On February 10, Beijing time, the second round of the 2024 Women's Basketball Olympic Qualifying Tournament continued, and the Chinese women's basketball team will face the powerful French team today.
Group D took the lead, the world's No. 4 Spain against the world's No. 5 Canada, it is a strong confrontation, both the world ranking and the strength are very close, the game began, Spain's Carreras steals, Alcorrado missed the layup, Quintana hit two free throws, Alcorrado hit 2 points on a layup, Spain led 4-0, Canada looked a little sluggish, missed many times, Alcorardo hit 2 points again, Coiado hit both free throws.
Canada still missed several shots, Carreras hit a 3-point jumper, and it was already an 11-0 lead, until Canada's Amihull hit a layup for 2 points, and finally broke zero, Amihull also hit a layup, and then Canada scored 12 points in a row, overtaking the score, 12-11 lead, the ups and downs of both teams were relatively large in the opening, and then Spain scored 5 points in a row 16-12 to lead again and end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Fields hit 2 points on a jumper, Medina and Carreras hit a layup, leading 22-16, Carlton grabbed a defensive rebound, both teams did not hit a high shooting rate, Carlton missed a jumper, and then there was a foul, Quintana hit both free throws, Coiado made a pass error, Fields stealed, Spain led 30-21, Canada made multiple errors on dribble, and the first half ended, Spain opened the score 36-25.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Canada had a good hand, Fields and Jenny Alexander hit 2-pointers in succession layups, Colley hit 3-pointers on jumpers, and chased it to 36-34. Alexander hit a layup for 2 points to help Canada tie the score 38-38, Fields hit two free throws to overtake the score 40-38, Polakowski hit a 3-pointer on a jumper, Spain led again 43-40, Spain missed a pass behind and missed a jumper, Canada seized the opportunity and scored consecutive points to end the third quarter with a 48-45 lead.
In the final quarter, Carreras hit two consecutive 2-point shots, Polakowski hit a 2-point jumper, Spain led again 51-50, Canada led 55-53, and there were 4 minutes and 4 seconds left, but unfortunately the shooting rate declined, Spain's Medina hit a 3-point jumper, Mordrygo hit a 2-point jumper, and led Canada again at 60-55, and the score remained until the end.
In the second half of the quarter, Canada's state declined significantly, and Spain scored 7 points in a row. Jenny Alexander scored a game-high one, while Spain's Polakowski scored 16.
According to the statistics of the two teams, Spain rebounded 33-43, assists 13-6, steals 15-7, Canada had 19 more turnovers, and the three-point shooting rate was not high, Canada 25%, Spain 31%.
In the other match, Japan played Hungary, which won the Asian championship many times and is ranked 9th in the world, and Hungary is ranked 19th in the world.
At the beginning of the game, Ako Sunflower hit 2 points on a layup, Maki Takada hit a 3-point jumper after a steal, Hungary made a pass error, missed a continuous jump shot, Ako Sunflower scored again, and it was already a 9-0 lead, Gise hit a layup to help Hungary break zero, Maki Takada hit another 3-pointer, 12-3 later, Khattar hit a layup for 2 points +2, Margua Stephanie hit a layup for 2 points +2, and Japan led 22-13 in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Hungary made another passing error, and then there was a foul, Ako Sunflower blocked, both teams made more mistakes, Studel stealed, but the breakthrough layup missed, and the two captains missed the time, until Lin Saki hit a 3-point jumper, Lelik made a walking error, Lin Saki hit a 3-point jump shot again, Japan opened the score 30-18, Hungary hit 3 consecutive shots, chased 30-24, and then Japan made consecutive foul mistakes, Hungary hit consecutive free throws, Dongbai hit a 3-point jumper, chased 32-32, and played a climax。
As soon as the third quarter came up, Mai Yamamoto hit a 3-point jumper, and soon Horvat returned a 3-pointer, Japan hit a 2-point shot in a row to lead 41-37, Horvat hit a 3-point jumper again, Japan missed a row and the two teams fouled many times, Jujas hit a layup for 2 points, Hungary overtook 44-43, Jujas hit again, Aho hit a 2-point jumper, Dubey hit a 3-point jumper, and Hungary led Japan 53-48.
In the last quarter, Hayashi Saki hit a 3-point jumper, Ako Sunflower hit a 2-point layup, Japan overtook 55-53, and then Japan made a mistake, Hungary led 60-55, Japan chased 60-60, and both teams hit 3 points, Hungary hit a layup to lead higher 71-68, and then Japan chased 73-73, Jujas hit a 3-point jumper, which was very critical, and then kept the lead, and finally Hungary beat Japan 81-75. The two teams were close in terms of shooting percentage, with Hungary at 48 per cent and Japan seeing a dip in the second half with 45 per cent. Originally, the Japanese team was very confident in this game, after all, they defeated Spain in the last game, and if they won Hungary, they could qualify in advance, but unfortunately the feeling declined, and Hungary, as a dark horse in Europe, really had hope of competing for a promotion spot.