On the evening of June 29, in the 2024 U18 Women's Basketball Asian Championship, in the second semi-final, the Chinese women's basketball team played against the South Korean team. In this game, Zhang Ziyu got 34 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. In the second quarter, the Chinese team played a 21-3 offensive.
The Chinese team won all three games in the group stage and directly advanced to the semifinals, while the South Korean team ranked second in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss, and defeated the New Zealand team through the crossover match to reach the semifinals. The winner between the two teams will face defending champions Australia in the final, who narrowly beat Japan by five points to reach the final.
In the first quarter, Zhang Ziyu scored the first 6 points of the Chinese team, the South Korean team scored two consecutive three-pointers, Wang Jiaxin scored three points, Xu Fengwei scored quickly, and the South Korean team counterattacked to stop the Chinese team. Zhang Ziyu turned around and hit again, Xu Peilin flew to hit the board, Zhang Ziyu scored in a row, Cui Yise stopped the decline with three points, Xu Peilin replied 2+1, Li Minzhi quickly scored three points into the net, Li Jiahyun hit the board again, the South Korean team made a steal and counterattacked, and after the first quarter, the Chinese team led by 3 points 24-21.
In the second quarter, Xu Peilin made consecutive free throws, Zhang Ziyu turned around, and Zheng Xuan chased three points to stop the Chinese team. Zhang Ziyu scored another 8 points in a row to stop the South Korean team. Zheng Xinru scored three points to expand the advantage, Chen Jing scored a layup, Zhang Ziyu hit the board, and after halftime, the Chinese team led by 21 points.
In the third quarter, Zhang Ziyu made up for the second attack, Pei Xiaorun moved sideways for three points, Zhang Ziyu scored 4 points in a row, Zhang Ziyue broke through and flew up, Zheng Xuan put in the second attack, Zheng Xinru made a jump shot in the penalty area, Wang Jiayi followed up and hit the board, Pei Xiaorun threw sideways to stop the bleeding. Sun Kaiwen hit both free throws, and after three quarters, the Chinese team led the South Korean team by 26 points 61-35.
In the fourth quarter, in the fourth quarter, the South Korean team came up and hit three points, Li Jiahyun broke through, Li Yuanzheng turned around and jumped, Zhang Ziyu assisted his teammates to score, Zhang Ziyue cut and scored, Song Yunhe made a layup with a low hand, Li Yuanzheng made a layup again, Zhang Ziyu scored 4 points in a row, Huang Hyunjing retreated and jumped, Li Yuwei hit the free throw line, the South Korean team counterattacked, the score difference was always hovering around 20 points, and the Chinese team still won easily.
Chinese team starters: Xu Fengwei, Wang Jiaxin, Li Yuwei, Zhang Ziyue, Zhang Ziyu
South Korea's starters: Choi Ye-seok, Lee Min-ji, Lee Won-jeong, Song Yoon-ha, Jung Hyun