Olympic Tokyo 2020 : Women's Basketball #35 - China vs Belgium
China wins the women's basketball group stage at the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Belgium 74-62.
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With China winning in the final round of the preliminary round on Monday, finishing first in its group with a 3-0 record and advancing to the quarterfinals in the Tokyo Olympics women's basketball competition.
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"This is a huge triumph for us. It's the consequence of everyone on the squad putting in a lot of effort and making sacrifices. Belgium has more experience and is ranked higher in the world, therefore this is a win above our expectations "Xu Limin, China's head coach, stated.
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China #14 Li Yueru scored 14 points with 4 free throws, eight rebounds and one assist.
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Followed by China #10 Pan Zhenqi scored 10 points with two 3-pointers, three rebounds, one assist and two steals.
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And China #3 Yang Liwei scored 10 points with two 3-pointers, one rebound and four assist.
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Belgium #11 Emma Meesseman scored 24 points with four free throws, seven rebound, two assist and four steals.
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Followed by Belgium #5 Kim Mestdagh scored 12 points, two rebound, five assist and three steals.
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And Belgium #55 Julie Allemand scored 12 points, with one 3-pointers and one free throws, tree rebounds and four assist.
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Belgium took the lead right away, outscoring their opponents 21-17 in the opening quarter. China staged a comeback in the second half, but were unable to increase their lead, and the first half ended with China leading 38-37.
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China maintained a fast tempo throughout the game and extended their advantage to 59-52 at the end of the third quarter, giving them a 12-point lead heading into the fourth.
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"We expected a difficult and physical game, but I'm not sure why we crumbled in the fourth quarter. Instead of 30 minutes, we should have played a 40-minute game. I believe we have issues both physically and emotionally "Meesseman remarked.
China (CHN) 74 - 62 (BEL) Belgium
17 [Quarter1] 21
21 [Quarter2] 16
21 [Quarter3] 15
15 [Quarter4] 10
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