FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 1

Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan

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Taiwan

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

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Japan 23222025 90
Taiwan 10122022 64
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Japan Metric Taiwan
90 Points 64
42/115, 36.5% Field goals 26/81, 32.1%
11/39, 28.2% Three-pointers 6/26, 23.1%
17/18, 94.4% Free throws 16/21, 76.2%
42 Rebounds 30
28 Assists 14
11 Turnovers 16

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Japan

 90
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
H. Watanabe 5:06 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
H. Yoshii 14:20 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/5 1/3 0/0 —
J. Hawkinson 29:43 14 12 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4/12 2/8 4/4 —
K. Kawamata 5:11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 2/3 —
K. Tominaga 16:06 13 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4/12 2/6 3/3 —
S. Ando 13:37 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3/7 1/4 0/0 —
S. Hara 14:05 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/2 0/0 —
T. Saito 15:35 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1/5 0/1 2/2 —
Yuta Watanabe 29:13 20 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 8/15 2/6 2/2 —
Y. Baba 25:55 14 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6/9 2/4 0/0 —
Y. Nishida 20:21 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/6 0/3 4/4 —
Y. Togashi 10:48 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/2 0/0 —
Team totals— 9042 103228 1041119 42/115 11/39 17/18—
Box score

Taiwan

 64
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
A. Yu 12:13 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/3 0/2 0/0 —
B. Gilbeck 33:17 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/11 2/4 5/6 —
B. Lin 4:24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Ying-Chun Chen 26:24 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2/5 1/4 0/0 —
Zong-Rong Hsieh 1:58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Chou 15:14 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/5 0/2 1/2 —
Joseph Lin 8:31 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Chun-Hsiang Lu 26:50 14 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6/12 1/4 1/4 —
M. Gadiaga 16:49 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/4 0/2 4/4 —
S. Manu 13:27 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 2/2 —
Hsiang-Chun Tseng 9:22 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/0 0/0 —
Team totals— 6430 42614 651618 26/81 6/26 16/21—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

Japan Taiwan
Final margin +26

Japan established the final difference.

Decisive period P1 · +13

Japan opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +4.4 pp

Japan 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 23–10 +13 Japan
P2 22–12 +10 Japan
P3 20–20 Tied period
P4 25–22 +3 Japan
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

36.5%
Japan 42/115
32.1%
Taiwan 26/81

Two-pointers

40.0%
Japan 31/76
38.0%
Taiwan 20/55

Three-pointers

28.0%
Japan 11/39
23.0%
Taiwan 6/26

Free throws

94.0%
Japan 17/18
76.0%
Taiwan 16/21
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

Japan Metric Taiwan
42
Rebounds
30
28
Assists
14
10
Steals
6
4
Blocks
5
11
Turnovers
16
19
Personal fouls
18
10
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.offensive
4
32
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.defensive
26