At 17:00 on October 3, the women's basketball Asian Cup played a third- and fourth-place final, with South Korea playing against Australia. Australia lost to Japan by 2 points in the last game and missed the final! In the final game of the group stage, Australia lost to the Chinese women's basketball team. In the first quarter, Garbin hit 2 free throws, Whitcomb assisted Okuso to hit 2 points, and Park Hye-jin didn't score three! Okuso hooked a shot and started 6-0! The two teams alternated points, with Nicholson hitting a three-point shot to widen the point gap. Park Hye-jin scored three-pointers, Okuso hit 2 points, Kim Kim-fei received an assist from Park Hye-jin, hit a three-point shot, and chased a 3-point difference! Garbin scored easily from the basket and Whitcomb hit a 3-pointer to extend the advantage to 10 points!
The South Korean team chased the points strongly, Park Ji-hyun hit two consecutive three-point shots, and then Park Hye-jin hit a jump shot, and South Korea chased 22-24 in the first quarter, and the suspense of the game was very large. In the second quarter, Australia played a 7-0 start, and the advantage widened! The South Korean team fell into a slump in this quarter, and the disadvantage came to more than 10 points. In addition to Whitcomb's strong play, Florin has a clear advantage on the inside, frequently grabbing rebounds, and Okuso also raised the score to double digits. By the end of halftime, the South Korean women's basketball team had trailed by as many as 15 points 32-47. At this time, in terms of statistics, Park Ji-hyun had 11 points and 5 rebounds, and Whitcomb had 12 points and 4 assists.
In the second half, Pei Huirun hit 2 points, and Nicholson hit the iron. Sharp hit three-pointers, and the efficiency of the two teams was greatly reduced. Shin Ji-hyun was capped on a layup and Nicholson hit a three-pointer. Kim Min-jeong walked, and Whitcomb's three-point shot failed! In the end, there was no suspense, and Australia won the third place, which is worth congratulating.
The final score was 88-58! In terms of main star statistics, Whitcomb blasted down 15 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, which was too comprehensive. Park Ji-hyun had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.