On August 4th, the three-on-three basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics continued as the Chinese women’s team faced off against the American women’s team.
The game started with Han Bi creating a foul but missing her free throws. Wan Jiyuan scored easily after receiving a quick pass and making a layup. Han Bi also scored from inside the key. Wang Lili scored after breaking through the defense with an assist, while Budik responded with a long-range shot, scoring 2 points. Subsequently, Zhang Zhiting successfully feinted his defender inside the key for a successful 1+1 score. Howard’s buzzer-beating jump shot helped the USA team build momentum, and Wan Jiyuan’s layup narrowed the score to 5-8. Chen Mingling hit a long-range shot from outside, while Fan Lisi matched with a two-pointer from an open spot. Wan Jiyuan’s follow-up layup kept the score close, and Zhang Zhiting’s layup further reduced the lead to 3 points. Both teams struggled with multiple missed shots thereafter. Zhang Zhiting’s layup was followed by Fan Lisi’s miss from the free throw line, and Chen Mingling’s potential game-tying three-pointer also missed.
In the end, China fell to USA with a score of 12-14.
After the conclusion of the group stage, China’s women’s team advanced to the repechage as the sixth-place team, facing the third-place American women’s team.
Player data for this match:
China: Zhang Zhiting scored 4 points with 8 rebounds, Chen Mingling scored 3 points with 4 rebounds, Wan Jiyuan scored 4 points with 3 rebounds, and Wang Lili scored 1 point with 4 rebounds.