The men's final of the "2018-2019 Macau University Basketball Championship" was officially kicked off on the evening of December 2nd at the main stadium of the N8 Gymnasium of the University of Macau, and the University of Macau Men's Basketball Team played against the City University of Macau Men's Basketball Team at home court.
In the first quarter of the match, Li Jiajun, a member of CityU Basketball Team, made consecutive layups by means of ball-holding breakthroughs, while the University of Macau led by 10 points at 22:12 for the time being by means of restricting the attack of CityU’s team members through defense and relying on inside-lane-line breakthroughs and outside-lane-line shots at the same time. In the second quarter, Yang Qilong from CityU hit three-point shots in succession from behind the arc, while team members from the University of Macau refused to admit being inferior and resorted to quick attack many times, making the match a nail-biter. After the first half, both sides maintained a 10-point gap. In the third quarter, both sides changed courts, and CityU’s team members also displayed their own characteristics, but team members from the University of Macau had an obvious advantage inside the lane line, and finally entered the fourth quarter with 12 points ahead. In the decisive battle of the fourth quarter, Wu Qifeng from CityU fought back through multiple steals and rebounds, and a wave of strong and fast counterattacks made the audience acclaim repeatedly. Yang Qilong also scored points with his personal ability for many times, and the score gap was once narrowed to three points.
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Although CityU failed to win the championship this time, the efforts and persistence of the players on the basketball court enabled us to see the best state of CityU Basketball Team. After the match, Wu Qifeng was interviewed by a campus reporter. Talking about the match, Wu Qifeng said that the match was a demonstration of good styles, features and performances of the Basketball Team and that the Basketball Team would strive for greater room for progress in teamwork.
It is hoped that CityU Basketball Team can continue to show the spirit of striving for progress, make constant breakthroughs and consistent progress, and have more wonderful performance in the following matches.
