SHENZHEN (China) - Chinese Taipei chalked up their first win of the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup 2024 by keeping Malaysia listless through a masterful 90-34 conquest, Tuesday at the Longhua Cultural and Sports Center.
Game heroes: All 12 players scored in the lopsided affair, with Chen Chia Shan Pa leading the way with a game-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, including a perfect 3-of-3 clip from beyond the arc, and 3 steals.
Lee Yu Tsz came off the bench and produced 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, which she laced with 3 steals on her way to tallying an efficiency of 20.
Yeh Yu Hsuan went 3-of-5 from the outside and supplied 12 points, while Liao Xu-zhen chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds, together with 3 steals and 1 block.
Turning point: Chinese Taipei were clinging to a narrow lead early in the game until Pan sparked a 12-0 run - capped by a Lin Yu Han layup - to establish a commanding 21-6 lead approaching the last two minutes of the opening frame.
The game would never be in question since, and the crew even made sure to finish strongly by overpowering their foes in the final quarter, 18-3.
As the final buzzer sounded, Coach Li Tai-Ying's wards successfully bounced back from Monday's tough 75-63 loss to Korea and improved to 1-1 in Group A.
Stats don't lie: Chinese Taipei finished with 30 assists, now the highest in this year's Division A competitions. The record for the 2024 tilt is 32, which was set by the Philippines in their beatdown of Maldives over at the Division B.
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