On July 1, Beijing time, the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifier Group B, China defeated Chinese Taipei 94-58. The Chinese team won 3 wins and 1 loss, and successfully advanced to the second stage of the competition, and Chinese Taipei continued to be at the bottom of the group after 4 total defeats.
China's Hu Mingxuan had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Zhou Qi had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks, Guo Allen had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Xu Jie had 11 points. Chinese Taipei Lin Bingsheng scored 15 points, Tang Weijie 12 points and Lu Junxiang 12 points.
Previously, the Chinese team won 2 wins and 1 loss, ranking second in the group; Chinese Taipei lost all three battles and finished at the bottom of the group. In this game, if the Chinese team can win, it will successfully advance to the second stage of the competition.
In the first quarter, Lu Junxiang and Chen Youwei continued to attack under the basket, and Zhang Zhenya hit the middle distance; Zhou Qi's strong attack under the basket was 2+1, and Guo Allen counterattacked to complete a dragon after breaking the ball, and the two sides began to play 8 draws. Guo Allen scored on the basket, Wang Zhelin played a second attack on the court, and the Chinese team continued to rush the basket to grab points; Tang Weijie completed the basket under the basket and still helped the Chinese Taipei team to catch up. Xu Jie and Zhao Jiwei both hit long-range shots to help the Chinese team open up the situation on the outside line, and the Chinese team gradually opened the point difference on the field through an effective combination of inside and outside, ending the quarter with a 26-17 lead.
In the second quarter of the game, Sun Siyao successfully hooked under the basket, Lu Junxiang and Lin Bingsheng also stood up to grab points, and Chinese Taipei took the opportunity to force the score on the field to 23-28. Zhou Qi threw himself and grabbed the points, and Hu Mingxuan took Zhao Jiwei's pass to quickly attack the basket to help the Chinese team stabilize the situation on the court. Lu Junxiang hit two three-pointers, Lin Bingsheng also fired on the outside, Tang Weijie won the mid-range, and Chinese Taipei rose up to chase the score to 35-36. Wang Zhelin completed the layup, and Hu Mingxuan also used a jump shot to grab points to help China end the half with a 42-38 lead.
In the third quarter of the game, Hu Mingxuan broke through and scored a basket, Zhou Qi and Hu Mingxuan continued to rush the basket to grab points, Guo Allen took advantage of the fast attack opportunity to complete the layup, Gu Quan also killed the inside line to grab points, and the Chinese team played a 12-2 attack wave at the beginning of the game, opening the field point difference at 54-40. Zhou Qi was like a god helping crazy to wreak havoc on the basket to score 6 points in a row, Hu Mingxuan a dragon quickly attacked Cheng, Zhou Qi completed the dunk under the basket after sending a wonderful cover, Hu Mingxuan broke the ball and counterattacked, the Chinese team became more and more courageous on the court, and widened the point difference on the court to more than 20 points at 66-44. Zhu Junlong played a single shot at the basket, Zhao Jiwei passed Guo Allen to a quick attack to play, and the Chinese team played a crazy attack wave of 30-10 in the quarter, ending the section with a 72-48 lead.
In the last quarter of the game, Guo Allen hit a magical super far three points when pressing the whistle, Wang Zhelin received Xu Jiemiao's pass from the basket to eat cake easily, Guo Allen broke through consecutively to score the ball, and the Chinese team continued to expand its advantages at 83-51. In the following matches, the Chinese team firmly maintained its own advantages and won the game smoothly.
Starting lineup
China: Zhao Jiwei, Guo Allen, Hu Mingxuan, Gu Quan, Zhou Qi
Chinese Taipei: Lin Bingsheng, Tang Weijie, Zhang Zhenya, Lu Junxiang, Chen Zhaohao