Han Xu powers China past Puerto Rico, into quarterfinal matchup with France

BERLIN — Han Xu had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help China top Puerto Rico 75-72 Wednesday in the qualifying round of the women's FIBA World Cup. Yang Shuyu scored 15 points and Zhang Ziyu added 13 for China, which will face France in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The 7-foot-3 Zhang made five of her six field goal attempts. With the game tied at 66, Han hit a 3-pointer with 2:56 left to put China up. Luo Xinyu then followed with another 3-pointer a minute later to extend the advantage to six. Puerto Rico cut its deficit to 72-70...