Liaoning team beat Sichuan with an upset 15 points, Zhao Jiwei scored 22 points, Wu Changze scored 17+4, and Zhou Qi was expelled!

The National Games Five-man Basketball Group A game officially started, and the first game was the focus battle between the Liaoning team and the Sichuan team. The Liaoning team is the champion of the first two National Games, but the lineup strength this year has declined significantly, mainly because Zhou Qi joined the Sichuan team and Guo Ailun did not play. The Sichuan team is very strong, with the great devil Zhou Qi, as well as Hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui, Zhao Yanhao and others who have just won the championship for Guangsha Men's Basketball Team. They are one of the favorites to win the championship in this National Games. The game was very fierce. Sichuan team had obvious advantages in the inside, but Zhou Qi only played for 9 minutes, but was expelled after arguing with the referee because of dissatisfaction with the verdict, which made Sichuan team passive. Liaoning team took the lead for a long time after overtaking the score, and expanded its advantage to nearly 20 points in the final quarter, and finally reversed and defeated Sichuan team, winning its first victory in this National Games. In terms of player performance, Zhao Jiwei performed very well in this game, and was the strongest scoring point of the Liaoning team, scoring 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game. Wu Changze is a surprise player of the Liaoning team. Especially for Zhou Qi's lack of output, his three-pointer helped the team a lot, and he scored 17 points and 4 rebounds in the game. In other players, Fu Hao scored 12 points and 8 rebounds, Han Dejun scored 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Gao Shiyan scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Yan Shouqi scored 10 points. The main problem with the Sichuan team is that the rotation players have poor scoring ability, especially after Zhou Qi was expelled from the court, the team's offense was somewhat incompatible. In terms of data, Sun Minghui scored 11 points and 8 assists, Hu Jinqiu scored 20 points and 14 rebounds, Jiang Wen scored 11 points, Zhao Yanhao scored 9 points, and Zhou Qi scored 6 points and 5 rebounds.

The Liaoning team started to send a three-back lineup, with Zhao Jiwei, Gao Shiyan and Yan Shouqi partnering in the backcourt, and Han Dejun and Li Xiaoxu partnering in the inside. The Sichuan team has a backup plan, but Zhou Qi did not start, Hu Jinqiu and Sun Minghui jointly started. Li Xiaoxu's tip-in broke the deadlock on the court, Zhao Jiwei made a breakthrough, Han Dejun made both free throws, Sun Minghui and Jiang Wen returned with a continuous three-pointer, and the two teams started the game 6-6. Zhao Yanhao made a breakthrough, Yuan Zhenliang scored at the basket, Sun Minghui broke through and scored 2+1, Zhou Qi followed up with a dunk at the basket after he came on the court, and Sichuan team scored 11-2 to surpass the score. Wu Changze stopped the bleeding with three-pointers, Zhao Jiwei scored a mid-range shot after making two free throws, and Liaoning team scored 11-4 to narrow the gap to two points. After Hu Jinqiu settled the situation, the first quarter ended and Sichuan led 23-19.

Sichuan team began to attack the opponent's ball-holder in the second quarter, which is also the defensive strategy of Guangsha Men's Basketball Team's playoffs, and the Liaoning team also began to attack Sun Minghui. Hu Jinqiu made a mid-range shot and made a strong hit at the basket. Zhao Jiwei and Yuan Shuai scored consecutively to respond, and the two teams played in a stalemate. Zhou Qi made a mid-range shot, Wu Changze made a consecutive three-pointer, and Zhao Jiwei made two free throws after one three-pointer. After being called for a foul, Zhou Qi had an argument with the referee and was expelled from the court after being called for a continuous foul. Gao Shiyan made a mid-range shot after breaking through, Han Dejun followed up at the basket, and the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team scored a 19-2 climax to overtake the score and widen it to double digits. Hu Jinqiu scored under the basket and broke the scoring drought. At the end of the half, the Liaoning team led 42-35.

After returning from the break, Wu Changze made a strong attack at the basket, Han Dejun made both free throws, and the Liaoning team once again expanded its advantage to double digits. Hu Jinqiu scored consecutive mid-range shots, Zhao Yanhao and Jiang Wen scored inward and outward shots, and Sichuan team scored 9-2. Wu Changze stabilized the situation with a three-pointer, Hu Jinqiu made a tip-in, Yan Shuqi made a mid-range shot, and Sun Minghui scored a breakthrough point, and the game was in a stalemate. Fu Hao made both free throws, Zhao Jiwei scored a breakthrough and scored after making a tip-in. Yan Shouqi made a three-pointer, and Liaoning team scored a 10-0 wave and expanded the advantage to double-digit lead again to lead 63-51. Zhao Yanhao stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, Hu Jinqiu made a mid-range shot and scored a breakthrough, Hu Junlin shot a three-pointer and shot into the heart, and Sichuan team scored a 10-4 wave at the end of the quarter to narrow the score difference. At the end of the third quarter, Liaoning team led 67-61. In the final quarter, Sichuan team missed consecutive attacks, and the game was a bit one-sided. Fu Hao made a three-pointer, Zhao Jiwei broke through and scored 2+1, Fu Hao made a hook shot at the basket, Li Xiaoxu made a mid-range shot, Gao Shiyan scored a steal and counterattack, Yan Shouqi made a three-pointer, and Liaoning team scored a 13-1 wave to expand the advantage to double-digit numbers and lead 80-62. With the last three minutes left, the Liaoning team began to control the rhythm and the overall situation of the game was decided. At the end of the game, the Liaoning team defeated Sichuan team 83-68 without being favored, and won the first victory of this National Games.