2017 BLIA CUP UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Beijing Tsinghua 71 to 68 Defeats NTNU
【作者：Wu Chin-Ho】2017-07-30The last match on Day 2 of the BLIA Cup featured Beijing Tsinghua University, champions of the 2015-2016 Mainland CUBA University Men’s Basketball Tournament, up against National Taiwan Normal University, the runner-up of the UBA. At the beginning of the match, Tsinghua University started 3 players who measured over 200 cm in height. Although NTNU’s Rong Yisun (容毅燊) is 203 cm tall, the average height of Tsinghua’s starting players was still 10 cm taller. With their height advantage and better overall rebounding, three-point shooting, and cutting skills, Tsinghua led 21-13 at the of the 1st quarter. During the 2nd quarter, Xu Xuanyu (許軒瑜) from NTNU made cuts to the three-point line to score 6 points. Jian Jiawei (簡嘉暐) and Zhang Junting (張峻庭) also made 3-pointers. However, Tsinghua’s height advantage prevented NTNU from taking the lead. At half time, the score was 40-33 with NTNU down by 7 points. Rong Yisun (容毅燊) from NTNU demonstrated his supreme skills in cutting to the basket and shooting to score 11 points in the 3rd quarter, helping NTNU even the score at 45-45. As a result, Tsinghua was forced to send in multiple substitutes in the 2nd half. Three of the substituting players, Wang Ke (王可), Ma Xuepeng (馬學鵬), and Qi Lin (齊麟) scored a total of 17 points to bring the score up to 62-52, a 10-point lead for Tsinghua at the end of the 3rd quarter. In the final quarter, Jian Jiawei (簡嘉暐) scored 7 consecutive points to narrow the lead to 63-66, putting NTNU only 3 points behind. However, in the last 3 minutes of the game, NTNU’s Rong Yisun (容毅燊) injured his ankle while chasing after the ball and had to leave the match. NTNU subsequently lost control of space and rebounds, leading to a loss to Tsinghua by a narrow 3-point margin for a final score of 71-68. All of the 11 players from Beijing Tsinghua University scored in the game. Qi Lin (齊麟), who had a “double double” with 19 points and 18 rebounds (4 offensive and 14 defensive), was vital to Tsinghua’s win.
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Fo Guang 81 to 62 Defeats Malaysia
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Lyon 88 to 58 Defeats Nagoya Gakuin
On Day 2 of the BLIA Cup International University Basketball Tournament elimination games, the 4th match-up was between France’s University of Lyon and Nagoya Gakuin University of Japan. Within the first 15 seconds of the game, Lyon's Johan Pericard scored 3 points. Faced against the strong offense of Lyon’s tall players, Nagoya quickly lost confidence. Nagoya was unable to defend themselves against Lyon and at the end of the 1st quarter, Nagoya was down 11-22. During the 2nd quarter, Nagoya continued to struggle. Although Hirohito Fukuoka scored 3 points and Hirohito Higashi, together with Katsura Higashi, scored 10 points, Nagoya fell to Lyon 24-47. With their strong advantage, Lyon eased into the 2nd half of the game with full control. Lyon's 260 cm tall Jonathan Kyungu made easy shots, scoring 8 points. With the addition of the 214 cm tall Stanislas Heili scoring 2 points, Lyon’s beautiful teamwork pushed their lead over Nagoya to 71-44. The final quarter appeared to be the shining moment of Lyon's Remy Maroquenne, who had 8 points from a combination of shots and assists. Despite Nagoya’s defensive efforts, they were unable to make any progress. In the end, Lyon defeated Nagoya 88-58 with the largest lead since the start of the competition. Lyon's Johan Pericard finished with 15 points, followed by Julian Troesch and David Haziza, who scored 13 points each. The high scorers for Nagoya were Takumi Muratori with 14 points and Wang Weijia with 12.
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McMaster 67 to 65 Overcomes Lyon
On July 26, Day 2 of BLIA Cup University Basketball Tournament, McMaster of Canada and Université de Lyon from France met for their first game. Players of both teams are fast playing and well-matched in their physique. First half of the game saw Lyon’s Lola Bart made some very fast shots and scored 9 points personally, while McMaster’s Julia Hanaka made three 3-pointers and free throws, scoring 13 points, leading her team to finish the first half of the game with 39 to 29, leading with a 10-point game. In the second half of the game, Lyon was recharged with energy with key player Clarisse Legrand scoring frequently, making a personal 19 points. At the end of the third period, Lyon was 8 points behind at 47 to 55. In the fourth period, Lyon maintained its flow of the third. With 5:41 left in the period, they pulled even at 57:57, and later advanced to win by 6 points at 65:59. With the clock ticking at only 1:09 left in the game, McMaster scored two 3-pointers and Theresa Burns further saved the game with one more 2 point shot. McMaster narrowly overcame Lyon with 2 points, winning the game with 67 to 65. McMaster’s Hanaka scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers; Lyon’s Legrand made 24 points and 12 rebounds; Gohlisch scored 17 points and Bart had 12, all of whom were outstanding in their performance.
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Vanguard 84 to 76 won by Chien Hsin
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