On June 23, Beijing time, the third round of the three-person basketball World Cup women's basketball group stage, the Chinese women's team defeated Lithuania 15-11. In the first three rounds of matches, the Chinese team won 2 wins and 1 loss to jump to the top of the table, occupying the initiative of qualifying.
China's Wang Lili scored 6 points, Wan Jiyuan scored 4 points, Zhang Zhiting scored 3 points, and Cao Junwei scored 2 points.
The Chinese women's team is divided into Group A along with Romania, Japan, Lithuania and Germany, and the top of the group directly enters the quarterfinals, and the second and third places in the group will compete for tickets to the other 4 quarterfinals through the play-offs. China defeated Romania 21-12 in the first round and Japan 14-17 in the second round, with a record of 1 win and 1 loss in the first two rounds. Lithuania beat Japan 21-14 and Germany 18-16 to lead the group with two consecutive wins. This game is crucial for both teams.
After the match began, Martina scored from a distance to help Lithuania open the scoring. Zhang Zhiting received Wang Lili's wonderful pass to score consecutively, the basket attack was playing well, Wang Lili's throwing was also scored, and the Chinese team reversed the unfavorable situation at the beginning of the game and chased the score to 3 draws. Wan Jiyuan opened the defense under the basket to score the ball, and the Chinese team surpassed the score on the field to lead 4-3, and the two sides also entered the TV suspension with such a score.
Martina's layup was completed to help Lithuania to a 4-draw tie. Wan Jiyuan and Zhang Zhiting scored consecutive points under the basket, making the opponent unstoppable, and Cao Junwei's throw was also successful, and the Chinese team gained an advantage of 7-5. Camille scored, she added 2-of-2 free throws, and Lithuania overtook the score 8-7.
Wang Lili hit a key long-range shot, Cao Junwei broke through to make a layup, and the Chinese team once again gained the advantage at 10-8. Wang Lili successfully shot herself to make up the basket, and the Chinese team continued to expand its advantage. The game went into a white-hot, Zhang Zhiting could not score 2 free throws, and then Gabriel made 1 of 2 free throws, and the Chinese team still maintained the advantage 11-9. Camille broke through to a layup, Gabriel made an attack from a basket, and Lithuania trailed to 11 draws. Wang Lili scored a long shot, Wan Jiyuan easily ate cake under the basket, and finally the Chinese team won 15-11.
Tournament roster
China: No. 3 Cao Junwei, No. 13 Wan Jiyuan, No. 23 Wang Lili, No. 10 Zhang Zhiting
Lithuania: Monica No. 10, Camille No. 6, Matina No. 3, Gabriel No. 9