On July 28th, the Chinese women’s basketball team lost in overtime by a score of 89-90 in their first group match of the Olympics against the Spanish team.
In the final moments, the Chinese women’s team was trailing 87-90.
Without a timeout, they inbounded the ball from the backcourt and quickly advanced it to the frontcourt but ultimately chose to go for two points. Li Yu’er scored under the basket with only 4 seconds left on the clock. The Chinese team did not have enough time to foul thereafter, losing by a single point to the Spanish women’s basketball team.