On April 13, Beijing time, the G2 battle of the WCBA finals began, and the Inner Mongolia women's basketball team continued to sit at home to face the defending champion Sichuan women's basketball team. In this game, the Inner Mongolia women's basketball team led from beginning to end, pulled back a city 96-85, and sent the Sichuan team to the first defeat in the playoffs, and the big score came to 1 draw.
This is the third consecutive year that the two sides have met in the finals, with the Inner Mongolia team sweeping the championship last season and the Sichuan team winning the championship for the first time in history last season. This season, the two sides still hoarded a number of national players, and they were far ahead in the regular season, with a proud record of 34 wins and 2 losses, and the Inner Mongolia team won the regular season championship by a small margin. In the playoffs, both sides swept into the final without a loss. In the G1 game of the finals, the Inner Mongolia team led by as many as 15 points in the first three quarters, but it collapsed in the final quarter and was reversed by the Sichuan team with a wave of 29-9. Therefore, in the second home game, the Inner Mongolia team can not afford to lose.
In terms of starters, the Inner Mongolia team's starting five tigers were Jones, Zhang Qifang, Pan Zhenqi, Zhang Ru, and Li Yuan;
In the first quarter of the game, the Inner Mongolia team took the lead with the interest rate of the home court, and Jones led the team to take the lead with a climax. Zhang Qifang also played a key role in the Inner Mongolia team, and many times when the opponent was chasing points, she stepped forward to score to stop the bleeding. The Inner Mongolia team counterattacked very resolutely, and the score remained suppressed, and after Sun Mengran hit a three-point shot, the Inner Mongolia team had a double-double advantage and led 28-21 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Sichuan team went to the twin towers, Han Xu pulled Jones out, and Cambage was almost insoluble under the basket, and the point difference quickly narrowed. It was Zhang Qifang's key three-point shot to stop the bleeding, Sun Mengran's three-point shot and two consecutive hits, and the Inner Mongolia team instantly stabilized the situation. After that, Jones continued to fire, and the margin returned to double digits, and the Inner Mongolia team led the Sichuan team 51-39 at halftime. Li Meng was 0 of 4 in the half, only scored 1 point, and played abnormally.
In the third quarter, Yibian fought again, and the Inner Mongolia team continued to score points inside and outside, Jones was 20+ early, Pan Zhenqi and Su Yuanyuan hit three points in a row, and the difference once widened to 17 points. Cambage hit the inside line to stop the bleeding and narrow the difference, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war, and the Inner Mongolia team led by 13 points at 76-63 in the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Inner Mongolia team did not make the mistake of the G1 game again, they ensured the lifeline of rebounding, and Pan Zhenqi also opened the point. Although Li Meng and Han Xu hit three points to help the Sichuan team chase the score, they were never able to go further. As the clock ticked, the game lost its suspense. In the end, Inner Mongolia defeated Sichuan 96-85.
Bilateral data
Sichuan: Li Meng 13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Wang Siyu 15 points and 2 rebounds, Han Xu 13 points and 6 rebounds, Gao Song 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Jia Saiqi 5 points, Cambage 30 points and 8 rebounds, Wang Xuehao 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Zhang Wanglai 2 points
Inner Mongolia: Jones 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Zhang Ru 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Li Yuan 13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Zhang Qifang 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Pan Zhenqi 15 points, Sun Mengran 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Song Ning 4 points, Su Yuanyuan 3 points
After this game, Inner Mongolia pulled the score to a 1-1 draw, which greatly relieved the pressure on the team. Next, the Inner Mongolia team will go to Sichuan and play two away games in a row. As long as you can fight for an away game, you can still regain home advantage in the deciding game. Will they be able to bring the finals back to Inner Mongolia again? Or will they be able to witness their opponents win two consecutive championships in Sichuan?