Magic is not there! The Japanese men's basketball team lost to Australia by 20 points and missed the World Cup round of 16, and Yuki Kawamura only scored 3 points

In the men's basketball World Cup group stage Group E, Australia beat Japan 109-89. Australia played offensive and defensive presses from the first quarter, quickly stretching the gap to double digits, with a leading of as many as 27 points in the first three quarters. Although Japan did not give up the game, relying on the three-point rebound to narrow the gap to less than 20 points in the fourth quarter, trying to keep the game in suspense. However, the gap between the two sides in the early stage was too large, Japan was never able to chase the point difference to less than 10 points, Australia successfully stabilized the situation, relying on Giddy's excellent personal ability to score 7 points in a row to maintain an absolute lead, and finally the whole team won the game with 5 doubles. After this match, Australia advanced to the round of 16 with a 2-1 finish second in the group, while Japan was eliminated with 1-2.

Statistics

Australia: Giddy 26 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists, Green 15 points and 4 steals, Nicholas Kay 13 points, Mills 11 points and 9 assists, Kuks 24 points and 16 rebounds

Japan: Hogginson 33 points and 7 rebounds, Yuta Watanabe 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 fouls, Yuki Tomiken 14 points and 7 assists, Keisei Tominaga 8 points

Star of the field: Giddy

Giddy contributed 26 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists and was the team's best player. When Japan tried to close the gap in the fourth quarter, he stepped up and used his personal ability to score seven consecutive points to maintain an absolute lead for Australia.

Highlight moments

Reese sent a ruthless hat under the basket

Watanabe Yuta beat Mills 2+1

Kuks strong inside one-arm dunk

Isamu Kawamura made a precise long pass from quarterback, and Hawkinson made a layup

Giddy Quick-Attack Snap Snap with Both Hands

Kuks septum Yuta Watanabe

Match Review

At the start of the first quarter, Giddy threw a throw to score Australia's first sporting battle. Reece hit a hook and hit a free throw, Green scored a 3+1, and Hawkinson scored on a layup. Giddy broke through for a layup, Hawkinson hit 2 free throws, Nicholas Kay and Reese scored back-to-back points, and Hawkinson hit a three-pointer. Green scored on a layup, Yuta Watanabe hit a 2+1 on a jumper, Kuks scored a dunk, and Yuki Fuken hit a three-pointer. Cook scored a dunk as Australia went on a 7-0 run to stretch the gap to double digits, and Tominaga scored. At the end of the first quarter, Australia led Japan 25-17.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Kuks and Nicholas Kay scored back-to-back points, Watanabe Yuta made a foul and hit 2 free throws, Hawkinson scored on a layup, and Nicholas Kay scored under a basket. Australia played a 10-0 run to extend its lead one step further. Yuta Watanabe broke through for a layup, Reese made a throw, Watanabe hit a three-pointer, Giddy hit a layup, and Kuks scored with a basket. Hawkinson hit a hook and Nicholas Kay and Giddy hit back-to-back three-pointers to give Australia a lead of more than 20 points. Keisei Tominaga scored a free throw, Cooks hit a jumper, Yuki Tomiken stopped a jumper, and Examme hit all 2 free throws. Fuken made a three-point stop and Kuks scored a dunk. At half-time, Australia led Japan 57-35.

Easy to fight again. Hogginson hit a 2+1 layup, Reece and Giddy scored back-to-back points as Australia went on an 8-0 run to bring the difference to 27 points. Racecourse made a breakthrough and scored 5 points in a row. Kuks responded with four straight points, Hogginson made a quick dunk, and Japan scored six straight points to close the gap. Mills hit a three-pointer, Kawamura responded with a three, Green hit back with a three, and Yuta Watanabe hit a jumper. Cooks scored a basket as Australia hit an 8-2 mini-run to take another 27-point lead. Japan responded with a climactic 12-2 run to chase the deficit to less than 20 points, with Cooks scoring a layup and Hogginson scoring on a basket. At the end of the third quarter, Australia led Japan 87-70.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Ingalls made 2 fouls, Yuta Watanabe hit 1 of 2, Nicholas Kay scored a layup, and Keisei Tominaga broke through. Kuks scored a basket, Keisei Tominaga scored on a free throw, Yuta Watanabe hit a three-pointer, and Giddy and Mills scored back-to-back points. Fuken hit a three-pointer, Hawkinson made a free throw, and Giddy broke through. Giddy scored seven consecutive points to maintain Australia's lead, and with Hie Shinjima's jumper missed, Watanabe Yuta made 1 of 2 free throws and left the game after 5 fouls, Japan failed to close the gap further, and the reversal momentum has passed. As the race time ran out, Australia beat Japan to win the match.

Both sides start

Australia: Giddy, Mills, Green, Nicholas Kay, Reese

Japan: Shin Hieshima, Yuda Baba, Yuki Kawamura, Yuta Watanabe, Hogginson