New Zealand Defeated by Cuba in Olympic pre-test
New Zealand Defeated by Cuba in Olympic pre-test
The Cuban women's basketball team beat New Zealand 75-71 on Saturday in the first match of the Good Luck Beijing CNPC 2008 Women's Basketball International Invitation Tournament.
The match was one of the test events for Beijing Olympics in August.
New Zealand took the lead in the first quarter, 21-19. The score was tied at the end of the second quarter.
Cuba had a lot of turnovers in the third quarter, giving New Zealand several advantages to move ahead to 56-51.
But Cuba closed the gap in the last quarter with four three-point shots and led New Zealand 75-71 to end the match.
"We have a young team and Cuba is a very experienced team," Mike McHugh, New Zealand's coach, said. "It was a very good game for the development of our team, and hopefully it will help us perform well in August at the Olympic Games."
"It was a very close game," Alberto Zabala, Cuba's coach said. "The New Zealand team played much better than they did last June."
"We will focus on training in free throws to improve our skills," Zabala said after the team missed several free throws in the third quarter.
While New Zealand has qualified for the Olympic Games, Cuba will take part in the Women's World Olympic Qualifying Tournament on June 9-15 in Spain.
The current tournament in Beijing runs for eight days at the Olympic Basketball Gymnasium in Haidian District. The gymnasium also will be the site for the Olympic basketball event.
(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)
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