Asia Cup Semifinals July 1st

5th Place:

The first game on Saturday was for 5th place as the Philippines looked to secure an unexpectedly high finish while South Korea wanted to end on a winning note despite their overall disappointment. After a close first quarter, Park Ji-Hyun helped South Korea build the lead that would get them the 80-71 win.

https://www.fiba.basketball/womensasiacup/2023/game/0107/Philippines-Korea#|tab=boxscore
Philippines [71]: Bernardino 16/9r Animam 12/8r Castillo 12 Joson 9 De Jesus 5 Pontejos 5 Cabinbin 4 Fajardo 2 Clarin 2 Ozar 0 Cacho DNP
South Korea [80]: Park J-H 24/6r Kim D-B 14/7a Park J-S 11/16r Shin 11 Lee S-H 9 Kang 6 Jin 2/7r Yang 2 An 1 Lee K-E 0 Lee H-R DNP Kim J-Y DNP

Semifinals:

Japan rolled past New Zealand 88-52 in the first semifinal. The other game was closer, but China took the lead for good early in the second half to defeat Australia 74-60, setting up two rivalry games on the final day.

https://www.fiba.basketball/womensasiacup/2023/game/0107/Japan-New-Zealand#|tab=boxscore
Japan [88]: Mawuli 17/6r Okoye 16 Hirashita 10 Motohashi 10 Hoshi 7 Miyazaki 6 Yamamoto 5 Todo 5 Takada 5 Hayashi 5 Asahina 2 Akaho 0/6r
New Zealand [52]: C. Leger-Walker 14 Tupaea 12 Tamilo 7 McGoldrick 5/9r Beck 4/6r Stockill 4 Davidson 2 Dalton 2 K. Leger-Walker 2 Reed 0 Mason 0 Hunter 0

https://www.fiba.basketball/womensasiacup/2023/game/0107/China-Australia#|tab=boxscore
China [74]: Han 17/15r Wang 13/6a Pan 9 Jin 8 Li M 7 Li Y 5 Yang LW 4 Zhang 4 Luo 4 Gao 3/6r Tang 0 Yang SY DNP
Australia [60]: Kunek 16 Heal 12 Rocci 10 Scherf 8/8r Garbin 6 Froling 5 Madgen 3 Maley 0 Nicholson 0 Horvat 0 Atwell DNP Bibby DNP