On August 29, the fourth window of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Qualifiers continued, and the Chinese team defeated Bahrain 80-67, ending the window with two consecutive wins.
China team statistics: Zhou Qi 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, Zhu Junlong 14 points and 5 rebounds, Hu Mingxuan 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Xu Jie 9 points, 3 steals and 2 assists, Gu Quan 8 points and 6 rebounds, Sun Minghui 5 points and 6 assists, Zhu Mingzhen 5 points and 5 rebounds, Lu Wenbo 3 points, Wang Zhelin 2 points and 3 rebounds, Zhao Jiwei 4 assists.
After the start of the game, Zhu Junlong, who started the game, was active, scoring the ball from a low position and helping the Chinese team score first. Gu Quan then followed up with the ball and shot a three-point shot, but the Bahrain team also immediately hit a three-point response. Then Sun Minghui broke through to score a layup, Zhu Junlong also had three points in the bottom corner on the right side, Hu Mingxuan broke through in the middle of the road to play 2+1, and the Chinese team played a 14-3 start. After that, Bahrain picked up in time to score 5 points in a row, Sun Minghui caused two kills and injuries, and then Zhao Jiwei sent assists to feed the cake Zhu Mingzhen, ending the Chinese men's basketball team with a 25-11 lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Wang Zhelin scored a goal first in the inside line, and Bahrain bit the score through free throws. After the Chinese men's basketball team suddenly lost power, continuous shots were missed, Bahrain took advantage of the situation to hit the basket frequently, and even shots with free throws to play a 9-0 offensive attack to force the point difference to only 5 points. After the adjustment, Zhu Junlong broke through the penalty and zhou qi dunked violently, Xu Jie snatched and counterattacked to help the Chinese men's basketball team stabilize the situation. Bahrain's Rashid suddenly made a series of free throws to score 7 points, and the Chinese men's basketball team led by 9 points at the end of the half 42-33.
In the second half of the game, Zhou Qi came up and scored a basket to open up the point difference to double digits again. Gu Quan also had three-pointers, Sun Minghui three-pointer popped up Lu Wenbo struggled to grab the rebound to complete the basket 2+1, Hu Mingxuan then made a layup from the middle of the road, and the Chinese team expanded the point difference to 15 points. After that, Bahrain finally hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, and then Hamda strongly attacked Shen Zijie and chased 5 points in a row. The Chinese team saw that Zhou Qi was replaced by zhou qi back on the field, and he immediately staged a wonderful one-handed dunk to regain momentum after he appeared on the scene, followed by a strong attack on the inside line to recreate the killing points, and the Chinese team led by 16 points after the third quarter.
In the last quarter of the game, the Bahrain team came up to chase a three-pointer, the Chinese team replaced Zhou Qi for a little rest, bahrain team took the opportunity to kill the inside line to create injuries, and then hit two three-pointers in a row to stop the Chinese team. After the adjustment, Zhou Qi returned to the court, and after Zhao Jiwei shot out, Zhou Qi picked a melon above his head to complete the dunk to stabilize the situation, and Bahrain requested a timeout. After the game started again, the Chinese team played a cooperation, Hu Mingxuan hit a three-point shot in the empty position, Xu Jie quickly converted to a layup, and the Chinese team once again took a 14-point lead. Zhou Qi was forced to go off the field after being plagued by fouls, and the two teams were in a stalemate. Shen Zijie suffered 3 fouls in a row, and Zhou Qi could only return again. In the last 2 minutes, the Chinese team played steadily, Zhou Qi scored consecutive foul penalties on the inside line, Bahrain desperately threw three points, Zhou Qi hit the basket again on the inside line, and the Chinese team with a 10-point lead did not give the opponent a chance after that, and finally walked through the Chinese team's 80-67 victory over Bahrain to achieve two consecutive wins in this window game.
After this game, the Chinese team temporarily ranked second in the group with 14 points, and whether it can qualify depends on the result of the match with Iran. The next window will kick off in November, with China playing against Iran on November 11.
Chinese team starters: Sun Minghui, Hu Mingxuan, Zhu Junlong, Gu Quan, Zhou Qi.
Source: CCTV Sports