In the WCBA regular season, there were two key matchups, one of which was Li Meng's return from a foot injury for more than a month to lead the Sichuan team against the Liaoning team.
In this game, Li Meng appeared in the starting list, and the team established a 9-point advantage in the first quarter, leading by 16 points in the first half, and finally the Sichuan team won a big victory 85-72.
Li Meng scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 5 of 8, with a team-high plus/minus of +23, which shows that her effect on the court is immediate, and both offensive and defensive ends give the opponent a great constraint. Han Xu played the most dazzling in this game, scoring 31 points and 13 rebounds in 14 of 23 to dominate the inside, and the scoring end was as demanding. Li Shuangfei played an excellent 15 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, taking on the role of Wang Siyu's absence to connect the team. Teenager Xiao Tong scored 12 points. Gao Song was absent from this game.
The Liaoning team had four players score double-doubles, the highest score was Ha Wenqian 17 points and 8 rebounds, Chen Lishu 14 points, Wang Qiuyi 11 points and 7 rebounds, and Li Yumeng 13 points and 5 assists.
The Sichuan team's defense was better at forcing the opponent to make 20 turnovers, which was the key to the Sichuan team's victory. In the next round, the Sichuan team will play against the Shijiazhuang team with Zhang Jingyi, and the Liaoning team will play against the Fujian Xiamen team. The Sichuan team is currently winning three in a row, and the team's strength has increased greatly after Li Meng's comeback, and there will be a chance to continue the winning streak.
After this victory, the Sichuan team has a record of 21 wins and 2 losses, closely following the Inner Mongolia team. Liaoning has a record of 9 wins and 15 losses, ranking 12th.
The other match was Shijiazhuang against Jiangsu.
In this game, neither team scored highly, and neither team scored 20 points in a single quarter. It can be seen that both teams are working the defensive end. The final score was an ultra-low score of 55 to 51.
Therefore, the players scored not high in this game, and the Shijiazhuang team scored two double-doubles, of which Charles scored 23 points, 22 rebounds and 8 turnovers in the fourth quarter, and the large double-double data showed the strength of the inside. Zhang Jingyi was the only player in China to score in double figures, and she scored 11 points and five turnovers on 3-of-6 three-pointers.
Jiangsu has a better record, with national players such as Luo Xinqi and Jin Weina. However, Jin Weina did not play well in this game, only got 5 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals in 2 of 12, and her shooting efficiency was not high. Only Luo Xinqi scored in double figures, and she had a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds. The team shot only 26% from the field, and even as low as 18% from three-point range, and made 49 three-point shots, which was the team's main offensive tool.
On the other hand, the Shijiazhuang team does not rely on three-point shooting, and only 19 three-point shots are close to 50%. Both teams scored new lows this season. After this game, the Jiangsu team has a record of 20 wins and 4 losses, still ranking third in the league, and the Shijiazhuang team is 10 wins and 14 losses in the middle of the league.
In the next round of the match, the Jiangsu team will play against the Shandong team. The team needs to get fit.
In addition, there was a WCBA game between Fujian Xiamen and Fujian Panpan, and in the end, Fujian Panpan won 73-67, sending the opponent to 11 consecutive defeats and ushering in their two consecutive victories. Quanhua's Fujian Panpan Xing Jinbo got 22 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 8 steals, and Chen Siqi had 24 points and 11 rebounds.