In the Asian qualifying round for the men's basketball World Cup, Japan played against Australia, the bronze medal powerhouse of the Tokyo Olympics, and lost 52 to 98.
The Men's Basketball World Cup will be held in Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia next year, and Japan has qualified as the host country.
The World Cup Asian Qualifiers took place on July 1st in Australia.
Japan, which is ranked 38th in the world ranking, is the third member of the world ranking who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo tournament, including four members who were selected for the first time as a representative of Japan with no age restrictions, such as Keisei Tominaga who plays at an American university. I played against the powerful Australia.
In the first quarter, Tominaga continued to make three-point shots, which is a challenge for Japan, but finished 13-22.
In the second quarter, Australia's tall attack scored a goal and turned back 17-47.
Even after the third quarter, when the mark against the opponent became loose, he could not stop the attack, such as deciding a three-point shot, and lost 52 to 98.
Tominaga, who scored 18 points, the most in the team, said, "It was a tough game from the first match, but it was a good experience. I have to take this result and practice more. I finally set it on this stage and want to make Japan stronger. I was talking.
Japan will play Taiwan on the 3rd.