Chine pulled away and stunned Angola, 83-76, to land their first 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup win at the classification round on Thursday, Aug. 31, within Manila’s Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Team Dragon relied on three of their top scorers in Hu Jinqui (20), Kyle Anderson (17) and Hu Mingxuan (16) as the entire group shot over 52 percent from the field and led by as many as 16.
Childe Dundao’s 17 points and Bruno Fernando’s 16 together with six boards went wasted as Angola suffers a painful setback in their hopes to still be on the run for Africa’s lone outright ticket in next year’s Olympics.
Meanwhile, China joins Japan as the newest team in the Asian region to gain a World Cup win – maintaining their living chances to be in Paris.
