The China women’s national basketball team defeated Australia, 74-60, on Saturday in the semifinals of the 2023 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in Sydney.
For the entire tournament, New York Liberty center Han Xu has been dominant, getting double double after double double in games where the Chinese were never truly threatened. She scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.
Of course, we are writing about this game because of Washington Mystics guard Li Meng. Li had an actual off night, scoring just 7 points on 2-of-9 shooting.
While China beat the Opals by double digits, the first half was quite competitive, leading 35-32 in the first half.