Direct access to the Paris Olympics! Japan narrowly beat Cape Verde with just seven points in the final quarter to qualify for the Asian zone

On September 2, Beijing time, the basketball World Cup continued. In today's qualifying round 17-32, hosts Japan face off against Cape Verde. Japan trailed by eight points in the first quarter, but they quickly overtook and gradually extended their lead with a precise three-point shot, ending the first half with a 13-point lead. Japan quickly extended the gap to 20 points in the third quarter, and Japan did not score for seven consecutive minutes in the final quarter, but with Hogginson's key 2+1 and three-pointers, Japan still held on to the advantage, and finally beat Cape Verde 80-71. After this match, the miracle that the Chinese team hoped to see did not happen, and the Japanese team became the team with the best record in Asia with 3 wins and 2 losses, thus qualifying directly for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will be their eighth participation in the Olympic Games, and it is the second consecutive Olympic Games after the previous year's local competition.

Data from both sides:

Japan: Yuki Kawamura 14 points, 8 assists and 2 steals, Keiso Tominaga 22 points, Hodkinson 29 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Shin Bieshima 3 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Yuta Watanabe 5 points and 10 rebounds.

Cape Verde: Almeida 10 points, 6 assists and 3 steals, Mendes 6 points and 5 rebounds, W. Tavares 7 points and 5 rebounds, E-Tavares 11 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, B-Gomez 9 points and 7 rebounds, Lima 10 points, Da Rosa 11 points!

Star of the field: Kei Tominaga

Keisei Tominaga played extremely well today, coming off the bench to shoot 8 of 11, including 6 of 8 three-pointers, for a total of 22 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. Thanks to his back-to-back three-point shots, Japan built a huge advantage in the first three quarters and ended up narrowly beating Cape Verde.

Highlights:

1. Build walls with long arms! 2.21m Tavares volleyball blocks Yuta Watanabe

2. It's you who is waiting! Hodkinson sent blood caps like a mountain without moving

3. The speed is so fast! Isamuki Kawamura broke through low-altitude flight and scored 2+1

4、？？？？？ More accurate than Curry?? Keisei Tominaga came off the bench to score 16 points in the middle of the game

5. It's not easy to get a point! Lima quickly attacks and defenses and converts empty catch and fried baskets

6. This can be ???? Fuken hit a super long-range 3-pointer

7. Stop the bleeding temporarily! Da Rosa hit a three-pointer

Competition Review:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Hodkinson made two fouls, Mendes completed the empty dunk, Watanabe Yuta quickly completed the dunk and made it 2+1, W-Tavares, Almeida and Mendes scored six consecutive points. After consecutive layups by Yuki Kawamura and Yutaka Yoshii, W. Tavares also scored 3-pointers and E-Tavares hit 2+1. After Hawkinson hit two free throws, Lima hit a three-pointer, Almeida hit a jumper, and Cape Verde extended its lead to eight points. Before the end of the quarter, Hogginson and Tominaga hit back-to-back 3-pointers as Cape Verde led Japan 19-17 to end the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Hogginson scored six points in a row, and after Da Rosa scored a shot, Yuki Kawamura hit a three-point shot, and the Japanese team won 9-2 by five points. After Darosa scored three points on consecutive free throws, Keisei Tominaga and Yuki Kawamura scored five consecutive points to extend their lead. After W-Tavares hit a shot, Japan's Yuki Kawamura and Keisei Tominaga scored five consecutive points, Kawamura caused Cape Verde to hit two free throws, and Keiso Tominaga hit a three-pointer, extending Japan's lead to 13 points in a wave of 10:2. After B-Gomez hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding for Cape Verde, Tominaga hit a three-pointer, Hogginson completed a dunk, Tominaga scored a layup, and Japan again played a 7-0 wave to extend the gap to 17 points. After a timeout, W. Tavares, Lima and E. Tavares went on a 6-2 run to close the gap as Japan went on a 33:18 run in the single quarter to end the first half with a 50-37 lead over Cape Verde.

Yibian fought again, Mendes and Almeida scored four consecutive points to narrow the gap to nine, 6-0 to extend the gap to 15 points than Shin Enjima, Yuda Baba and Yuki Kawamura. After Lima's dunk, Hodkinson also dunked and made it 2+1, E-Tavares scored four consecutive points to help Cape Verde chase points, and Yuki Tomiken and Keisei Tominaga hit two consecutive 3-pointers. After the timeout, Mendes and Hodkinson hit three points, and after Hogginson hit a basket, the Japanese team officially led by 20 points. Darosa and Tominaga hit three points, and Gomez hit a basket to give Japan a 73-55 lead over Cape Verde.

In the final quarter, Gomez scored for Cape Verde, E-Tavares made one of two free throws, Lima scored three points, Almeida and B-Gomez scored five consecutive points after Almeida hit both free throws, Japan did not score for 7 minutes, and Cape Verde narrowed the gap to 5 points 13:0. E-Tavares received a technical foul and Shin Hieshima hit a free throw to finally score, E-Tavares scored three consecutive points to close the gap to three. Hogginson hit a crucial 2+1 and then hit a three-pointer, and Japan eventually won. With this victory, Japan's record became 3-2 and qualified for the Asian Olympics.

Starters from both sides:

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

Cabo Verde: E. Tavares, W. Tavares, Mendes, Correa, I. Almeida.