FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 3

Japan vs. China

Japan

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Finished

China

Away
Stage World Cup - First round Asia-Pacific · Group B
Arena Okinawa Arena Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Japan 2126924 80
China 11222529 87
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Japan Metric China
80 Points 87
30/67, 44.8% Field goals 29/62, 46.8%
5/26, 19.2% Three-pointers 9/26, 34.6%
15/27, 55.6% Free throws 20/27, 74.1%
33 Rebounds 34
20 Assists 16
12 Turnovers 12

Field goals (2pt) · Three-pointers (3pt) · Free throws (1pt)

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Japan

 80
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
A. K. Schafer 3:54 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/2 —
A. Kirk 24:25 12 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4/6 0/0 4/6 —
H. Watanabe 14:08 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/2 0/0 2/4 —
K. Tominaga 17:45 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6/13 2/6 0/2 —
R. Kanechika 5:22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Ando 12:10 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/4 0/3 3/4 —
S. Hara 18:06 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
T. Saito 9:56 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 0/0 —
Yuta Watanabe 32:11 13 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6/14 1/5 0/2 —
Y. Baba 16:58 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4/6 0/1 0/0 —
Y. Nishida 27:14 14 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5/16 1/8 3/4 —
Y. Togashi 17:51 8 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2/4 1/2 3/3 —
Team totals— 8033 0020 41120 30/67 5/26 15/27—
Box score

China

 87
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Shiyan Gao 7:52 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/1 1/1 0/0 —
Xining He 23:59 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4/8 3/7 1/2 —
Li Hongquan 13:28 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/5 1/4 0/0 —
Jinqiu Hu 27:51 20 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/10 0/0 2/3 —
Sanning Liao 29:00 16 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 7/15 0/1 2/5 —
Haoran Wang 9:29 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/1 0/0 —
Jiahao Yu 12:09 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 1/2 —
Jiwei Zhao 17:48 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4/8 3/6 3/3 —
Rui Zhao 18:38 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/3 8/8 —
Zhang Zhenlin 8:14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/3 0/1 0/0 —
Junlong Zhu 31:32 6 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/5 1/2 3/4 —
Team totals— 8734 0016 71120 29/62 9/26 20/27—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

Score progression, shooting efficiency and statistical edges explained at a glance.

Japan China
Final margin +7

China established the final difference.

Decisive period P3 · +16

China opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +2.0 pp

China was more efficient from the field.

Score story

Cumulative progression

The cumulative score at the end of every period shows when the gap opened.

P1 21–11 +10 Japan
P2 26–22 +4 Japan
P3 9–25 +16 China
P4 24–29 +5 China
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

44.8%
Japan 30/67
46.8%
China 29/62

Two-pointers

61.0%
Japan 25/41
56.0%
China 20/36

Three-pointers

19.0%
Japan 5/26
35.0%
China 9/26

Free throws

56.0%
Japan 15/27
74.0%
China 20/27
Comparison

Statistical balance

Bars share a scale within each metric for an immediate comparison.

Japan Metric China
33
Rebounds
34
20
Assists
16
4
Steals
7
1
Blocks
1
12
Turnovers
12
0
Personal fouls
0