Bend By China 108-58 In The Play-Off Round, Indonesian Basketball National Team Failed To World Cup

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JAKARTA - The struggle of the Indonesian basketball team in the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup play-off has not yielded the expected results. Facing China, Brandon Juwanto et al were defeated in the hands of opponents with a final score of 108-58.

The defeat experienced by the Indonesian basketball team at Istora Senayan, Jakarta on Monday afternoon made their hopes of advancing to the World Cup aground. China, which has the status as King of the Asian Cup with 16 titles, appeared dominant throughout the match.

In today's performance, Indonesian basketball coach Milos Pejic fielded Marques Bolden, Derrick Michael Xzavierro, Brandon Jawato, Andakara Prastawa Dhyaksa, and Abraham Damar Grahita in the main line-up.

In the first quarter, Indonesia and China both opened the scoring through three-point shots. China opened the door first through the execution of Rui Zhao, which Marques Bolden then responded to to bring Indonesia equal.

Two minutes running, China again gain points. Derrick's offense made China add to the numbers. Mingxuan Hu's two free throws put China ahead 5-3.

China scored again point after point to widen the position to 12-5 midway through the first quarter. Meanwhile, the Indonesian game was difficult. Had made changes, in fact, Derrick et al. still couldn't afford China because at the end of the first quarter they were 11-29 behind.

The second quarter became a moment for the Indonesian team to turn things around. However, China's quick movement first via free throws made them score 30-11 early in the second quarter.

Indonesia's attempt to score points occurred in the fifth minute of the second quarter through Braham's jump shot. However, the results still make the distance quite far because China is still ahead 38-13.

Towards the end of the second quarter, Bolden was finally able to score again with two free throws and a three-pointer. However, the action of the American-blooded player was not enough because at the end of the second quarter China added points through Minghui Sun's three-point shot to lead 59-21.

The third quarter began with Bolden's foul on Qi Zhou. This negligence also made Indonesia enter again through a free throw. Trying to make up for the mistake, Bolden's attempted three-pointer failed.

On the other hand, China has again scored three points of success through Minghui Sun's action again. The visitors stayed away with a score of 63-21. Red and White had time to put up a fight again, but China was still ahead in the points war and ended the third quarter with a score of 77-44.

Bolden again tried to close the gap early in the fourth quarter, but his effort missed again. On the other hand, Quan Gu managed to score two points through a lay-up to bring China ahead 79-44.

Indonesia continues to experience a deadlock. Five minutes into the fourth quarter, Red and White could only score another point through Agassi Yeshe Goantara's one point from a free throw. Meanwhile, Indonesia was only able to score a few more points until the fourth quarter ended with a score of 108-58.