At 19:30 on September 25, Beijing time, the U22 men’s basketball semifinals of the 2021 14th National Games continued. The Guangdong team defeated the Hubei team 109-80, reaching the national championship for the fourth time. The men's basketball adult finals of the Games.

Technical statistics

Guangdong team: Xu Jie 17 points and 8 assists, Bai Haotian 12 points, Hu Mingxuan 12 points, Shen Zijie 14 points and 10 rebounds, Zhao Jinyang 12 points

Hubei team: Tang Jie 35 points and 9 assists, Gu Quan 11 points, Li Zhenhao 19 points and 7 rebounds, Su Wenjun 9 points

Highlights

In the first quarter, Hu Mingxuan made a layup and fouled With the score tied at 2+1, Tang Jie immediately stepped back and hit a three-pointer to tie the score. Shen Zijie dunked with both hands, Su Wenjun hit a three-pointer from the corner, Gu Quan hit a step-back jumper, and Hubei team led 8-5. Zhao Rui scored a layup, Shen Zijie scored 2+1, Bai Haotian hit a three-pointer, and the Hubei team still led the Guangdong team by one point. Gu Quan hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc, Xu Jie scored with a throw, and the scores of the two teams rose alternately to tie at 16. Liu Chuanxin and Zhang Haojia hit layups successively, Gu Quan hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Hu Mingxuan retreated and hit the net with a three-pointer, and the Guangdong team led 27-19 with an 11-3 spurt. Tang Jie made an emergency stop and hit the net with a three-pointer. Liu Chuanxing only hit one consecutive free throw. Ding Jianfeng scored a layup. The Guangdong team ended the first quarter with a 29-23 lead.

In the second quarter, Shen Zijie scored a layup, Su Wenjun hit a long three-pointer, Zhao Rui made a layup, Bai Haotian made consecutive free throws, Shen Zijie scored a dunk, and the Guangdong team shot 15-0. The climax stretched to 46-26. Li Zhenhao hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, then he made two of three free throws, Liu Chuanxing dunked, Hu Mingxuan scored an empty layup, Xu Jie hit a three-pointer, and the Guangdong team led 55-33 by 22 points. Tang Jie responded with a fake fax and a three-pointer. Hu Mingxuan scored 4 consecutive free throws. The Guangdong team ended the first half with a 59-36 lead.

In the third quarter, Shen Zijie made one of two free throws, Li Zhenhao hit a three-pointer, Bai Haotian scored a layup, Su Wenjun hit another three-pointer, and the Guangdong team led 62-42 by 20 points. Shen Zijie dunked, Li Yanzhe scored with a hook, Zhang Haojia scored a layup, Xu Jie hit three shots in pursuit, and the Guangdong team stopped the Hubei team 75-46. After the timeout, Li Zhenhao hit three super long shots to stop the bleeding, Li Yanzhe hit the board, Zhao Jinyang scored 6 points in a row, and the Guangdong team attacked 8-0 to reach 83-49. Tang Jie scored a mid-range jumper and Du Runwang hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer from the bottom corner. The Guangdong team ended the third quarter with an 88-51 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Tang Jie counterattacked and made a one-stop layup. Bai Haotian scored with a flying throw. Li Zhenhao hit a half-stop layup. Tang Jie once again scored a one-stop layup. The Hubei team, which was lagging behind by a big score, still won. Very tenacious. Zhao Jinyang scored a layup, Bai Haotian scored a layup, and Li Yanzhe scored a one-handed dunk. The Guangdong team led 98-60 by 38 points, and the suspense of the outcome of the game was no longer in doubt. The remaining games will become training time for the substitute players of both teams. In the end, the Guangdong team defeated the Hubei team 109-80.

Starting lineup

Guangdong team: Bai Haotian, Hu Mingxuan, Zhao Rui, Zhou Peng, Shen Zijie

Hubei team: Gu Quan, Yang Linyi, Tang Jie, Li Zhenhao, Hou Xingyu