Defeated 69-145… 1 win 3 losses in the group stage
The Korean women’s basketball team lost to the ‘world’s strongest’ USA in the FIBA World Cup.
The Korean national team, led by coach Jeong Seon-min, lost 69-145 in the fourth match of Group A of the World Cup once morest the United States held at the Sydney Superdome in Sydney, Australia on the 26th.
Korea, ranked 13th in the FIBA ranking, defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina (26th) 99-66 in the previous 3rd game, and recorded their first World Cup victory in 12 years since the 2010 match once morest Japan (65-64 wins), but even the wall of the No. mightn’t get over
Korea, which lost 44-107 to China (7th) in the first leg and to Belgium 61-84 in the second leg, achieved 1 win and 3 losses in the group stage.
In this tournament with 12 countries participating, the top 4 in each group stage advance to the quarterfinals.
Korea, currently 4th in group (5 points), will challenge to advance to the quarterfinals through the last group match once morest Puerto Rico (4 points, 1 win and 2 losses) at 10:30 am on the 27th at the same place.
The United States, which has already secured a place in the quarterfinals, has won 26 World Cups, including four consecutive wins in this tournament.
In the national team, Park Hye-jin (Woori Bank) scored 17 points and 3 assists, Kang Yi-seul (KB) scored 13 points and 3 rebounds, and Park Ji-hyeon (Woori Bank) scored 10 points, but it was not enough.
Korea played 21-21 with the United States until regarding three minutes left before the end of the first quarter.
However, at the end of the quarter, the United States conceded points in a row, falling behind 21-32.
The gap widened further from the second quarter.
While Korea struggled with the opponent’s dense defense, the United States, with its speed at the forefront, quickly accumulated points.
In the second half of the quarter, Park Hye-jin and Kang Yi-seul, Kim So-dam (KB), and Park Ji-hyeon also dug into the bottom of the goal to score, but the score was 40-68.
The United States, who had an early victory, broke through the 100-point mark in the third quarter with 38 points, more than three times that of Korea (12 points).
In the United States, eight players scored in double digits, including Briona Jones with 24 points and 8 rebounds and Aza Wilson with 20 points and 8 rebounds.
According to the Associated Press, the U.S. scored 145 points, surpassing Brazil’s 143 points in 1990, the most in the women’s World Cup.
In addition, the United States won the women’s World Cup by the most points in the history of the national team.
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▲ Group A
Korea (1-3) 69 (21-32 19-36 12-38 17-39) 145 USA (4 wins)
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