The Indonesian national basketball team must admit the superiority of India with a score of 74-90 in the second game of the 2024 Olympic pre-qualifying round. The assistant coach of the Indonesian national basketball team -ball Yohannis Winar explained the reason for his team’s loss.

He said that as a whole his team were able to offer resistance to India with the capital of young players.

“Only in the first two quarters did the defending players make it even easier for the opponent to organize the attack. The players also don’t dare to go inside, only outside. ‘outside,” Yohannis Winar said in an official statement.

In this match, the Indonesian national basketball team produced runs diligently at the start of the first quarter. Juan Laurent Kokodiputra opened the scoring tap for Indonesia with a three-point shot. India’s Muin Bek Hafeez tied the score at 6-6 with a two-pointer.

Gaining from the wind, this moment was used by India to overtake Indonesia, who therefore won the first quarter with a 25-16 advantage.

Going into the second quarter, Widyanta Putra Teja opened Indonesia’s scoring record with two points. Yudha Saputera, who replaced Muhammad Arighi, immediately contributed to the points with a three pointer. India didn’t want to lose aggressively through Arvind Kumar Muthu Krishnan’s three-pointer.

The second quarter still belonged to India after they added 25 points and Indonesia scored 20 points so India led 50-36 in the first half.

In the third quarter, the Indonesian national team tried to close the gap. Hendrick Xavi Yonga opened Indonesia’s scoring collection with three. But India is also not remaining silent as it continues to experiment to maintain its dominance.

In the third quarter, Indonesia and India both saved 19 points, so the third quarter was 69-55 in favor of India.

In the final quarter, Reza Guntara put his name on the scoreboard after his three-point shot opened Indonesia’s points tap. Fierce resistance from the national team resulted in 19 points in the quarter. But India also scored 21 points to qualify for the match with a 90-74 advantage.

Marques Bolden became Indonesia’s top scorer with a record 23 points and 9 rebounds. Meanwhile, of India, Muin Bek Hafeez scored the most points with 15 points and 5 assists.

Article Tags: Indonesian National Basketball Team, Pre-Olympic Qualification