Chinanews.com client, Beijing, June 30th. On the 30th, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team ushered in the third window of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Asia-region qualifiers.
In the away game against the powerhouse Australia that day, the Chinese team regrettably lost 69:76.
Although they lost to their opponents, the Chinese men's basketball team showed momentum in this campaign, tying the score in the fourth quarter and maintaining the suspense of the outcome until the last moment.
The 16 teams participating in this Asia-Pacific preliminaries were divided into four groups. The Chinese men's basketball team was in Group B with Australia, Japan and Chinese Taipei.
Previously, the Chinese men's basketball team has two wins against the Japanese team.
In this window, the Chinese men's basketball team will play two games against Australia and Chinese Taipei.
In the away game against Australia, the Chinese men's basketball team played a 7-0 offensive in the opening stage.
The powerful Australian team then stabilized its position and made consecutive hits from the outside to overtake the score.
After halftime, the Chinese men's basketball team trailed by 9 points at 34:43.
After changing sides and fighting again, the Australian team continued to expand its lead, with a maximum difference of 16 points.
In the face of adversity, the Chinese men's basketball team did not lose their fighting spirit and played very tenaciously.
In this campaign, Zhou Qi contributed 16 points and 17 rebounds, which gave the team a lot of help on both offense and defense.
In the fourth quarter, the Chinese team tied the score for a time, and the suspense of the outcome continued to the end.
At a critical moment, White hit a key three-pointer, and the Chinese team finally lost to the opponent.
Throughout the game, the Chinese men's basketball team made 18 turnovers.
On July 1, the Chinese men's basketball team will face the next opponent, Chinese Taipei.
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