USA easily defeated China
The USA had no problems even against the national team that showed the most with them in the first two rounds, 77-63. Already in the first half, the American women had an advantage of over twenty points. USA led 44-25 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Chinese women managed to reduce the difference, but did not seriously threaten the USA. The national team that has been dominating world basketball for years routinely got the job done until the end of the game.
In the winning team, Aja Wilson scored 20 points with 8 rebounds. Chelsea Gray and Alyssa Thomas had 12-point performances. Li Meng scored 21 points in the defeated team. Wang Siyu added 17 points. The Chinese women had a better field goal percentage, but they had as many as 19 turnovers. That way, you can’t play against a multiple world champion. In this way, the USA almost certainly secured first place before the knockout stage. In the remaining two matches, the American women will play against the national teams that played a duel with each other in this round.
Nightmare for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina is living a real nightmare at this world championship. Unfortunately, the team that delighted basketball fans at the European Championship experienced another debacle. This time the Bosnian women were outclassed by South Korea 66-99. Bosnia started the game very well and took a 9-0 lead. After that, South Korea dominated the field. At halftime, the Korean women had a solid advantage of 45-37. In the second half, Korea only increased the advantage, so Bosnia suffered another convincing defeat. In the defeated team, Jonquel Jones again had the best performance with 21 points and 9 rebounds. The match was marked by Kang Lee Seul with 37 points and 8 rebounds.
Belgium achieved narrow victory
In the last match of this group, we saw the biggest fight. In the end, Belgium achieved a narrow victory against Puerto Rico 68-65. During the entire game, the teams took turns in the lead. With this victory, the Belgians should have secured a place in the knockout phase. Puerto Rico will look for a chance to advance to the second stage against South Korea. In the winning team, Kyara Linskens scored 24 points and 13 rebounds. Arella Guirantes matched her on the other side with 27 points and ten rebounds.