On September 29, Beijing time, the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup Final Four Battle began today, and the Chinese women's basketball team faced the French women's basketball team. The Chinese women's basketball team ranked second in the group with 4 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, and played against the fourth place in Group B in today's knockout round. After four quarters of fierce competition, the Chinese team defeated France 85-71, reaching the final four of the international competition for the second time in 14 years. Huang Sijing has 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Li Meng has 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Yang Liwei has 11 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Li Yuan has 10 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and Han Xu has 13 points and 9 rebounds.
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the French women's basketball team scored first, Huang Sijing was still colored, and Li Yueru added 2 points to the basket. The French team then slammed into the basket to overtake the score, and the Chinese team failed to make several outside attempts. With Gabi Williams hitting the shot, the Chinese team was forced to pause the adjustment. After the suspension returned, Yang Liwei and Wang Siyu broke through one after another to create damage, and Li Mengyuan shot to overtake the score. In the second half of the quarter, Li Mengli suddenly scored 9 points in a row, helping the Chinese team gradually open up the point gap. After the French team suspended two consecutive goals, Li Yueru made a free throw to stabilize the situation. At the end of the quarter, Li Meng suffered a pinch attack, and the French team hit a three-pointer to make the two sides 25-25.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Chinese team strengthened its defense, played a counterattack after consecutive steals, and stopped France with a wave of 6-0. After the suspension returned, the two sides attacked and defended each other, and Huang Sijing withstood the pressure and continuously attacked, helping the Chinese team withstand the counterattack of the French team. After Han Xu came on the court, he made full use of his height advantage and created great difficulties for the French team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. With Yang Liwei's three-point shot, the Chinese team led the double-double for the first time. At the end of the quarter, the French team counterattacked continuously, and Li Yuan used his speed to kill the basket and respond. At the end of the half, China led France 50-39.
Yi Bian fought again, or the French team took the lead in scoring, and Huang Sijing once again sniped at the opponent. The French team used its personal ability to chase points in consecutive singles, and the Chinese team was forced to suspend the adjustment after consecutive mistakes. After the timeout, the French team attacked unabated, and the consecutive breakthroughs narrowed the point difference to 1 point. At the critical moment, Han Xu's basket was cut into a 2+1 to stabilize the hearts of the army. The Chinese team's outside foul gave the opponent three free throw opportunities, the Chinese team made a substitution adjustment, and Li Yuan shot a penalty to help the Chinese team stop the bleeding. At the end of the quarter, the shooting percentage of both sides fell, and several rounds failed to change the point difference. In the third quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team led the French women's basketball team 66-58.
At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, the Chinese team made a mistake and was counterattacked by the opponent, and Han Xuzhong responded. France hit a three-pointer from a distance in the bottom corner, Yang Liwei killed to the basket and caused a foul on the opponent, and then the high hanging inside line assisted Han Xu to stop the opponent. After the suspension returned, the Chinese team gave Han Xu another 2 points after continuous conduction, and the Chinese team led the doubles again. France tasted the sweetness on the outside, chasing points from a long distance. After consecutive missed shots, Li Meng hit another three-point shot for the Chinese team to break the scoring drought. The Chinese team attacked one after another to expand the point difference, and the French team still chased the points from the outside. But as time ran out, the French team was no longer able to fight back. In the end, China defeated France 85-71 to reach the final four.
Both sides start:
France women's basketball team: Chateau, Fotou, Michelle, Tadić, Gaby Williams
Chinese women's basketball team: Huang Sijing, Li Meng, Li Yueru, Wang Siyu, Yang Liwei