Runner-up for two times in a row! China U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup lost to Australia Zhang Ziyu 42+14

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2024-06-30 19:40Creators in the field of sports

On June 30, Beijing time, in the final of the 2024 FIBAU18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup, the Chinese U18 women's basketball team played against the defending champion Australia. The Chinese team was suppressed by the opponent's physical confrontation and once trailed by 14 points, Zhang Ziyu led the team to gradually overtake the score in the second half, and the Australian team regained a five-point lead in the first three quarters. In the end, the Chinese team lost 79-96 to the Australian team and won the runner-up for two consecutive years, which was also the sixth runner-up in the team's history, and the Australian team achieved two consecutive championships.

Statistics

Chinese team: Zhang Ziyu 42 points and 14 rebounds, Xu Fengwei 9 points and 7 assists, Wang Jiaxin 8 points.

The star of the game

Zhang Ziyu hit at least 30+10 data in 4 consecutive games, and it is also the second time that she has at least 40+10 data in a single game, and still can't prevent the Chinese team from losing to the Australian team and winning the runner-up again, but her performance in this Asian Cup is still extremely good.

Game recap

The Chinese team won 4 consecutive games to advance to the finals, defeating the Indonesian team 109-50 in the first game, the New Zealand team 90-68 in the second game, the Japanese team 97-81 in the third game, and the South Korean team 79-61 in the semifinals. The Chinese team has faced the Australian team in two consecutive finals, and the Chinese team lost to the Australian team in the last final.

At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Shears hit the first goal with a layup, Zhang Ziyu was pushed down by a vicious foul, Zhang Ziyue hit an inside shot, the Australian team scored one after another, Wang Jiaxin and Xu Fengwei each hit a three-point shot to maintain an 8-8 draw. Dees responded with three points, Zhang Ziyu made two fouls and hit two free throws, Schomfoy hit a layup, and Xu Fengwei missed two free throws. Li Yuwei scored 4 points in a row, the Australian team responded with more flowers, and Xu Fengwei was knocked down and was uncomfortably replaced. Shears hit two free throws, Zhang Ziyu missed two free throws, and Zhang Ziyu then scored three points in a row and Xu Fengwei made two free throws and one hit to chase the score. The Australian team continued to attack the inside line to maintain a slight advantage, and the Chinese team fell behind the Australian team 19-22 at the end of the first quarter. Zhang Ziyu was 1-of-5 and 3-of-6 free throws in the first quarter, scoring only 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 turnovers.

In the second quarter of the game, Hu Yifan and Xu Peilin hit the inside line to chase points, and the Australian team expanded its 7-point advantage under the leadership of Shears, and Zhang Ziyu hit a rebound. Bobangji hit a three-point shot, Zhang Ziyu scored inside again, Williams and Xu Fengwei scored 2 points each, and Bobangji and Wang Jiaxin scored a three-pointer. The Australian team expanded its 14-point advantage with a wave of 8-0 offensive, and the Chinese team continued to let Zhang Ziyu attack inside, scoring 10 points in a row to chase only 4 points, and the Australian team scored another 3 points, and the Chinese team trailed the Australian team 42-49 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, Zhang Ziyu was 7-of-19 in 12 minutes and 5-of-10 from the free throw line, scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, including 8 offensive rebounds, and two Australian players scored double-doubles.

After halftime, the Chinese team's tactics were still to keep Zhang Ziyu attacking inside, and she scored the first 9 points of the second half with free throws, and Xu Peilin made a layup to chase a 53-53 draw. The two sides then hit iron one after another, Zhang Ziyu made a layup on the inside line and overtook 2 points, Shears hit one of two free throws, Zhang Ziyu hit two more shots on the inside, and Xu Fengwei also made a layup to expand the 5-point advantage. The Australian team launched a wave of 7-2 offensive, chasing a 63-63 tie to stop the Chinese team, Zhang Ziyu went to rest, and the Australian team took the opportunity to score another 5 points, and the Chinese team trailed the Australian team 63-68 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, Zhang Ziyu made 15 of 30 and 6 of 12 free throws, scoring 36 points and 13 rebounds, including 10 offensive rebounds.

The Chinese team entered the fourth quarter with a five-point deficit, Zhang Ziyu scored another four points at the beginning of the final quarter, and the Australian team also scored four points. Back in the game, Zhang Ziyu continued to hit inside, the Australian team expanded its 9-point advantage with a wave of 6-0 offensive, and Li Yuwei hit a three-point shot with Zheng Xinru to chase the difference of 4 points. Russell hit a rebound, Wang Jiaxin hit two free throws, Xavi counterattacked 2+1, and Zhang Ziyu was replaced for the fourth foul. Shears made a layup to expand the 9-point advantage, Zhang Ziyue continued to live with three points, the Australian team continued to score to expand the double-digit advantage, the Chinese team was unable to return to the sky and failed to complete the turnaround, and finally the Chinese team lost to the Australian team, ranking second for two consecutive years, and the Australian team achieved 2 consecutive championships.

Both sides start

Chinese team: Wang Jiaxin, Xu Fengwei, Li Yuwei, Zhang Ziyue, Zhang Ziyu

Australia: Shears, Dees, Bobangi, Schaumfoy, Williams

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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