On June 26, Beijing time, in the first round of Group A of the women's basketball Asian Cup group stage, China defeated Lebanon 89-44. The Chinese team opened the game victoriously and got the desired opener.
Chinese team Han Xu 17 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, Gao Song 15 points and 6 rebounds, Li Meng 12 points and 5 assists, Luo Xinyi 12 points; Lebanon's Akle had 13 points and three steals, and Elias had 12 points and six rebounds.
In the first quarter of the game, Han Xu hit from mid-range, followed by eating cake under the basket, Wang Siyu threw a shot, and Yang Liwei's jump shot also scored; Elias slammed consecutive baskets to steal points, Baptista also scored from inside and Akle's open cut was successful, giving Lebanon a surprise 15-12 lead. Yang Liwei hit a high jumper, Li Meng's mid-range score, Li Yuan's basket was successful, Li Meng completed a fast attack, and the Chinese team played an 8-0 attack wave to gain a 20-15 advantage. Yang Liwei hit a long-range shot, and Aklefawei scored two consecutive three-pointers to catch up. In the quarter, China led 23-21.
In the second quarter of the game, Li Yuan hit two points on the big one, Gao Song scored 6 consecutive points on a sudden shot on the court, Li Meng successfully completed a three-pointer, Han Xu's turnaround layup, the Chinese team played a 15-2 attack wave on the court, and Gao Song easily ate cakes under the basket, widening the point gap on the court to 15 points 38-23. Moctade hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, and Akle hit the basket continuously; Luo Xindi hit a long-range shot from the outside to help the Chinese team consolidate the situation on the field. At half-time, China led 41-30.
In the third quarter of the game, Pan Zhenqi ate cake under the basket, Han Xu easily played 2+1, Gao Song, Li Meng and Li Yuan hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside, Jin Weina made a layup, Tang Yu easily slipped to the bottom line successfully, the Chinese team completely broke out in the quarter, played a crazy attack wave of 22-2, led the quarter 64-32, and completely beat the game into garbage time.
In the final quarter of the game, Tang Yu scored two consecutive offensive shots under the basket, Gao Song completed the layup with a fast attack, Luo Xindi's consecutive two long-range shots were still sound, and the Chinese team still firmly controlled the initiative on the court 76-38. In the following game, the Chinese team firmly controlled the initiative on the field and won smoothly.
Starting lineup
China: Wang Siyu, Yang Liwei, Li Meng, Pan Zhenqi, Han Xu
Lebanon: Akle, Ferres, Sebajian, Baptiste, Elias