China-Australia Women's Basketball in Benxi
exhibition game
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China women's basketball team
meet the enemy head-on
Australia Women's Basketball
. Due to the absence of core players Li Yueru, Li Meng and Han Xu, the Chinese women's basketball team is facing a considerable challenge.
At the beginning of the game, Pan Zhenqi started the game with a strong shot inside, but Australia quickly responded inside. Luo Xin, Pan Zhenqi and Wang Siyu hit three three-pointers in succession, but Yang Liwei was injured and went off the court. Wang Siyu hit two free throws to help the Chinese women's basketball team lead by two points. In the second quarter, the two sides started a tug-of-war, with Sun Mengran's two-point shot followed by another three-point shot by Luo Xinjun. But Australia then hit a wave of 8-2 to overtake the score, Sun Mengran shot in response, the two sides at the end of the half tied at 42.
In the second half, Yang Shuyu scored 5 points in a row, but Lauren Jackson responded strongly with 7 points, and the two sides continued to see-saw battle. Wang Siyu, Wu Tongtong and Tang Yu hit three-point shots one after another to help the Chinese women's basketball team establish the initiative, and at the end of the third quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team led by six points. In the final quarter, Australia came up with a 9-0 climax to overtake the score. After playing half a quarter, Li Yuan threw a shot to finally stop the bleeding, but the Chinese women's basketball team then couldn't grasp the opportunity from the outside. In the end, Pan Zhenqi's desperate layup missed, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to Australia 70-72.
In this game, the Chinese women's basketball team showed a tenacious fighting spirit, despite the absence of core players, the whole team had an excellent performance in both offense and defense. Hopefully, in the next games, the Chinese women's basketball team can continue to improve and achieve better results.
