On June 29, Beijing time, the U17 Men's Basketball World Cup kicked off in Turkey, and the Chinese team ushered in the first opponent of the group stage, the Guinean team. China is in Group B of the U17 Men's Basketball World Cup, facing the United States, France and Guinea. China is in the Group of Death, with the United States and France in the top two, with China only 14th out of 16 teams and Guinea 12th. But fortunately, according to the format, no team will be eliminated in the group stage, and there will be cross-matches with other group teams according to the group stage ranking, and the winning team will advance to the quarterfinals, and the losing team will play 9-16 qualifying.
The Chinese team and the Guinean team have not competed in an international competition before, and this encounter is an encounter, and the Chinese team is also trying to win the opponent to get off to a good start and avoid a win in the group stage.
Chinese team starters: Li Yuezhou, Shen Wudi, Zhang Boyuan, Fu Wenbo, Xun Sinan
Guinea starters: Diane, Savane, Masengo, M. Toure, N. Toure
In the first game, Zhang Boyuan hit a mid-range jumper to help the Chinese team take the lead, and then the Guinean team scored 8 points in a row to stop the Chinese team, and the Chinese team scored three points after a pause, and the Guinean team scored 4 points with free throws, Xun Sinan made two free throws, Feng Yubo hit two three-pointers to help the Chinese team overtake the score, and then the scores of the two sides were tight, Diane grabbed the offensive rebound and played 2+1, the Guinean team led 23-18, and the Chinese team continued to make low-level mistakes in the second half of the opponent's full-court pressure. The Guinean team made consecutive kills to expand the lead, Diane basketed again to score 2+1, the Guinean team played a 10-0 offensive to stretch the difference to double digits, Xun Sinan led two fouls in less than a quarter, Liu Li basketed cakes to help the Chinese team break the scoring drought, at the end of the game, the Chinese team continued to make free throws to increase the score, and at the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team fell behind 22-30.
In the second quarter of the contest, Liu Li made two consecutive shots, Diane scored 4 points in a row to respond, with Feng Yubo hitting both free throws, the Chinese team fell behind 28-34, Diane scored easily under the basket, N Toure hit the shot, the Guinean team regained a double-digit lead, Xun Sinan counterattacked and dunked, and beat Diane under the basket to score, in the second half of the Chinese team made consecutive mistakes, the Guinean team led 42-32, the Chinese team asked for a timeout, and after the timeout, N. Toure hit a three-pointer, Shen Wushu responded with a three-pointer, Xun Sinan basket scored 2+1, the Guinean team always maintained a lead of about 10 points inside and outside, and at the end of the quarter, Xun Sinan dunked under the basket, and at halftime, the Chinese team fell behind the Guinean team 43-52.
Yibian fought again, the Chinese team hit two three-pointers in a row to chase the score to only 5 points, N. Toure hit a quick stop jump shot in a row to help the Guinean team reopen the difference to 10 points, and then the two sides sent each other mistakes, the shooting rate has decreased, the Guinean team has always maintained a lead of about 10 points, the second half of the continuous attack basket, the Guinean team 70-54 opened the score, the Chinese team asked for a timeout, and Liu Yang broke through the layup to help the Chinese team stabilize the situation, Xun Sinan hit two free throws, Zhang Boyuan quickly counterattacked and dunked, The Chinese team played a wave of 6-2 to narrow the difference, and then the two sides exchanged three points, M. Toure hit a three-point shot online, Feng Yubo responded with a three-pointer, and the third quarter ended, and the Chinese team fell behind 58-72.
In the final quarter, the Guinean team scored 5 points in a row to continue to expand the lead, Fu Wenhao hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, with N. Toure hit a quick stop, the Guinean team led 85-70, the Chinese team asked for a timeout, and the Chinese team continued to shoot and did not score, and the score was further stretched, in the second half with Zhang Boyuan's three-point shot at the top of the arc, the Chinese team fell behind 77-91, Xun Sinan hit two free throws, and then hit three points, Xun Sinan scored 6 points in a row, and Masengo responded with a three-point shot, At the end of the period, Xun Sinan scored consecutive points to help the Chinese team narrow the difference to single digits, but there was not much time left, and the game was decided. The Chinese team lost to the Guinean team 92-101, and the Chinese team suffered a black start. Xun Sinan had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 blocks, Feng Yubo 23 points, and Zhang Boyuan 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Player stats for the Chinese team
Guinea team stats