Our National Team, which could not show any presence on the first day of the U17 World Championship, which started in Istanbul, was defeated against New Zealand and lost 114-94.
Our team, which fell behind by 43 points, was far behind its opponent both physically and in terms of game knowledge, and the match was played as if between two teams from different age groups. The other teams in our national team’s group are Argentina and Italy. According to the status, no team will be eliminated in the first round and will try their luck in the Last 16.
As a result of our mistakes in one-on-one defense, New Zealand took the lead 11-6 in the 3rd minute, so we went to an early break, and the difference increased to 12 points (20-8) in the 5th minute. As we could not get close to the rim and could not hit three-pointers, we fell behind by 19 points in the 8th minute, and the period ended 38-21. In the first 10 minutes, we were crushed in rebounds (4-11), and we made 1/8 three-pointers.
New Zealand started the second quarter well and saw a 26 difference (51-25) in the 4th minute. Taking advantage of our ball losses, New Zealand increased the difference to 33 points (66-33) in the 8th minute, and the half ended with a 29 difference (66-37). New Zealand had a 23-11 advantage in rebounds, 16-4 in assists, and 13-3 in three-point shooting.
The one-sided game continued in the third quarter, with the difference reaching 43 points and the period ending 96-56.
New Zealand, which exceeded the 100-point threshold with 8 minutes left, won the match 114-94.
2024-06-30 08:13:25
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