In the first game of the Asian preliminary round of the Chinese men's basketball team, the opponent was the Mongolian team with relatively average strength. In the first half of the game, the overall performance of the Chinese men's basketball team was relatively average, and although the score was overtaken after falling behind at the beginning, it only achieved a 10-point advantage. In the second half of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team completely controlled the game, gradually expanded its advantage to more than 30 points, and finally defeated the Mongolian team to make a good start to this Asian preliminaries. In terms of player performance, Du Runwang 17 points, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, Cui Yongxi 2 points and 2 boards, Hu Jinqiu 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Zhao Jiwei 3 assists, Cheng Shuaipeng 5 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Xu Jie 3 points, 3 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals, Zhu Junlong 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, Yang Hansen 13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Abdusalam 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 hats, Yu Jiahao 4 points. Hu Mingxuan only had two turnovers on 0-of-3 shooting, with the lowest plus/minus of -11.
The Chinese men's basketball team sent a starting lineup composed of Hu Mingxuan, Zhao Jiwei, Du Runwang, Cui Yongxi, and Hu Jinqiu, all of whom have experience in representing the Chinese men's basketball team. However, the situation after the start of the game was somewhat unexpected, the outside projection was not accurate, the inside line was pinched, and the Chinese men's basketball team's offense was very bad, and the half-quarter game only relied on Hu Jinqiu's free throws to score one point. The Mongolian team fought very fiercely, and scored a second offensive score after continuously grabbing rebounds in the front court, leading 8-1 at the beginning. After the lineup adjustment, the Chinese men's basketball team found its form. Du Runwang's three-point shot pierced the heart, Cheng Shuaipeng and Zhu Junlong scored in a row, Abdul Salamu continued to counterattack and dunk, Yang Hansen broke through to score, and the Chinese men's basketball team played a wave of 15-0 small climax to overtake the score and lead 16-8. The Mongolian team scored consecutive free throws to stop the bleeding, and Zhu Junlong and Yang Hansen responded with consecutive scores. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team led the Mongolian team by 8 points 20-12.
The Chinese men's basketball team was still in control of the game at the beginning of the second quarter, with Shalamu and Zhu Junlong scoring consecutive points to help the team extend the advantage to double digits. Then Zhu Junlong's three-point shot pierced the heart, and Hu Jinqiu also scored consecutive attacks under the basket, and the two scored six points to help the Chinese men's basketball team expand its advantage and lead 30-14. The Mongolian team scored in the air after beating Xu Jie, and then scored inside and outside to score and hit a mid-range shot, hitting a wave of 15-5 small climax to narrow the difference to single digits. At the end of the quarter, Hu Jinqiu made two free throws and scored four points in a row to help the Chinese men's basketball team stabilize the situation. At the end of the half, the Chinese men's basketball team led the Mongolian team by 10 points 39-29.
Yibian fought again, Du Runwang's three-point shot pierced the heart, and the Mongolian team cut inside and outside to narrow the difference to single digits. Next, the Chinese men's basketball team gradually took control of the game, Du Runwang counterattacked and scored after consecutive rebounds, Hu Jinqiu continued to attack and hit after eating cakes and dunking, Zhu Junlong hit a shot, and the Chinese men's basketball team played a wave of 15-0 small climax to expand the advantage to more than 20 points and lead 57-34. The Mongolian team counterattacked and scored to break the scoring drought, Cui Yongxi broke through, and the third quarter of the game ended, and the Chinese men's basketball team led the Mongolian team by 23 points at 59-36. In the third quarter of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team played a single quarter score of 20-7.
In the last quarter of the game, Yang Hansen broke through to 2+1 after eating cake under the basket, and scored 5 points in a row to help the Chinese men's basketball team expand its advantage and lead 64-39. The Mongolian team scored consecutive points in the middle and long range, Yang Hansen hit a strong shot on the inside after eating cakes inside, Du Runwang hit a three-pointer, and the Chinese men's basketball team played a wave of 7-1 to expand the advantage and lead 74-45. Next, the Chinese men's basketball team did not give the opponent a chance, expanded the advantage to more than 30 points, and finally defeated the Mongolian team 80-49, making a good start to this Asian preliminaries.