China breaks through vs Angola, puts more pressure on Gilas in Paris race

China leaned on a third quarter flurry and took down Angola, 83-76, to pick up its first win in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the classification round at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday, Aug. 31 

China leaned on a third quarter flurry and took down Angola, 83-76, to pick up its first win in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the classification round at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday, Aug. 31

Jinqui Hu spearheaded the run telling 24-14 quarter for China to topscore his team with 20 points while Chinese naturalized player Kyle Anderson put up an all-around effort of 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block. The win also enabled China to catch its victim at 1-3 in the Group N standings and, more importantly, become only the second Asian team to pick up a victory in the global showpiece behind Japan which won against Finland in the pool play.

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