Netease Sports reported on February 8:
Beijing At 19:00 p.m. on February 8, the 2024 FIBA Olympic Women's Basketball Qualification Match began, China Women's Basketball The first opponent, New Zealand Women's Basketball Team, was welcomed in the Xi'an competition area. The Chinese Women's Basketball Team started 9-2 with three 3-pointers in a row. The gap between the two teams was too big. The Chinese team led by 31 points in the half court, and continued to expand the gap in the second half. Finally, the Chinese Women's Basketball Team beat New Zealand 94-47 to get a good start. The score in the fourth quarter was 22-12, 31-10, 24-12, 17-13 (the Chinese women's basketball team was in the front).
Data of two teams
China Women's Basketball: Han Xu 21 points, 4 caps Li Meng 14 points Li Yueru 16 points, 12 rebounds Huang Sijing 6 points and 6 rebounds, Wang Siyu 6 points and 6 assists, Li Yuan 5 points and 11 assists and 4 steals, Luo Xinyui 5 points and 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Yang Liwei 12 points and Pan Zhenqi 8 points.
New Zealand women's basketball team: Reed 10 points, McGrady 11 points, Dalton 7 points, Beck 4 points, Whitaker 4 points.
Game review
Han Xu received Wang Siyu's assist at 45 degrees on the right and hit a three-point ball. McGrady made a successful mid shot. Han Xu received Wang Siyu's assist at the same position and hit another three-point ball. Huang Sijing also hit a three-point ball at 45 degrees on the right. In three minutes, he made a 9-2 start. Whitaker made two free throws. Han Xu made a successful mid shot. The Chinese team changed people in a large area. Both sides made many mistakes and the offensive efficiency was not high, Li Yueru missed the basket twice. Even so, Yang Liwei and Li Yueru led the team to widen the gap. After the first quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team was 22-12 points ahead of New Zealand by 10 points.
In the second quarter, Tamilo shot successfully. Yang Liwei and Pan Zhenqi scored consecutively. Whitaker shot for 8 minutes and 02 seconds. Li Meng's breakthrough was 2+1. Derek broke through Li Meng, and Han Xu's inside line was easy. Li Mengqiang played inside line for 5 points, 6 minutes and 12 seconds, and the Chinese women's basketball team was 36-18 ahead by 18 points to stop the opponent. Li Yuan and Li Meng scored in a row. Han Xu hit three points at the top of the arc. Li Meng's counter attack and quick attack were successful. The Chinese women's basketball team had a 16-0 run to expand the difference to 27 points. Han Xu scored again and again. At the end of the half court, the Chinese women's basketball team 53-22 New Zealand women's basketball team.
Back in the second half, Reid took the lead in scoring for New Zealand with one free throw of two. After the Chinese team failed to hit the basket continuously, they began to score wildly at 8:21. Wang Siyu and Li Meng took a jump shot, Li Yueru shot overhead, and Huang Sijing counterattacked the layup. The Chinese team stopped the opponent in a wave of 15-2, paused, and played 6-0 again. The difference between points was getting bigger and bigger. Two minutes after this festival, the Chinese women's basketball team's defense was somewhat relaxed, The Chinese women's basketball team 77-34 the New Zealand women's basketball team.
In the last quarter, Han Xu broke through the mid shot and scored. Since then, he has failed to attack in succession, but was scored by the opponent in succession. At 6:35, Yang Shuyu went out to fight. Luo Xinyui hit a three-point shot to break the 3-minute scoring gap. Li Yueru made a successful mid shot, and the Chinese team again expanded the difference to more than 40 points. The Chinese women's basketball team frequently changed people to adjust the lineup, and the two sides came and went in the last four minutes. Finally, the Chinese women's basketball team beat New Zealand 94-47 to get a good start
Both parties start:
Chinese women's basketball team: Han Xu, Huang Sijing, Li Meng, Wang Siyu, Zhang Ru
New Zealand: Baker, Dalton, McGrady, Reed, Whitaker