At 18:30 Beijing time on July 23, the semi-finals of the 2022 FIBA Men's Basketball Asian Cup, Australia eliminated New Zealand 85-76 and reached the final. The other semi-final was played by Jordan against Lebanon.
Statistics
Australia: Meck 18 points and 9 rebounds, Pindel 11 points and 6 rebounds, McAllen 13 points, 7 assists and 4 steals, White 15 points and 7 assists, Proctor 13 points;
New Zealand: Timmins 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Cameron 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Jordan Hunter 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Chris Hunt 11 points and 4 assists;
During the group stage of the Asian Cup of the men's basketball team, Australia defeated Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia in succession, winning 3 consecutive wins to lock the first place in the group and passing through the 1/4 finals, and in the 1/4 final, the Australian team easily eliminated the Japanese team and broke into the top 4. New Zealand defeated India and the Philippines during the group stage, but lost to Lebanon to finish second in the group. In the 1/4 final qualifier and 1/4 final, New Zealand eliminated Syria and South Korea to reach the top 4.
At the beginning of the game, Florin scored the first layup, and New Zealand immediately shot five points in a row, but Australia then hit a three-pointer on the outside line. In the following period, the two sides alternated points by breaking through layups, counter-attacks and free throws, and when Florin broke through the layup to score, Australia was 17-13. New Zealand then hit an outside three-pointer, and Australia quickly gave a back run of six points. But in the closing stages of the first quarter, New Zealand hit a whistle-beating three-pointer. In the first quarter, Australia was 23-19.
Australia hit three consecutive points in the first quarter
Entering the second quarter, the two sides began by breaking through the layup and three points from the outside line. Subsequently, Australia adopted a full-court pressing tactic to effectively limit the opponent's attack and seize the opportunity to blast a wave of scoring climaxes, and when Proctor countered the basket with the ball and scored, Australia led by 11 points. In the following period, Australia extended the lead to 16 points through three-pointers and counter-attacks, but New Zealand quickly gave the opponent a slightly tighter score. At half-time, Australia 49-37 New Zealand.
Pindel slammed it with one hand
The Australian outside feels hot
After the battle, the Australian team hit three points first in the opening stage of the game, but New Zealand quickly hit the opponent back and hit back with a wave of consecutive three-point shots to blast a small climax of scoring to force the trailing point difference to 6 points. In the following period, the Australian team scored 7 consecutive points from Meck's outside shot to stabilize the situation on the field. At the end of the quarter, Australia continued to extend their lead with a wave of scoring under proctor. At the end of the third quarter, Australia led by 12 points at 66-54.
Mek scored on a breakthrough layup
New Zealand player breaks through to layup
In the final quarter of the game, New Zealand's external shots and internal attacks continued to take points in the opening stage of the game, and a wave of 9-2 was forced to close the point difference to 5 points. In the following period, the two sides scored points by breaking through the layup, free throw and outside three points, and when Hunter played 3+1, New Zealand forced the gap behind to 2 points. But Australia then hit three points by Meck and White, and Australia led by eight points. In the closing stages, New Zealand instigated a final counterattack, but Australia managed to hold the victory. In the end, Australia eliminated New Zealand 85-76 and reached the final.
Both sides started
Australia: White, Florin, MacK, McDaniel, McCarran;
New Zealand: Cameron, Hunter, Milner, Timmins, Farenthorne;