FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 6

South Korea vs. Japan

South Korea

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Japan

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

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
South Korea 25102026 81
Japan 25121725 79
Statistics summary

Team statistics

South Korea Metric Japan
81 Points 79
30/65, 46.2% Field goals 28/60, 46.7%
5/25, 20.0% Three-pointers 8/27, 29.6%
16/25, 64.0% Free throws 15/18, 83.3%
33 Rebounds 31
16 Assists 19
10 Turnovers 17

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

South Korea

 81
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Jun-Hyeong Byeon 20:00 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2/5 0/1 0/2 —
C. Junyong 19:30 16 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5/10 1/5 5/6 —
D. Edi 17:02 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/2 0/0 5/5 —
Jae-Seok Jang 16:46 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3/7 0/0 2/4 —
Sung-Wook Kang 10:18 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/1 0/0 —
Weon-Seok Lee 2:29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Woo Seok Lee 29:25 19 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8/17 1/7 2/6 —
Jeonghyeon Moon 18:42 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/1 0/0 —
Yu-Hyeon Moon 9:42 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/3 1/2 0/0 —
Yugi Sang 9:44 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/4 1/3 2/2 —
Lee Seung-Hyun 20:35 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/1 0/0 —
Jun-Seok Yeo 25:47 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/9 0/4 0/0 —
Team totals— 8133 0016 112100 30/65 5/25 16/25—
Box score

Japan

 79
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
J. Hawkinson 34:21 30 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11/16 1/3 7/9 —
J. Tajon Akira 3:05 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/2 0/0 —
K. Kawamata 7:11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 0/0 —
K. Tominaga 4:48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Hiejima 6:38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/1 0/0 —
R. Kanechika 1:24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
R. Sasaki 15:52 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/5 0/3 0/0 —
S. Ando 4:47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/0 0/0 —
T. Saito 24:34 6 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2/4 2/3 0/0 —
Yuta Watanabe 35:31 18 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/14 1/6 7/7 —
Y. Baba 33:14 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3/5 1/3 1/2 —
Y. Nishida 28:32 13 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5/9 3/6 0/0 —
Team totals— 7931 0019 63170 28/60 8/27 15/18—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

South Korea Japan
Final margin +2

South Korea established the final difference.

Decisive period P3 · +3

South Korea opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +0.5 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 25–25 Tied period
P2 10–12 +2 Japan
P3 20–17 +3 South Korea
P4 26–25 +1 South Korea
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

46.2%
South Korea 30/65
46.7%
Japan 28/60

Two-pointers

63.0%
South Korea 25/40
61.0%
Japan 20/33

Three-pointers

20.0%
South Korea 5/25
30.0%
Japan 8/27

Free throws

64.0%
South Korea 16/25
83.0%
Japan 15/18
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

South Korea Metric Japan
33
Rebounds
31
16
Assists
19
11
Steals
6
2
Blocks
3
10
Turnovers
17
0
Personal fouls
0