Japan's women's basketball team faced Latvia in their second warm-up match ahead of the World Cup, which starts next month, and won 74-48 in a row.
Japan's women's basketball team, ranked 8th in the world rankings, played their second warm-up match against Latvia, ranked 24th in the world, in Sendai on the 12th, ahead of the World Cup that will start next month.
Japan, who had problems with the accuracy of their three-point shots in the previous day's match, aggressively aimed for shots from the beginning of the match.
Saori MIYAZAKI and Nanako TODO, both of whom are representatives of the Tokyo Olympics, scored three three-point shots each to take a 12-point lead at halftime.
In the 3rd quarter, they struggled to score against an opponent who was superior in physique, but they could not close the point difference with concentrated defense, and in the final 4th quarter, Momika Okoye's three-point shot pushed them away, winning 74-48. I was.
Head coach Toru ONZUKA commented, “I think it was a worthwhile match.
Twelve teams, including Japan, will participate in the Women's Basketball World Cup, which will open in Australia next month.