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Japan 17 33 23 7
Cabo Verde 19 18 18 16

2023-09-02 11:10 /
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Japan Japan
Josh  Hawkinson
Josh Hawkinson
Points 29
Accuracy 9-14
64  %
Rebounds 7
Assists 4
Steals 1
Efficiency 37
Cabo Verde Cabo Verde
11 Points Walter  Tavares
Walter Tavares
3-11
27  %
Accuracy
13 Rebounds
4 Assists
0 Steals
20 Efficiency
Japan
Cabo Verde
45%
28/62
Field goals
38%
28/73
34
Rebounds
45
24
Assists
15
5
Steals
8
14
Turnovers
14
13
Fouls
17
News
Yuta Watanabe takes back his words: 'I'll represent Japan until I die'

2023-09-02

Yuta Watanabe and Japan have a special reason to celebrate. Following their victory in Saturday's game against Cape Verde, Japan has secured a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics as the best Asian team in the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Japan qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics as best Asian team

2023-09-02

Japan needed to win the last game against Cabo Verde to advance to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. They controlled the match in front of the home crowd in Okinawa and got a relatively easy win - 80-71 (17-19, 33-18, 23-18, 7-16). Even though Edy Tavares-led squad had an early lead (19-11), Japan quickly pushed back with a 12-0 run to take the lead (23-19).
Best players
Josh  Hawkinson
29 PTS
9/14 FG
7/8 FT
Walter  Tavares
11 PTS
3/11 FG
5/7 FT
Yuta   Watanabe
10 REB
10 DREB
0 OREB
Walter  Tavares
13 REB
9 DREB
4 OREB
Yuki  Kawamura
8 As
5 TO
28 MIN
Ivan  Almeida
6 As
5 TO
30 MIN
Josh  Hawkinson
37 EFF
83% 2P%
50% 3P%
Walter  Tavares
20 EFF
27% 2P%
- 3P%
NO MIN FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB D-O REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS +/- EFF
5 Yuki Kawamura 28:18 5-9
56%
4-6
67%
1-3
33%
3-3
100%
2-0 2 8 2 5 0 3 14 15 17
6 Makoto Hiejima 18:24 1-6
17%
1-4
25%
0-2
0%
1-1
100%
4-2 6 3 0 0 0 1 3 -8 7
12 Yuta Watanabe 40:00 2-11
18%
2-6
33%
0-5
0%
1-1
100%
10-0 10 0 1 3 2 1 5 9 6
18 Yudai Baba 11:08 1-3
33%
1-2
50%
0-1
0%
0-0
0%
0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -2 1
24 Josh Hawkinson 40:00 9-14
64%
5-6
83%
4-8
50%
7-8
88%
6-1 7 4 1 2 4 3 29 9 37
2 Yuki Togashi 11:42 1-5
20%
0-1
0%
1-4
25%
0-0
0%
1-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 -6 3
30 Keisei Tominaga 18:12 8-11
73%
2-3
67%
6-8
75%
0-0
0%
1-0 1 2 1 3 0 0 22 20 20
31 Shuta Hara 7:30 0-2
0%
0-1
0%
0-1
0%
0-0
0%
0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 -1
91 Hirotaka Yoshii 24:46 1-1
100%
1-1
100%
0-0
-%
0-0
0%
2-1 3 3 0 0 0 4 2 16 8
200 28-62
45%
16-30
53%
12-32
38%
12-13
92%
29-5 34 24 5 14 6 13 80 100

Head Coach:

Tom Hovasse

NO MIN FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB D-O REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS +/- EFF
6 Ivan Almeida 29:37 4-10
40%
4-8
50%
0-2
0%
2-2
100%
3-0 3 6 3 5 0 4 10 3 11
8 Anderson Correia 19:44 2-5
40%
1-2
50%
1-3
33%
0-0
0%
2-1 3 0 1 2 1 2 5 8 5
10 Kenneth Mendes 13:53 3-8
38%
3-6
50%
0-2
0%
0-0
0%
2-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 5 7
13 Will Tavares 10:39 3-6
50%
2-5
40%
1-1
100%
0-0
0%
3-2 5 1 0 0 0 1 7 -7 10
21 Betinho Gomes 26:07 4-13
31%
3-6
50%
1-7
14%
0-2
0%
4-3 7 1 0 1 0 0 9 -14 5
22 Walter Tavares 32:31 3-11
27%
3-11
27%
0-0
-%
5-7
71%
9-4 13 4 0 1 3 4 11 -1 20
0 Patrick Lima Mendes 19:40 4-6
67%
2-2
100%
2-4
50%
0-0
0%
0-0 0 1 0 2 1 2 10 -25 8
5 Shane da Rosa 21:48 4-8
50%
2-3
67%
2-5
40%
1-2
50%
2-0 2 2 1 0 0 1 11 -5 11
7 Fidel Mendonca 10:59 0-1
0%
0-0
-%
0-1
0%
0-0
0%
0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -4 -2
9 Joel Almeida 7:33 0-3
0%
0-2
0%
0-1
0%
0-0
0%
1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 -2
16 Keven Gomes 7:29 1-2
50%
1-2
50%
0-0
-%
0-0
0%
0-2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 -8 5
200 28-73
38%
21-47
45%
7-26
27%
8-13
62%
28-17 45 15 8 14 5 17 71 80

Head Coach:

Emanuel Trovoada

Teams
FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB D-O REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
Japan 28-62
45%
16-30
53%
12-32
38%
12-13
92%
29-5 34 24 5 14 6 13 80 100
Cabo Verde 28-73
38%
21-47
45%
7-26
27%
8-13
62%
28-17 45 15 8 14 5 17 71 80