Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
Puerto Rico advances to the second round
4Q | 00:00 China 89-107 Puerto Rico
Mingxuan Hu's basket on the buzzer, but the win and the qualification to the second round goes to Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico's big play
4Q | 2:26 China 77-97 Puerto Rico
Basket by John Holland and 20 points for Puerto Rico
4Q | 4:44 China 75-91 Puerto Rico
The coach of the Chinese national team stops the match again;
4Q | 6:28 China 73-88 Puerto Rico
Ismael Romero's dunk and Puerto Rico continues to lead on the scoreboard, while China stops the game with a timeout.
Li Kaier stopper and then mate
4Q | 8:14 China 69-82 Puerto Rico
Ismael Romero scores, Puerto Rico extends lead to 13 points
4Q | 10:00 China 69-78 Puerto Rico
The last quarter starts with possession for China;
3Q | 00:00 China 69-78 Puerto Rico
End of the third quarter and only eight points of difference
3Q | 2:29 China 59-72 Puerto Rico
Tremont Waters scores to increase Puerto Rico's lead again
3Q | 4:21 China 55-64 Puerto Rico
Kaier Li scores to bring China within nine points
3Q | 6:49 China 46-59 Puerto Rico
Qi Zhou's dunk brings China within 13 points
3Q | 8:58 China 39-55 Puerto Rico
Tremont Waters hit a three-pointer to put Puerto Rico up by 16 points
3Q | 10:00 China 37-52 Puerto Rico
Third quarter starts with possession for China
2Q | 00:00 China 37-52 Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico takes a halftime lead
2Q | 2:21 China 29-39 Puerto Rico
Zhelin Wang's layup to score points for China;
2Q | 4:55 China 29-39 Puerto Rico
Ten for Puerto Rico after Christopher Ortiz's triple
2Q | 6:36 China 22-34 Puerto Rico
Mingxuan Hu scores both free throws for China to pull within 11 points
2Q | 8:25 China 16-30 Puerto Rico
Jordan Howard's triple to put Puerto Rico +14 on the scoreboard
2Q | 10:00 China 16-23 Puerto Rico
The second quarter started with possession for Puerto Rico.
1Q | 00:00 China 16-23 Puerto Rico
End of the first quarter, which ended with Holland's triple shot that did not go in;
1Q | 2:22 China 13-18 Puerto Rico
Jordan Howard's basket puts Puerto Rico with a five-point lead;
1Q | 4:01 China 7-16 Puerto Rico
Isaiah Pineiro's three-pointer to put Puerto Rico ahead by nine points
1Q | 6:20 China 7-8 Puerto Rico
George Conditt's three-pointer narrowly missed and the score remains unchanged in the last minute.
1Q | 8:26 China 2-6 Puerto Rico
Ismael Romero's layup to give Puerto Rico a four-point lead
1Q | 10:00 China 0-0 Puerto Rico
Qi Zhou wins the jump and first possession goes to China
China Quintet
Mingxuan Hu
Zhenlin Zhang
Rui Zhao
Peng Zhou
Qi Zhou
Puerto Rico Quintet
George Conditt
Isaiah Pineiro
Ismael Romero
Stephen Thompson
Tremont Walters
What happened in the other group meeting?
Serbia has overwhelmed South Sudan in a match that we have been able to follow here on VAVEL. Here is the summary of the match
Group B
This is how group B stands with Serbia already qualified to the second round as first in the group and one game left in this group, China-Puerto Rico.
What is at stake?
The Puerto Rican national team is playing for the pass to the second round and for that it is obliged to win, although if it loses, everything will be decided by the average;
WE RETURN
In a few minutes the match between China and Puerto Rico will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL
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Channels for China vs Puerto Rico online
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What time is the China vs Puerto Rico game?
This is the kick-off time in several countries:
Argentina: 6:00 AM
Bolivia: 5:00 AM
Brazil: 6:00 AM
Chile: 5:00 AM
Colombia: 4:00 AM
Ecuador: 4:00 AM
USA (ET): 8:00 AM
Spain: 2:00 PM
Mexico: 6:00 AM
Paraguay: 7:00 AM
Peru: 7:00 AM
Uruguay: 8:00 AM
Venezuela: 7:00 AM
England: 12:00 AM
Australia : 21:00 AM
India: 16:30 AM
Watch out for this player in Puerto Rico
George Conditt, a 23-year-old forward who plays for the Carolina Giants. He is the third player in the tournament with the highest average of rebounds per game, 11 in total, in addition to 11.5 points and 1.5 assists per game. He played all 40 minutes against South Sudan and 29 against Serbia to rest for this vital duel against the Chinese National Team.
Watch out for this player in China
Qi Zhou is the highlight of China's national team. The 27-year-old center plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He has averaged 11 points, four rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in the world championship. He has an average of 72.7% shooting percentage.
How does Puerto Rico arrive?
Puerto Rico needed an extra time to beat South Sudan in their first game of the FIBA World Championship 2023. In their second game, they were unable to beat Serbia and are second in Group B with one win. They arrived at the World Cup after a preparation where they only managed one win out of six friendly matches. They managed to qualify for the world championship for the second consecutive time after finishing in second place in the Americas ranking with eight wins and four losses;
How does China arrive?
China no longer has a chance to advance to the second loss after losing the first two games. They lost in their opener against Serbia who overwhelmed them, while they lost by 30 points against South Sudan. They played a total of six matches in their preparation, winning two of them. Among them they played the DBB Supercup, where they finished third. For the second time in a row they got a ticket to play the world championship;
Background
These two teams have met five times, with a favorable balance for China, which has won three times, while Puerto Rico has won twice. The última time they faced each other in 2019 in a friendly match that ended with China winning 78-72. While twice they have faced each other in the World Cup was in 2010 and 2006 in both was in the group stage and the victory fell to Puerto Rico.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, a pavilion located in the Philippines. It was inaugurated in March 1960 and has a capacity for 16500 spectators.
Preview of the match
China and Puerto Rico will meet in the third match of the group stage. Both teams are in Group B along with Serbia and South Sudan;
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