In the third round of the group stage, the Chinese team welcomed the European powerhouse Austrian team, who is the No. 6 seed of the tournament. After the game started, Xiang Zhichao broke through a layup and scored the first record for the Chinese team. Wu Xingrui made a difficult shot, Zhang Dianliang made a strong attack under the basket, and the Chinese team 4-4 Austria. In the middle stage, Austria led the Chinese team 11-7 with goals from Branza, Sonel and Digos.
At the critical moment, Xiang Zhi made a long-distance shot, and then completed another flying layup, which narrowed the gap to 1 point. In the following time, Austria always led the Chinese team by 1 to 2 points.
When the score reached 17-19, the referee sentenced Zhang Dianliang to make a foul without the ball, and Austrian team Soner made both free throws. 17-21, the Chinese team was defeated by Austria.
At 8 pm, the Chinese team welcomed the strongest opponent in the group stage.2024 Paris OlympicsThe runner-up of the three-man men’s basketball team is France. After the game started, the two sides competed fiercely in the inside, and the French team took the lead in scoring. Zhang Dianliang turned to the basket and Xiang Zhichao made a shot from the outside, and the Chinese team led 3-1.
Despite the lead in the score, the Chinese team had already caused 7 fouls in less than four minutes of the game, and the French team used free throws to overtake the Chinese team 8-5. At the critical moment, Guo Hanyu made a strong attack from the outside, helping the Chinese team recover two points. The Chinese team then played a time difference and tied the score to 11.
In the third last minute, France won four consecutive free throws and opened the gap 15-11. In the last minute, the French team accumulated 8 fouls, and Guo Hanyu made all two free throws, catching the score to 15-15. In the last 1.5 seconds, the French team sent two technical fouls in a row, Wu Xingrui lost, Guo Hanyu made a free throw, 16-16, and the game was dragged into overtime. In overtime, Guo Hanyu’s layup took the initiative in the game for the Chinese team. In the last attack, Xiang Zhichao made a tip-in in the air.
In the end, the score was frozen at 18-16. The Chinese team defeated the Olympic runner-up France team, won the first place in the group with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, and went straight to the quarterfinals, creating the best results in the World Cup in the team history.
