The 2023-24 WCBA finals finally ushered in the G5 tiebreaker, and the regular season champion Inner Mongolia women's basketball team returned to their home court to usher in a decisive battle with the defending champion Sichuan women's basketball team. In this game, the two sides fought until the last moment, and the Sichuan team narrowly defeated Inner Mongolia 83-78 away, with a total score of 3-2 reversal and two consecutive championships.
The two sides are completely two super hegemons in the WCBA, both have many national players, and the most important thing in the whole season is only these five finals. In the first two home games, the Inner Mongolia team suffered a 15-point reversal in the G1 game, and then held the G2. Next, the Inner Mongolia team reversed G3 in overtime, and the Sichuan team held G4 and played the finals back to Inner Mongolia. At the same time, the scene became more and more popular, Li Meng's G1 battle was abused by fans, and Cambage's G3 battle was banned for elbowing, and the officials of the two sides tore each other apart. On the eve of the decisive match, the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
In terms of starters, Inner Mongolia starters: Li Yuan, Zhang Qifang, Zhang Ru, Sun Mengran, Jones, Sichuan starters: Wang Siyu, Li Meng, Gao Song, Jia Saiqi, Han Xu.
In the first quarter of the game, although the Sichuan team opened the score, Inner Mongolia took the lead in entering the state, Zhang Qifang and Li Yuan hit three points to open the difference, while the Sichuan team only scored 4 points in the first 6 and a half minutes. However, in the second half of the quarter, the Inner Mongolia team was dumb fire, and the Sichuan team caught up with a wave of 8-0 and overtook 17-16. In the second quarter, the confrontation between the two sides became more intense, and people turned their backs at every turn. Zhang Ru scored 3+1 against Cambage to ignite the home atmosphere, and the Sichuan team was led by Li Meng and Cambage to bite the score. Cambage, in particular, almost took over half of the Sichuan team's scores. Jones and Sun Mengran scored four points in a row at the end of the half, and Inner Mongolia took a 41-39 lead.
In the third quarter, Inner Mongolia foreign aid Jones received 4 fouls and had no choice but to go down, and the Sichuan team seized this opportunity to blast out a wave of 15-4 climax, opening up a double-digit point difference in one fell swoop. Li Yuan hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding, Jones hit the inside line, Zhang Qifang made two free throws and two hits, and the Inner Mongolia team chased the score 7-0 in a wave. At the end of the third quarter, the Inner Mongolia team fell behind 56-62. In the final quarter, the competition between the two sides entered a white heat, and the score difference was between 5 and 10 points for a long time. In the last 1 minute, Inner Mongolia chased only 4 points, and Li Meng's key three points stopped the bleeding for the Sichuan team. At the last moment, the Inner Mongolia team missed three consecutive points, and the Sichuan team narrowly defeated Inner Mongolia 83-78 away and successfully won the championship.
Bilateral data
Sichuan: Cambage 38 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 steal, Li Meng 23 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Han Xu 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Wang Siyu 2 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, Jia Saiqi 2 points and 2 rebounds, Gao Song 2 points, Wang Xuehao 2 points and 2 assists, Li Shuangfei 1 point and 2 assists
Inner Mongolia: Jones 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 steals, Zhang Ru 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Li Yuan 16 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, Zhang Qifang 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists, Sun Mengran 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Pan Zhenqi 2 points and 3 rebounds
After this game, the Sichuan team won two consecutive championships and became the new hegemon of Chinese basketball. Li Meng basically played the whole game, and she and Cambage became the key to victory. The Inner Mongolia team has almost rebuilt its squad this season, and their hard work and tenacity are also worthy of respect.