On the afternoon of July 3, 2022, Beijing time, the men's basketball world preliminary tournament in the Asian region continued, and Australia hosted the Chinese team. The Chinese team and the Australian team staged a defensive battle. In the first half, China trailed by 1 point 29-30, the first three quarters of the two sides fought to 45 draws, the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, Australia staged a crazy attack wave, a wave of 14-0 to open the point difference, and played a 26-3 single quarter score. In the end, Australia defeated China 71-48.
Statistics:
The specific scores in the fourth quarter were 18-16, 11-14, 16-15 and 3-26 (China was in front).
On the Chinese side, Wang Zhelin scored the team's highest 12 points and 2 steals and grabbed 3 rebounds and 1 block, Zhao Rui had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Zhu Junlong contributed 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Guo Allen cut 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and Zhou Qi scored 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks.
Australia: Jack White 16 points and 14 rebounds, DelaVertova 13 points and 5 rebounds, Meck 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Contest Review:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Chinese team started very smoothly, Hu Mingxuan stopped the jump shot to score, and then Gu Quan hit a three-pointer from the outside line, opening the Chinese team to lead 5-2. The Chinese players were constantly fouled, but the referee did not blow the penalty, Du Feng was dissatisfied with the penalty and was blown T, and the Australian team played a wave to chase the score to a 7-7 draw. The two teams were caught in a tug-of-war, Zhu Junlong stepped on the three-point line to hit a jump shot, and then Wang Zhelin grabbed the rebound in front of the court to score a second offense. Before the end of the first quarter, Wang Zhelin scored a strong attack and made a foul. In the first quarter, the Chinese team led the Australian team 18-16.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Chinese team Xu Jie scored three points, the Chinese team scored 5 consecutive points to lead by 7 points, and the Australian team immediately called a timeout. After the suspension returned, the Australian team scored 4 consecutive points, constantly narrowing the score gap, and the Chinese team Du Feng also immediately requested a timeout. After the timeout, Zhu Junlong scored on a jump shot, but then he was whistled for a foul, and the Australian team took the opportunity to score, and the score between the two sides was 25 draws. After that, Zhao Rui made two free throws and one shot, after which the Australian team stepped up its attack and played a wave of 5-0 attack to re-establish its advantage. With 4.4 seconds left in this quarter, China's Zhao Rui broke through to a 2+1 layup. At the end of the first half, Australia led China by one point at 30-29.
Yi bian fought again, Guo Allen twice threw a shot, the Chinese team Zhou Qi took the lead in shooting three points on the left side, and then the Chinese team played a wave of 9-2 attack waves, 38-32 to surpass the score, 6 points ahead of the Australian team, the Australian team immediately requested a timeout. After the suspension returned, the Australian team scored 2 consecutive three-pointers, equalizing the score in one fell swoop, the two sides fought to a 38 draw, the Chinese team immediately called a timeout, and after the suspension returned, Wang Zhelin scored under the basket, and then Zhu Junlong completed the 2+1 attack under the basket. Zhao Rui was whistled for a foul and was immediately replaced. After the third quarter, the Chinese team and the Australian team fought to a 45 draw.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the decisive victory, the Australian team opened with three three-pointers in a row, extending the score lead by 9 points in one fell swoop, and the game was about 5 minutes long, and China was unable to score. Australia hit a 12-0 attacking wave to lead by 12 points. The Chinese team called two consecutive timeouts. The suspension came back or the Australian team took the lead in scoring, and the Chinese team had a physical qualification problem and could not score. Australia leads China by 14 points. Wang Zhelin made a foul, two penalties and one shot, and the Chinese team finally scored. Australia, in turn, scored three more points, leading by 16 points. The Chinese team substitution did not solve the scoring problem, and Australia led by 19 points. There are about two and a half minutes left in the game. Australian steals and deducts points. The Chinese team trailed by 23 points and still could not solve the scoring problem. The game basically lost suspense. At the end of the match, Australia defeated China 71-48.
In the first three quarters, the two sides drew, and in the crucial fourth quarter, the Chinese team obviously had physical problems and could not score, and the entire fourth quarter scored 3 points, which was really abnormal. I hope that Du Feng will lead the Chinese team to sum up the experience after guiding him back.
Both sides started:
China: Guo Allen, Zhao Rui, Hu Mingxuan, Gu Quan, Zhou Qi
Australia: Mack, DelaVertova, McCaron, Bradgefield, Jack White