On August 29, Beijing time, the men's basketball World Cup group stage continued, and the Japanese men's basketball team played against the Australian men's basketball team today. Australia took the initiative from the start, eventually beating Japan 109-89. In Australia, Keady 26 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists, Green 15 points and 4 steals, Kay 13 points, Mills 9 points and 9 assists, Kuks 24 points and 15 rebounds; For Japan, Hogginson had 33 points and 7 rebounds, Yuta Watanabe had 23 points and 7 rebounds, and Yuki Tomiken had 14 points and 7 assists.
At the start of the first quarter, Keady threw a throw to give Australia the lead, and Reece rolled over and hooked to add two more points. Hieshima threw back two points, and Green's 3+1 shot caught Japan off guard. Hawkinson helped the Japanese men's basketball team score four points on consecutive free throws under the basket, and Australia Blossom continued to maintain its lead. Fu Jian Yongshu hit a 3-pointer against Ingles, and Keady's successive attacks helped Australia stabilize the situation. At the end of the quarter, Exam broke through and split the ball to the basket, and Kuks added 2 more points to the basket. At the time of reading the seconds, Tominaga Keisei rode an archery and threw a whistle ball. In the first quarter, the Japanese men's basketball team trailed the Australian men's basketball team 17-25.
Exum broke through the game at the start of the second quarter and Cooks made a layup to help Australia extend its lead to double digits. Subsequently, the shooting percentage of both sides decreased, and the difference remained unchanged for several rounds. The Japanese men's basketball team then closed the gap to single digits by chasing two goals in a row on a counterattack. Australia adjusted and used the inside advantage to score consecutive points, and Keady took the opportunity to also hit the basket to score a dunk. Under the defense of Australia, the Japanese team continued to block the attack, and the point difference was constantly widened. Japan was forced to time out as Kay and Keady hit back-to-back three-pointers as Australia extended their lead to more than 20 points. Coming back from a timeout, Australia was crushing under the basket and constantly using secondary offense to brush up points. At the end of the quarter, Mills made a wonderful cross and Kuks made a quick cut. At halftime, the Japanese men's basketball team trailed the Australian men's basketball team 35-57.
At the start of the second half, after Hogginson scored two points for Japan in the opening game, the Japanese attack was once again blocked. Australia took the opportunity to extend its lead. Then Yu Dashi Baba scored five consecutive points, and Yuki Kawamura hit a three-point shot from the outside, and the Japanese team played a wave of small highs. Green and Exam fired from the outside to help Australia hold on to a 20-point lead. Ingalls did not hesitate to give in and stopped the Japanese team directly with a hundred-step blow. Coming back from a timeout, Yuki Tomiken and Yuda Maba hit back-to-back 3-pointers from the outside as Japan narrowed the gap to 17 points with a wave of mini-climax. After the third quarter, Japan trailed Australia 70-87.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Ingalls tricked a free throw to score first. The two sides took turns playing iron, and Hawkinson broke the scoring drought for Japan. Then the two sides went back and forth, and the difference fluctuated around 20 points. Although Japan has the intention to catch up, the gap in strength is huge after all. At the end of the quarter, Keady and Mills teamed up to extend the gap to more than 20 points again. Hogginson hit another 2 points, but it didn't help. In the end, Australia beat Japan 109-89.
Twin-shot starter:
Japan starters: Yuki Kawamura, Shin Hieshima, Yuda Baba, Yuta Watanabe, Hogginson
Australian starters: Keady, Mills, Josh Green, Nick Kay, Reese