China edges Czech Republic in overtime thriller at Womens Basketball World Cup, US-Italy later
BERLIN (AP) — China needed overtime to edge the Czech Republic 74-70 in a thrilling game at the Women’s Basketball World Cup on Sunday. Han Xu scored 22 points and drew China level at 53-53 in the final quarter after her team had trailed for most of the game. Eliška Joklová put the Czechs 64-59 up with 27 seconds left only for Luo Xinyu to respond with a 3-pointer and Yang Shuyu to level at 64-64 with 3 seconds to go – after Joklová missed two free throws. There was still time for to...
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