U18 Asian Cup: The Chinese women's basketball team defeated New Zealand by 22 points and won two consecutive victories Zhang Ziyu 36 + 13 + 4 caps

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2024-06-25 20:38Published in Jiangxi Sports Creator

On June 25, Beijing time, in the group stage of the 2024 FIBAU18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup, the Chinese U18 women's basketball team played the second game at home against New Zealand, and Zhang Ziyu ushered in his first start. After the Chinese team led 26-10, it was chased to only one point lead, and Zhang Ziyu led the team to maintain a 10-point advantage at the end of the first half. Zhang Ziyu scored 15 points in 6 of 6 in the third quarter, and scored 30 points in the third quarter to lead the Chinese team to gradually expand the 20+ lead, and finally the Chinese team defeated the New Zealand team 90-68 to win 2 consecutive victories.

Statistics

China: Zhang Ziyu started the game for 22 minutes and 46 seconds, contributing 16-of-20 and 4-of-7 free throws, scoring 36 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 4 blocks. Xu Fengwei had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, Hu Yifan had 8 points, and Zhang Ziyue had 8 points.

The star of the game

Zhang Ziyu has 30 points in the third quarter, and the whole game is 36 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks in 16 of 20, helping the Chinese team beat the New Zealand team to win 2 consecutive victories.

Game recap

In the first game of the group stage, Zhang Ziyu scored 19 points in 9 of 9 minutes as a substitute, plus Xu Peilin scored 20 points in 6 of 6, leading the Chinese team to score 6 double-doubles and easily beat the Indonesian team 109-50. On the other hand, the New Zealand team lost to Japan 47-84 in the first game.

The Chinese team adjusted the starting lineup in this game, and Zhang Ziyu and Zhang Ziyue replaced Chen Jing and Zhang Yifan to start. At the beginning of the first quarter, Zhang Ziyu hit the first shot of the game inside, Xu Fengwei scored 5 points in a row with a layup and three points, and Zhang Ziyu continued to score inside to expand the 9-2 lead. Reiner made a layup to chase the score, Wang Jiaxin scored three points and Zhang Ziyu raged inside, leading a wave of 8-0 offensive to take a 17-4 lead. The New Zealand team scored two three-pointers in a row, and Zhang Ziyu continued to score inside, and also sent out big hats in a row. After Zhang Ziyu left the game, the Chinese team continued to expand the 26-10 advantage, the New Zealand team chased points, and the Chinese team led 27-15 at the end of the first quarter, Zhang Ziyu scored 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks in 4 of 5.

In the second quarter of the game, the Chinese team was chased by a wave of 11-2 offensive by the opponent to only lead by 3 points, Zhang Ziyu re-entered the field and hit the inside, but she only played a minute and a half and was replaced. The New Zealand team chased another 2 points, Zhang Ziyu took a 79-second break and appeared again, Zhang Ziyue hit a layup, and the New Zealand team scored 4 points in a row to chase the difference of 1 point. Zhang Ziyu scored two rebounds and two free throws in a row, Wang Jiaxin scored three points and Xu Fengwei hit a layup, and the Chinese team expanded its advantage with a wave of 10-1 offensive. The Chinese team lost by two points in the first quarter 16-18, and the Chinese team led the New Zealand team 43-33 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, Zhang Ziyu scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks on 7-of-10 shooting, and Xu Fengwei scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals on 5-of-7 shooting.

After halftime, the New Zealand team scored 5 points in a row to chase the difference of 5 points, Zhang Ziyu scored inside one after another, Xu Fengwei and Wang Jiayi also scored one after another, and the Chinese team expanded its 16-point lead with an 11-0 offensive. The New Zealand team hit the inside line to chase the score, Zhang Ziyu was still unstoppable and continued to score inside in return, leading the Chinese team to expand the 64-44 advantage to stop the opponent. Zhang Ziyu was replaced at the break, the New Zealand team chased the difference of 17 points, Xu Peilin scored three points and Zhang Ziyue scored a layup, the Chinese team won 28-16 in a single quarter by 12 points, and the Chinese team led 71-49 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, Zhang Ziyu scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks on 13-of-16 shooting, and Xu Fengwei had 13 points and 6 assists.

The Chinese team entered the fourth quarter with a 22-point lead, and Zhang Ziyu rested off the court at the beginning of the final quarter, and Hu Yifan made a layup to extend the 24-point advantage. The New Zealand team chased the score with a wave of 6-0 offensive, Hu Yifan scored another 2 points, and Zhang Ziyu appeared again. The New Zealand team hit two three-pointers, Zhang Ziyu scored inside one after another, Zhang Ziyue and Xu Fengwei also scored one after another, and the Chinese team had 3 minutes and 48 seconds left to expand the 85-61 lead to stop the opponent. Zhang Ziyu was substituted, and the game had lost the suspense of victory and defeat in advance, and finally the Chinese team easily defeated the New Zealand team to win 2 consecutive victories. The next game of the Chinese team will be against the Japanese team at 7 p.m. on June 26.

Both sides start

Chinese team: Xu Fengwei, Wang Jiaxin, Li Yuwei, Chen Jing, Zhang Yifan

Team New Zealand: Famaoni, Arihia, Eevie, Rebecca, Tanica

China U18 women's basketball team 12-man list: Zheng Xinru, Wang Jiayi, Xu Fengwei, Wang Jiaxin, Li Yuwang, Hu Yifan, Zhang Ziyue, Xu Peilin, Chen Jing, Sun Kaiwen, Zhang Yifan, Zhang Ziyu.

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