In the 5-8 qualifying matches of the women’s basketball World Cup last night, the Chinese team fought back in the second half, defeating Canada women’s basketball with a 76-71 reversal. Today, China women’s basketball will compete with France women’s basketball for the fifth place.
At the end of the first half, the Chinese team was 14 points behind the opponent by 34 to 48. Yi Bian fought again, and center Han Xu began to find the rhythm of the match. She scored 8 points in this section to help the team chase the score difference to 4 points. At the end of the quarter, Li Meng and Huang Sijing hit three-point goals one after another. The Chinese team relied on external fire to hit a wave of 11-5. At the last minute, Shao Ting hit the key penalty twice to stabilize the team’s victory.
Li Meng scored 18 points in 5 three-point shots, and Han Xu scored 12 points and 9 rebounds.