China routs Italy to reach Olympic 3x3 women's basketball tournament

TOKYO, July 27 (Xinhua) -- China defeated Italy 19-13 to advance to the semifinals of Olympic 3x3 women's basketball tournament here on Tuesday.

China began with a 3-0 run and never trailed throughout the game. Italy clawed back to 5-4 before China pulled away to 12-6. China was relentless on the boards and wore down Italy.

With 30 seconds to go, Wan Jiyuan scored one more point with an assist from Yang S