On July 29, Beijing time, the Olympic women's basketball group C match, Belgium played against Germany. The Germany women's basketball team, which entered the Olympic Games for the first time, performed well, overpowering the opponent and finally beating Belgium 83-69, causing a big upset and getting the team's first victory in the history of the Olympic Games.
Belgium are the world's top team, currently ranked 6th in the world and third in the latest power rankings, although they lost their main point guard Alemand before the Olympics. Germany women's basketball team is ranked 19th in the world and 10th in the power rankings, and this is their first Olympic appearance. Looking at the historical head-to-head data, Belgium have won 5 of the last 6 meetings, with a clear advantage.
The course of the game was unexpected, Germany was on fire in the first quarter, Belgium scored only 11 points in a single quarter, and Germany took a 14-point advantage in the first quarter. Belgium continued to improve in the second quarter, scoring only 14 points in a single quarter, while Germany's offense blossomed and the gap continued to widen, with Germany leading by 21 points at halftime 46-25.
Yibian fought again, Belgium played a wave of 6-0 to narrow the difference, but Germany quickly stabilized the situation, although Belgium stubbornly chased points, but it was difficult to really narrow the difference, Germany firmly controlled the rhythm in the final quarter, and finally defeated Belgium, won the group stage opener, and also broke a small upset.
So far, the Olympic women's basketball team has completed four group games and two big upsets, and Nigeria, who were at the bottom of the power rankings, defeated the favorite Australia by 13 points.