Basketball World Cup: France lightly beat Côte d'Ivoire to top the qualifying group Gobert cut 17+8
On September 2, Beijing time, the second phase of the men's basketball World Cup continued, with the French men's basketball team playing against the Ivory Coast men's basketball team, and finally France defeated Ivory Coast 87:77. In the first quarter, the scores were seared, and the French men's basketball team took a four-point lead. In the second quarter, Ivory Coast overcame the score, entering the intermission with a one-point advantage. France started 10-0 in the third quarter, but Ivory Coast recovered the score, giving France a one-point lead in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the two sides went back and forth, and in the last two minutes, with Francisco hitting both free throws, France defeated Ivory Coast to win the game.
Statistics:
France: Cordinier 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, De Colo 13 points and 3 assists, Fournier 2 points and 6 rebounds, Gobert 17 points and 8 rebounds, Yabusele 3 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Francisco 15 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Okobo 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Batum 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Farr 4 points
Ivory Coast: Ba 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Dadie 5 points, Daly 9 points and 4 rebounds, Mural 7 points and 2 rebounds, Sidibe 8 points and 5 rebounds, Diyarbat 13 points and 11 assists, Zozoya 18 points, V-Fofana 13 points and 7 rebounds, Abyo 2 points and 4 rebounds
Highlights:
Gobert dunked
Zozoya scored a left-handed layup to score a 2+1
Fofana opened a three-pointer
The French team scored the press post
Gobert scored 2+1
Competition Review:
In the first quarter, Daly mounted an archery to help Ivory Coast get the first point of the game, after which France's Cordinier hit a three-pointer from the outside to help France rally, and then the score alternately rose, with Yabusele's three-pointer, France extended the gap to 5 points, and France's Okobo hit a three-point shot in the final minute of the quarter, and France entered the second quarter with a four-point advantage.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Côte d'Ivoire stopped the French team, Zozoya took cover on the right side to hit a three-point shot, Ivory Coast overtook the score, and then the score between the two sides was a 29 draw, Ivory Coast led to 5 points, Gobert's dunk helped France stabilize the situation, Diabatte completed a dragon whistle counterattack layup in the final moments of the third quarter, and at halftime, the Ivory Coast men's basketball team led France by 1 point into halftime.
In the third quarter, the French men's basketball team opened with a wave of 10-0 offense, the point difference was reversed by 9 points, Fofana outside three-point shot to help Côte d'Ivoire stop the bleeding in time, then Francisco countered with a layup, the French men's basketball team once again took a double-digit lead, and then although Côte d'Ivoire was close to the score, De Colo's outside three-point shot once again gave France a 10-point lead. However, Côte d'Ivoire played a climax, with France leading by just one point.
In the fourth quarter, the French men's basketball team was still in very bad shape, and Ivory Coast also took the opportunity to overtake the score. With Fournier hitting a free throw, the difference was tied by France. After that, the score was still very anxious, and the game came to the last four minutes. In the last two minutes, France led Côte d'Ivoire by three points, and with Francisco hitting both free throws, France extended its lead to five points, and in the end, France defeated Ivory Coast to lock up the first place in the group!
Starters:
Côte d'Ivoire: Ba, Dediette, Daly, Mural, Sidibe
France: Cordinier, de Colò, Fournier, Gobert, Yabusele