Chao News client reporter Cao Linbo
On July 7, the last day of the FIBAU17 World Cup was played, in the 13th-14th place ranking match, although the main center Xun Sinan was missing, the Chinese men's basketball team fell behind at the beginning, but relying on Zhang Boyuan's hot hand outside the three-point line, Li Yuezhou's sudden shooting combination was active, the team successfully reversed the opponent in the second half, and finally won the game 105-101, locking the 13th place in this World Cup.
In the first group stage of this U17 World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team encountered the Guinean men's basketball team, most of the Guinean men's basketball players are tall, many players are practicing in the United States, France and Canada, and have good skills, and the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the opponent by 9 points in the final game.
However, in the following games, although the Chinese men's basketball team has encountered a big loss to the United States men's basketball team, it has also reversed the French men's basketball team that is not weak, and defeated the Philippine men's basketball team by a large score.
Due to a back injury during the knockout round, the main center of the Chinese men's basketball team, Xun Sinan, has not been able to play in the last few games. However, in this game, the players seem to have adapted to the rhythm of the absence of him, focusing on the outside and the opponent in a scoring battle. Zhang Boyuan took the lead, scoring 21 points in the first half, hitting 6 three-pointers, and was in a hot state, helping the team bite the score and not letting the Guinean men's basketball team open up the point difference in one fell swoop.
In the second half, in addition to Zhang Boyuan, the Chinese men's basketball team frequently hit the three-point line, Li Yuezhou used a series of free throws and shots to help the team successfully reverse the difference, although the Guinea men's basketball team took the full-court pressing, and at the last moment chased the difference to only one goal, but the boys of the Chinese men's basketball team tenaciously persevered to the end, kept the lead, and successfully took revenge with a victory, drawing an end to their U17 World Cup journey.
Full-court statistics: Zhang Boyuan 32 points, 4 rebounds and 8 three-pointers, Fu Wenhao 24 points, Li Yuezhou 15 points and 8 assists.
(Photo courtesy of FIBA official website)
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