Xinhua News Agency, Shenzhen, June 30 (Reporter Wang Haoming) In the U18 women's basketball Asian Cup final on the 30th, the Chinese team lost to the defending champion Australia 79-96 and won the runner-up.
Zhang Ziyu, a high-profile high school forward, scored a game-high 42 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in this game, but her shooting percentage dropped in this game under the effective restrictions of the Australian team. Except for Zhang Ziyu, no one in the Chinese team scored in double figures, while the Australian team scored double figures in 4 people, reflecting the gap between the Chinese team and the opponent in the overall attack.
The game was very close for most of the game, with Australia leading 49-42 in the first half. Yibian fought again, and the Chinese team overtook the score under the leadership of Zhang Ziyu, and then the Australian team played a wave of small climaxes to regain the lead again. In the fourth quarter, in the face of the imposing Australian team, the Chinese team continued to slump and finally lost.
Zhang Ziyu won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament and was selected to the best team of the tournament along with teammate Xu Peilin.
Zhang Ziyu said after the game: "The competition is very important to me, and the value of exercise is also very great, I have improved a lot in the competition, and I have found a lot of shortcomings, I will indeed have regrets, but I will make up for this regret next time, and I will work harder to improve myself." ”