end of the first three quarters, Han Xu assisted Li Meng to hit a three-pointer, and Sichuan led 61-55.
In the white-hot competition stage in the last quarter, Inner Mongolia began to fight back, Yang Liwei hit a three-point shot, Shen Yi picked a basket, and Inner Mongolia instantly chased the point difference to only 1 point behind. Then Li Meng played 2+1 to win, and hit another three points from the outside to help the Sichuan team stabilize the situation. However, Inner Mongolia is not to be outdone, Yang Liwei scored 3 more points, Li Yueru on the free throw line 2 free throws 2 of 2, Inner Mongolia chased the score to 74-74 draw. Yang Liwei then dominated the game, and Inner Mongolia finally won by 1 point.
Both sides started:
Inner Mongolia: Li Yueru, Huang Sijing, Yang Liwei, Zhang Ru, Shen Yi
Sichuan: Han Xu, Li Meng, Gao Song, Jia Saiqi, Zhang Wanglai