China survive from the biggest surprise of the opening day of the Asian women's basketball championships with a 102-96 win over Chinese Taipei.
Defending champion China survived from the biggest surprise of the opening day of the Asian women's basketball championships with a 102-96 overtime win over Chinese Taipei.
A lack-luster first half saw China trailing by 54-45 as was down as many as 13 points before China regained the lead with a series of successeful fast-breaks at 70-68 in the third quarter.
Tying at 90-90 for over two minutes down the stretch, Chiang let the winning chance loose when she was on the line, but China'spoint guard Song Xiaoyun also committed a turnover to put the game into ovetime.
China's deep bench show the strength in the overtime as Song buried a 3-pointer with 1:30 to go to make it 100-94.
Zhang Xiaoni scored team-best 20 points for China, who is seeking for the third consecutive title in the event. Chinese Taipei's Liu Chun-yi had the game-high 25 points. In the other game South Korea won its opener in style as it cruised to a 108-62 thrash of Japan.
