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09/06 13:44 CDT China edges Czech Republic in overtime thriller at Women's
Basketball World Cup, US-Italy later
China edges Czech Republic in overtime thriller at Women's Basketball World
Cup, US-Italy later
By CIARAN FAHEY
AP Sports Writer
BERLIN (AP) --- China needed overtime to edge the Czech Republic 74-70 in a
thrilling game at the Women's Basketball World Cup on Sunday.
Han Xu scored 22 points and drew China level at 53-53 in the final quarter
after her team had trailed for most of the game.
Eliska Joklov put the Czechs 64-59 up with 27 seconds left only for Luo Xinyu
to respond with a 3-pointer and Yang Shuyu to level at 64-64 with 3 seconds to
go -- after Joklov missed two free throws. There was still time for Joklov to
miss another chance to clinch the win.
Yang also completed the scoring in overtime for China, which failed to get the
most from 7-foot-3 Zhang Ziyu. The 19-year-old sensation could only score three
points in her second game after 13 on her World Cup debut against the United
States on Friday.
"She has very great talent and we need to fix how we play together," Yang said
of the teenager's performance. "Today everybody could see that we did not play
so well with her, and we have to fix it."
China (1-1) next faces Italy on Monday in a game that will likely decide second
place in Group D. The Czech Republic (0-2) faces elimination after two losses
before its final group game against the United States (1-0).
The U.S. was playing Italy (0-1) later Sunday with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese
and Paige Bueckers bidding to stretch the Americans' winning run to 32 games.
The U.S. hasn't lost a game at the World Cup since the semifinal game of the
2006 tournament.
Belgium hopes no more fire alarms Emma Meesseman completed the scoring as European champion Belgium booked its place in the final phase with a comfortable 76-64 win over Puerto Rico, its second victory in Group C. Imani McGee-Stafford finished with 25 points for Puerto Rico, which lost against Belgium for the third time at a World Cup. Maxuella Lisowa Mbaka was top scorer for the Belgians with 16 points, followed by Julie Vanloo with 15. Meesseman finished with 6. Both teams face a quick turnaround with little rest as they play the first games Monday at 11:30 a.m. local time. "Hopefully no fire alarms," said Belgium coach Mike Thibault, referring to an unwelcome disturbance that forced an evacuation of the teams' hotel in the middle of the night before. "I don't like the schedule. Nobody does. But that's the way it is." Belgium faces Australia (2-0) in a showdown to decide which team progresses directly to the quarterfinals as group winner, and Puerto Rico (0-2) will be playing for survival against Turkey (0-2). "Nothing we can do about it," Lisowa Mbaka said of the schedule. "I'm not going to worry about something I can't control. I don't think that's the way you should think about the game or life in general."
Ezi does it for Australia Ezi Magbegor scored 21 points as Australia reached the final phase with a physical 87-71 win over Turkey earlier Sunday. Turkey, led by Sevgi Uzun with 24 points, was down 8-0 at the start but fought back after a timeout to lead 15-14. That was brief, however, as the Opals rallied to end the first quarter 21-15 up and did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the game. The Australian team features seven World Cup debutants. Team captain Sami Whitcomb of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury had to withdraw before the tournament with a lingering knee injury. ___ See AP's full WNBA coverage here
Belgium hopes no more fire alarms Emma Meesseman completed the scoring as European champion Belgium booked its place in the final phase with a comfortable 76-64 win over Puerto Rico, its second victory in Group C. Imani McGee-Stafford finished with 25 points for Puerto Rico, which lost against Belgium for the third time at a World Cup. Maxuella Lisowa Mbaka was top scorer for the Belgians with 16 points, followed by Julie Vanloo with 15. Meesseman finished with 6. Both teams face a quick turnaround with little rest as they play the first games Monday at 11:30 a.m. local time. "Hopefully no fire alarms," said Belgium coach Mike Thibault, referring to an unwelcome disturbance that forced an evacuation of the teams' hotel in the middle of the night before. "I don't like the schedule. Nobody does. But that's the way it is." Belgium faces Australia (2-0) in a showdown to decide which team progresses directly to the quarterfinals as group winner, and Puerto Rico (0-2) will be playing for survival against Turkey (0-2). "Nothing we can do about it," Lisowa Mbaka said of the schedule. "I'm not going to worry about something I can't control. I don't think that's the way you should think about the game or life in general."
Ezi does it for Australia Ezi Magbegor scored 21 points as Australia reached the final phase with a physical 87-71 win over Turkey earlier Sunday. Turkey, led by Sevgi Uzun with 24 points, was down 8-0 at the start but fought back after a timeout to lead 15-14. That was brief, however, as the Opals rallied to end the first quarter 21-15 up and did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the game. The Australian team features seven World Cup debutants. Team captain Sami Whitcomb of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury had to withdraw before the tournament with a lingering knee injury. ___ See AP's full WNBA coverage here
