On June 30, Beijing time, in the 3-4 qualifying match of the 2024 U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup, the Japanese team defeated the South Korean team 69-54 to win the third place (third place for two consecutive years), and the South Korean team ranked fourth. It was a one-sided game, the next three quarters after Japan 25-4 in the first quarter were garbage time, and Japan began to expand rotation training in the second quarter, and the gap between the hard power of the two teams was too great.
The difference between Japan and South Korea in the first quarter can be seen in the first quarter, Japan was 9 of 18, with a shooting rate of 50%, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and a three-point shooting rate of 44.44% to score 25 points, and Reika Yamada scored 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in a single quarter.
South Korea made 2 of 18 in a single quarter, with a shooting rate of 11.1%, 0 of 6 three-pointers, 3 turnovers in the whole team, and only 4 points.
In the second quarter, Japan has expanded its rotation to start training, this quarter Japan is five up and five down, which also allows South Korea to find some opportunities, a single quarter played an 18-12 offensive to narrow the gap of 6 points, of course, this is the gap within Japan's control, the third quarter Japan changed the main force to start with a wave of 4-0 offensive, in the third quarter Japan won by 2 points (18-16), it is obvious that Japan has locked the win.
Yamada, who scored 17 points in the third quarter, was replaced, Song Yun hit the basket at the beginning of the last quarter, and the South Korean side began to press all over the court, South Korea played 8 minutes and narrowed the gap by 4 points, Yamada's side quickly completed 20+ points with all kinds of brushes, and South Korea chased 12 points with 1 and a half minutes left, and finally Japan still completed the big victory.
The Japanese women's basketball team is third in the 2022 U18 Asian Championships, and this time it is still third, and the South Korean team is already an improvement by sending the fifth place to the semifinals.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream