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FINAL
China - South Korea 65-62
China won the 24th FIBA Asia Championship for Women. They handed South Korea their first loss and triumphed with 65:62 victory. Miao sank a sizzling three-pointer to take the game away from a precarious position and Nan Chen stepped up to draw a foul and convert both the free-throws to seal the 111th FIBA Asia Championship for Women gold medal for China. It was a slow start and both teams realized the importance of the victory. China took 10:9 lead after the first defensive 10 minutes and added massive 24-19 in the second frame. Zengyu MA and Kim Youn Joo (178-F-86) exchanged the three-pointers at the end of the half for 34:29 halftime advantage. The third quarter belonged to the undefeated team before that game as South Korea needed 19-11 in the quarter for 47:45 lead after thirty minutes. Sin Jung Ja (185-C-80) later tied the game at 51:51, while Lijie MIAO nailed three for 63:59. Lee Younhoa (186-C-83) reduced to 63:62 but Chen Nan (197-C-83) made two free throws for the final triumph. Miao LiJie stepped up with 20 points for the winners and Ma Zengyu (183-F-84) netted 19. Chen Nan collected 17 points and 10 rebounds in a win, while Gao Song notched 3. Sin Jung Ja replied with 15 points and 16 rebounds, whilst Kim Danbi added 11.
3rd place
Japan - Taiwan 83-56
Japan clinched Bronze at the home tournament. The hosts overcame Chinese Taipei 83:56 in the game for the third place at the 24th FIBA Asia Championship for Women. Japan's 11th bronze medal in FIBA Asia Championship for Women history also booked them a place in the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament. Japan showed their ambitions for the higher place from the very beginning and reached 28:10 at the end of the first period. Moreover they erupted with another 27-9 and just enjoyed the rest of the game. Chinese Taipei won the third quarter 15-12 and even looked better in the last stanza. The guests needed 22-16 in the final period to reduce to 27 points. Maki Takada (183-C-89) paced all the winners with 25 points and Oga Yuko netted 10. Yoko Nagi (175-F-82) and Yuka Mamiya (183-C/F-90) delivered 9 points apiece. Chiang Feng-Chun ended up with 24 points in the losing effort and Lin Chi-Wen (186-C-83) notched 9.
