Olympic Women’s Basketball Halftime: Li Yu’er + Li Meng + China Women’s Basketball – Puerto Rico

The Olympic women’s basketball group stage match today saw the China women’s basketball team face off against Puerto Rico.

In the first quarter, Puerto Rico scored first with a three-pointer. Following this, China tightened their defense, not allowing Puerto Rico easy scoring opportunities. Led by Li Yu’er and Li Meng, China completed a comeback. In the first quarter, China’s three-point shooting performance was decent, making three three-pointers, while Puerto Rico made only one of five attempts from beyond the arc. At the end of the first quarter, China led 17-11 over Puerto Rico.

In the second quarter, Sun Mengran hit a three-pointer to extend the lead to nine points. Puerto Rico struggled to score, and Li Yu’er capitalized with a 2+1 play. China went on a 7-0 run, extending their lead to 13 points. In the latter part of the second quarter, Puerto Rico gradually found their rhythm and engaged in a tug-of-war with China, with the point differential hovering around ten. At halftime, China led 40-29 over Puerto Rico.

Half-time statistics for both teams:

China Women’s Basketball: Li Meng 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists; Li Yu’er 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist; Wang Siyu 8 points, 1 assist; Zhang Ru 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal; Sun Mengran 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist; Han Xu 2 points, 6 rebounds; Wu Tongtong 1 rebound; Huang Sijing 2 rebounds, 2 assists; Yang Liwei 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal

Puerto Rico Women’s Basketball: Grant 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist; Jones 5 points, 1 assist, 1 steal; Melendez 2 points, 1 steal; Benitez 2 points; Hollingshed 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal; Perez 2 points; San Antonio 1 point; Rosado 4 rebounds, 2 assists; Pagan 1 steal; Quiñones 1 rebound; Roma 1 rebound