Players of Tokai University Fukuoka celebrating a dramatic victory [写真]= Basketball King
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On December 25th, the women’s third round of the “SoftBank Winter Cup 2022 2022 75th National High School Basketball Championship” was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, where Tokai University Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka Prefecture) competed against Ohka Gakuen High School (Aichi). prefecture).
In this game, which was a match between powerhouse schools, the first quarter continued with an offensive and defensive battle that neither yielded an inch, and ended with a tie score of 11-11.
In the following second quarter, Tokai University Fukuoka succeeded in an 8-0 run. However, Ouka Gakuen’s Kokoro Tanaka allowed 3 3-pointers in a row, and Tokai University Fukuoka ended the match 23-24, trailing by 1 point.
At the start of the second half, Tokai University Fukuoka’s Foul Aminata scored consecutive goals, but Ohka Gakuen caught up with them immediately, and after that, they repeatedly changed the lead. Just before the end of the 3rd quarter, Chinami Yokoyama scored 3 points and went to the 4th quarter at 40-42.
In the final 10 minutes of the back-and-forth offense and defense continued, Tokai University Fukuoka’s Akama Shizuka scored several tough 3-pointers to keep up with Ohka Gakuen. With 3.3 seconds remaining in the game, Sakai Sakura tried to throw 3 points in a situation of 60-63 and 3 points behind. This shot, which was fired while inviting the opponent to foul, went through the ring, and Tokai University Fukuoka succeeded in tying the score at the last minute. In addition, Nanako Inatsugu, who came in as a substitute, made a perfect free throw, turning the game over at 64-63 just before the time was up.
After that, Tokai University Fukuoka, who defended against Ouka Gakuen’s final attack, advanced to the top 8 with a final score of 64-63. Shizuka Akama scored a team-high 16 points, and Aminata also showed strength on the inside with 15 points and 22 rebounds.
On the other hand, Ouka Gakuen, who were the last queens in the third round, scored 27 points, including six 3-pointers, and Yokoyama scored 18 points.
■ Match result
Ouka Gakuen 63－64 Tokai University Fukuoka
Ohka Gakuen｜11｜13｜18｜21｜＝63
Fukuoka｜11｜12｜17｜24｜＝64