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Korean women’s basketball failed to reach its goal of advancing to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in 12 years.
The Korean women’s basketball team, led by coach Jeong Seon-min, lost to Puerto Rico 73-92 in the final group A of the 2022 FIBA Basketball World Cup held in Sydney, Australia on the 27th.
As a result, Korea, who recorded 1 win and 4 losses in the final group stage, were defeated by Puerto Rico (2 wins and 3 losses) in the 4th place race, which is the marginal line for advancing to the quarter rounds.
Korea were underdogs from the start of the match to advance to the quarter-finals. They were leading 0-18 by the middle of the first quarter. Kim Dan-bi’s layup, which was successful in 4:52 seconds from the start of the game, was so sluggish that he scored his first goal.
Puerto Rico struck from the start with 193cm forward Maya Hollinsshed’s ability to score inside and outside. The whole team also showed strength in 3-point shooting. On the other hand, Korea concentrated on the periphery of the attack, but it was not successful.
The Republic of Korea was defeated 10-28 by Puerto Rico in the 10th minute of the first quarter. They faced each other relatively evenly after the second quarter, but they did not manage to close the gap that was already wide in the first half with a score of 30-51.
Lee Seul Kang scored 22 points, including six 3-pointers, while Hye-Jin Park and Ji-Hyeon Park also added 20 and 18 points, respectively.
Puerto Rico was very good at scoring. Puerto Rico broke the Korean defense with a field shot success rate (2-point shot + 3-point shot) of 53% and a 3-point shot rate of 47%.
Korea national team center Park Ji-soo could not participate in this tournament, so his competitiveness was greatly reduced. However, it was half a result to win the group stage for the first time in 12 years since the 2010 tournament.
