Hey basketball fans! 🏀 Guess what? China’s women’s basketball team just had an amazing win! They defeated South Korea 101-66 to grab the bronze medal at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. 🎉🥉
The game was super exciting from the start. China started off strong with players like Luo Xinyu and Yang Shuyu hitting early three-pointers. They took a quick 13-2 lead! 😲 Coach Gong Luming tried different player combinations, and it worked really well. By the end of the first quarter, China was ahead 31-14! 🤩
Guard Wang Siyu was on fire in the second quarter. She kept scoring layups and drawing fouls, making it tough for South Korea to catch up. By halftime, China led 58-29! 😮
In the third quarter, South Korea tried to fight back by bringing in their veteran center, Park Ji-su. But China’s Zhang Ziyu continued to dominate, scoring points and grabbing rebounds. 🏀💪
In the end, Wang Siyu scored 19 points, the most in the game. Zhang Ziyu added 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists, and Luo Xinyu scored 15 points. For South Korea, Park Ji-su scored 14 points and had 8 rebounds. 😊
Did you know? In the final game, Australia beat Japan 88-79 to win the trophy at this event for the first time! 🏆
Congratulations to all the teams! 🎉
Reference(s):
China cruise past South Korea to earn bronze at FIBA Women's Asia Cup
cgtn.com
