On June 29, in the first semifinals of the 2024 Women's Asian Basketball Championship, the Japanese women's basketball team played against the Australian women's basketball team, and in the end, the Japanese team lost to the defending champion Australia 63-68, who took the lead in the finals and waited for the Chinese women's basketball team.
In the group stage, Australia won all three games, while Japan won 2-1 and advanced to the semi-finals through crossovers. In the first quarter, the scores of the two teams alternated at the beginning, but after 7-7, the Australian team suddenly scored six points in a row. After the timeout, Australia consolidated their advantage 15-7, and Japan just chased the points, and the Australian team responded with a salute. The two teams fell into a scoring drought for a while, but Japan still relied on outside scoring to stop the decline, and after the first quarter, Australia led by seven points at 19-12.
In the second quarter, the Japanese team narrowed the score at the beginning, and with the three-point rematch, the Japanese team chased to 19-21 and was only 2 points behind. Then the Japanese team chased down the Australian team 25-25, 27-25 to stop the Australian team. After the timeout, Japan still maintained the lead, but the advantage was not obvious, and the lead was 4 points at 31-27. The Australian team entered the interior to play 2+1, and the offensive efficiency of both teams in this quarter was not high, and after halftime, Japan led the Australian team by 2 points at 32-30.
In the third quarter, the Australian team clung to the score and continued to play inside, 40-37 to regain the lead. The Japanese team's No. 11 played 2+1 to stop the decline, 40-40. The two sides suddenly fought a little chaotic, and the Japanese team quickly overtook again 44-42. Australia fell back on the back foot, with a simple walking foul and one of two free throws in a row, giving Japan a three-point lead at 50-47 after three quarters.
In the fourth quarter, the Australian team scored four points in a row to overtake, and the Japanese team took a timeout. After the timeout, Australia scored again, and Japan quickly regained the advantage at 56-55. The Australian team still played a stable situation on the inside, the Japanese team had a three-point emergency stop, the Australian team scored 4 points in a row, the Japanese team still failed to catch up, and the Australian team narrowly won.