A 8-point quarter caused China to lost the game

　　July 31st

　　Sinasports-The third round of the Stankovic Cup took place in Macau today. China didn't take the chance and lost to Angola 63-68.

　　Yi got a teamhigh 19 points, Ding got 14, Wang Zhizhi was not active for the second straight game.

　　In the history, China seldom lost to Angola. In last year's Stankovic Cup, China won over Angola for 1 point.

　　China gave themself a comfort beginning and had a 9-5 lead. Then Angola got a 8-0 run to take the lead. At the end of the first quarter, China was down 17-19. In the second quarter, Yi helped China to put a 8-0 run and China led 52-47 at the halftime.

　　The key point was in the third quarter, China was scoreless in about 3 minutes and Angola took control. At the end of third quarter, China was down 5 points. In the third quarter, China team only got 8 points.

　　When the forth quarter began, Angola extended their lead to double digit and China called a timeout. But nothing changed, China finally lost the game 63-68. The loss is China's second straight.

　　(blake)