HANGZHOU, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — China efficiently defended its title within the ladies’s basketball with a 74-72 victory over arch-rival Japan on the Asian Games right here on Thursday.
China, who sits second on the earth rankings, surged to a 26-16 lead after the primary quarter. After Japan tied at 72-all, Wang Siyu made a vital layup within the ultimate seconds to assist China pocket its seventh gold on the continental multi-sports showpiece.
China has been driving excessive in ladies’s basketball over the previous two years, with the Asiad gold approaching the heels of its runner-up on the FIBA Women’s World Cup final yr, and the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup title in July.