Netease Sports reported on September 2:
The ranking match of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup continued, and the Japanese team won again and won in Paris Olympic Meeting seats. Hawkinson 29 points and 7 rebounds, Prosperity and longevity After 22 points, they led the team to establish a big score advantage in the first three quarters. Cape Verde failed to seize the opportunity to surpass in the last quarter, and Japan won 80-71. The 3 win and 1 lose Japanese team won the first place in Group O, and they are the best team in Asia, winning Paris Olympic Games The Chinese men's basketball team failed to pass through the Olympic Games for two consecutive World Cup.
Japan's Hawkinson scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Toyo Keisheng scored 22 points, Yoshihiko Kawamura scored 14 points and 8 assists, and Yoshita Watanabe scored 5 points and 10 rebounds. Dassosa of Cape Verde scored 11 points, E-Tavares scored 11 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, Lima scored 10 points, and Almeida scored 10 points and 6 assists.
After the start of the game, the two teams competed fiercely, and the lead changed several times. Mendes won the singles, and the team of Cape Verde led 11-7 with 4:55 left in the first quarter. Yoshii Yuying's breakthrough was successful, but then the Japanese team continued to strike the iron. Dassosa hit three points, Almeida hit a jumper, and Cape Verde expanded its advantage. Hawkinson and Toyo Keisheng took turns to hit three points to catch up, and Japan ended the first quarter behind by 17-19 points.
Hawkinson felt very good at the beginning of the second quarter, scoring 6 points in a row, and Yoshihiko Kawamura also hit three points. The Japanese team overtook the Japanese team by 26-21. Dassosa recovered 3 points, Toyo and Yohei Kawamura scored in turn, and Japan continued to lead. After several rounds of tug of war, Yoshihiko Kawamura and Yoshitaka Toyo joined hands for 5 points. At 4:35 before half time, the Japanese team led by 41-28 by 13 points. Lima hit back with three points, and Yoshino scored another three points. He led the team to a 7-0 climax, and Japan led by 17 points. Mendes shot to prevent the gap from widening, and E-Tavares got a good layup. At the end of the half court, Cape Verde fell behind by 13 points with a 37-50.
Cape Verde team started the third quarter by chasing 4 points in a row. Bijiangdao lay up carefully and hit back. Ma Changxiong's big dunk was successful, and the Japanese team stabilized the situation. The two teams then dragged on for several rounds, and E-Tavares hit two free throws. The Japanese team felt very good on the outside. Toyama Yoshiki, Toyo Keisheng and Hawkinson scored three points each. They led the team to a 11-3 climax, and the Japanese team led by 70-50 with 20 points. Dazosa three-point hemostasis, Gomez After a successful touch up, Toyeong scored another three points. At the end of the third quarter, Japan led by 73-55.
Japan suddenly lost fire in the fourth quarter. Correa hit three points and led the team to chase six points. Cape Verde fell behind 61-73. After the Japanese team paused, the attack still did not improve, Cape Verde team chased 7 points, and the gap between the two sides was only 5 points. E-Tavares missed the attack under the basket and was called for a foul during the counter attack. He was very dissatisfied with the referee and was called for a technical foul. Bijiangdao was careful to hit the free throw, and the Japanese team finally broke the scoring gap.
After that, the two teams continued to strike the iron, Gomez hit a jumper, and the referee also called Hawkinson for a foul. E-Tavarez made two free throws and hit one. Cape Verde was 71-74 behind. Hawkinson scored under the basket, at the same time, Almeida was fouled, and a penalty hit was added. The Japanese team stabilized the situation. Gomez had three points and three points, and Hawkinson's three points locked the victory. Japan won 80-71.
Japan's starting lineup: Yoshihiko Kawamura, Shin Bikajima, Taketa Watanabe, Takeda Racecourse, Hawkinson
Cape Verde's starting lineup: E-Tavares, Almeida, Mendes, W-Tavares, Correa
