[Asian Games] Korean Women's Basketball Defeats Taiwan to Advance as Group 1st to Quarterfinals

Group Stage Ends with 3 Consecutive Wins
Quarterfinals Held on the 2nd

The South Korean women's basketball team defeated Taiwan on the 1st, finishing the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games group stage with three consecutive wins and advancing to the quarterfinals.

On the 29th of last month, at the Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, the women's basketball game between South Korea and North Korea at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games ended with South Korea winning 81-62. South Korean players are celebrating their victory.
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The South Korean women's basketball team won 87-59 against Taiwan in the final third match of Group C in the women's basketball group stage at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, held at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.

Having consecutively defeated Thailand and North Korea to virtually secure a spot in the quarterfinals, South Korea also won the final match, finishing first in Group C with three straight wins.

The quarterfinals will be held on the 2nd. The matchups will be decided after all group stage games conclude that day.

Among the South Korean players that day, Kim Dan-bi scored the highest for both teams with 18 points, along with 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Park Ji-hyun also recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jin An contributed 14 points and 8 rebounds, and Lee Hae-ran added 11 points.

South Korea led narrowly 21-18 after the first quarter. In the middle of the second quarter at 31-31, they widened the gap with two free throws by Kang Yi-seul and consecutive scores by Kim Dan-bi and Yang In-young. South Korea then pulled ahead 63-48 in the third quarter and secured the victory without major challenges in the fourth quarter.

North Korea, in the same group, defeated Thailand 105-49 that day, finishing second (2 wins, 1 loss) behind South Korea and advancing to the quarterfinals.

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