On June 30, Beijing time, the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifier Group B, the Chinese team lost to Australia 69-76. The Chinese team suffered its first defeat, with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the first 3 games; Australia has a record of 4 wins and is still in the lead in the group.
China's Zhou Qi had 16 points and 17 rebounds, Guo Allen had 12 points and 5 rebounds, and Gu Quan had 12 points; Australia's Della Vidova had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, McCarron had 13 points and 6 steals, Jack White had 10 points and 4 assists and McVeigh had 11 points.
In the previous matches, the Chinese team successfully doubled Japan in the second place in the group, and Australia ranked first in the three games. In this game, if the Chinese team wins the opponent, it will successfully advance to the next stage of the competition, facing the strongest Australian team in the group, what kind of performance the Chinese team can have, but also the majority of fans are quite concerned.
In the first quarter of the game, Australia's long-range shot from the outside was hit, and McCarlon broke through the throw to help australia take the lead; Zhou Qi's offense showed its might, he hooked his hand under the basket, and then easily made up the basket, arranging the first 4 points of the Chinese team on the court, Zhao Rui retreated back to win the three points, and Guo Allen's jump shot also scored, helping the Chinese team to gain an advantage of 9-5. McVeigh made a long-range shot, followed by his breakthrough show of power to play 2+1, Delavedova hit another three-pointer, and Australia turned the tide 14-9. Hu Mingxuan hit a long-range shot from the outside, and Bratchfield hit a three-pointer also in color; Sun Minghui threw a three-pointer to help the Chinese team continue to pursue. At the end of the quarter, the Chinese team trailed 15-17.
In the second quarter, Jack White completed a layup and McCarlon scored a jumper from the free throw line to help Australia maintain its advantage; Hu Mingxuan scored a jumper, Gu Quan scored a long shot in the bottom left corner, and the Chinese team still clenched the score at 20-23. Bratchfield, McVeigh and Steendel hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Australia widened the gap 35-22 with a sharp three-point rain. Gu Quan scored three points at the bottom line, Guo Allen threw a shot after the breakthrough, Zhou Qi grabbed the rebound in the front court to contribute a wonderful buckle, Gu Quan's bottom corner of the whistle three points and scored, the Chinese team is still trying to catch up. At half-time, the Chinese team trailed 34-43.
In the third quarter, DelaVertova made a layup and McCarlon threw in three points; Sun Minghui hit a long-range shot, but it was still difficult to help the Chinese team reverse the unfavorable situation on the field. Meek easily bounced back, Mec White fired from the outside and Australia pulled the field apart at 53-37. Wang Zhelin threw a shot after the inside line, Guo Allen launched a breakthrough hit and retreated from the jump shot, Xu Jie scored from mid-range, Zhou Qi scored a layup after the breakthrough, Gu Quan scored a three-point whistle, and the Chinese team rose up on the field to end the quarter with a 55-57 trail.
In the final quarter, Zhou Qi's basket attack still showed its power, Wang Zhelin's basket attack was 2+1, Guo Allen's free throw line jump shot was scored again, and the Chinese team tenaciously chased the score to 64 draws. Florin made a layup, Steindel made a long-range shot and Australia opened the gap 69-64. Guo Allen broke through and scored, still helping the Chinese team to pursue. Jack White easily dunked an empty basket after breaking the ball and Australia maintained the advantage at 73-66. In the following matches, Australia firmly maintained its advantage and won the game smoothly.
Starting lineup
China: Zhao Jiwei, Zhou Qi, Guo Allen, Hu Mingxuan, Shen Zijie
Australia: Mack, DelaVertova, McDowell White, Bratchfield, Jack White