Japan men's basketball national team defeats China in Asian Cup qualifying round, building momentum towards Olympics. They won a close match 76-73 and gained momentum heading into the Paris Olympics.
Yudai Baba made 4 of 6 3-pointers, leading the team with 24 points, and Josh Hawkinson, who countered the opponent's height under the goal, also recorded a "double-double" Japan's success rate of three-point shots, which is the key to Japan's attack, was just over 34%, an improvement from the match against Guam on February 22nd.