On August 4th, in the Olympic women’s 3×3 basketball play-in game, China, ranked sixth, lost 13-21 to the third-ranked U.S. team and failed to advance to the top four.
The Chinese team had won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and placed fourth at last year’s World Championship. The U.S., meanwhile, was both the Tokyo Olympic champion and the winner of last year’s World Championship.
Game statistics:
China: Zhang Zhiting with 2 points and 3 rebounds, Chen Mingling with 4 points and 2 rebounds, Wan Jiayuan with 4 points and 3 rebounds, Wang Lili with 3 points
U.S.: Hamby with 9 points and 5 rebounds, Bardick with 5 points and 8 rebounds, Haley with 2 points and 5 rebounds, Howard with 5 points and 1 rebound