On August 29, Beijing time, the men's basketball world preliminary tournament In the second stage of the Asian region F group, the Chinese men's basketball team won Bahrain 80-67. After winning this match, the Chinese team rose to the second place in the group with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses.
China's Zhou Qi had 22 points and 7 rebounds, Zhu Junlong had 14 points and 5 rebounds, Hu Mingxuan had 12 points, Xu Jie had 9 points and 3 steals, Gu Quan had 8 points and 6 rebounds, and Zhao Jiwei had only 0 points and 4 assists on 0 of 4.
Before this match, the Chinese team had a record of 5 wins and 2 losses, and Bahrain's record was 2 wins and 5 losses. In this game, if the Chinese team wins, the ranking will rise to the second place in the group, which is also a key battle on the road to qualifying for the team. At the Asian Cup in July, China narrowly defeated Bahrain 80-79 amid a poor squad. This time, the two teams met again in the World Preliminary Round, and the Chinese team also expected to win a hearty victory.
In the first quarter of the game, Zhu Junlong showed a tough 2+1 under the basket, Gu Quan scored a long shot on the right side, and the Chinese team started to take a 6-0 lead; Isa threw in three points to help Bahrain break the deficit since the opening. Sun Minghui got rid of the defenders to go to the basket, Zhu Junlong's long-range shot also scored, Hu Mingxuan successfully scored three points, and the Chinese team widened the point difference to more than 10 points at 14-3. Zhou Qi grabbed the rebound in front of the court and threw a shot, Zhu Junlong showed his power under the basket to score 4 consecutive points, Zhu Mingzhen slipped the bottom line to eat cake, and the Chinese team ended the quarter with a 25-11 lead.
In the second quarter, Wang Zhelin successfully back-hit his opponent under the basket, Zhu Mingzhen's three-point shot in the bottom corner showed its power, and the Chinese team still easily maintained its advantage at 32-17. Rashid and Hamuda continued to pound under the basket, and Bahrain launched a fruitful counter-attack on the field, closing the score to 26-31. Bahrain's movements on the field became larger and louder, and Xu Jie was hit in the eye by his opponent when he grabbed the ball. Zhou Qi stepped forward at a critical moment, he contributed a dunk, followed by a successful basket, and then he hit a long two-pointer, and at halftime, the Chinese team led 42-33.
In the third quarter of the game, Zhou Qi successfully made up the basket, Hu Mingxuan launched a breakthrough throw to score, Gu Quan's three-point shot hit, Lu Wenbo played 2+1, Hu Mingxuan made a layup and scored, and the Chinese team played well on the court to open the point difference at 54-39. Rashid hit a long-range shot, Khamoud hit a layup and Bahrain was still struggling to catch up. Xu Jie scored on a layup, Zhou Qi contributed a wonderful one-handed split, and the Chinese team regained their form to end the quarter with a 62-46 lead.
In the final quarter, Ali Rashid and Mustafa Rashid combined to shoot three three-pointers on the outside, and Bahrain played well on the outside to make the score 56-63. At the critical moment, Zhou Qi stepped forward, he grabbed the rebound in front of the second attack, Hu Mingxuan scored from afar, Xu Jie quickly attacked, and the Chinese team stabilized the situation to open the score at 70-56. Chism scored 2+1 and Bahrain still didn't give up on the pitch; Xu Jie threw a throw and scored, but then Shen Zijie fouled the field 5 times in a row. Zhou Qi made consecutive strong attacks to create fouls against opponents to obtain free throws, 2 times was 2 of 1, and the Chinese team led 74-64. In the next game, the Chinese team firmly maintained its own advantage and won this game.
Starting lineup
China: Sun Minghui, Hu Mingxuan, Zhu Junlong, Gu Quan, Zhou Qi
Bahrain: Al-Lazi, Almousavi, Isa, Chisim, Hassan