FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 5

China vs. Japan

China

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Japan

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

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
China 21191914 73
Japan 22282418 92
Statistics summary

Team statistics

China Metric Japan
73 Points 92
28/72, 38.9% Field goals 31/63, 49.2%
6/26, 23.1% Three-pointers 12/30, 40.0%
11/17, 64.7% Free throws 18/21, 85.7%
38 Rebounds 29
21 Assists 24
8 Turnovers 10

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

China

 73
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Yang Hansen 13:36 9 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/5 0/0 3/6 —
Yongxi Cui 1:34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 0/0 —
Shiyan Gao 16:58 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/1 0/0 —
Xining He 26:32 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5/15 2/6 0/0 —
Li Hongquan 23:21 9 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/6 2/5 3/4 —
Jinqiu Hu 26:24 15 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7/11 1/2 0/0 —
Sanning Liao 23:19 14 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6/14 0/3 2/2 —
Junjie Wang 23:08 8 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3/9 1/4 1/2 —
Jiwei Zhao 23:09 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1/7 0/4 2/3 —
Junlong Zhu 21:35 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/1 0/0 —
Team totals— 7338 0021 4180 28/72 6/26 11/17—
Box score

Japan

 92
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
J. Hawkinson 30:58 27 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10/16 3/6 4/4 —
J. Tajon Akira 10:29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
K. Kawamata 10:33 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 0/1 —
K. Tominaga 13:23 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/7 1/2 1/2 —
M. Hiejima 8:57 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/2 0/0 —
R. Sasaki 16:05 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4/6 2/3 3/4 —
S. Ando 5:00 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/2 0/0 —
T. Saito 18:31 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/1 1/1 —
Yuta Watanabe 30:03 16 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5/11 1/4 5/5 —
Y. Baba 30:43 9 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2/7 1/3 4/4 —
Y. Nishida 24:06 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2/6 2/6 0/0 —
Team totals— 9229 0024 33100 31/63 12/30 18/21—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

China Japan
Final margin +19

Japan established the final difference.

Decisive period P2 · +9

Japan opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +10.3 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 21–22 +1 Japan
P2 19–28 +9 Japan
P3 19–24 +5 Japan
P4 14–18 +4 Japan
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

38.9%
China 28/72
49.2%
Japan 31/63

Two-pointers

48.0%
China 22/46
58.0%
Japan 19/33

Three-pointers

23.0%
China 6/26
40.0%
Japan 12/30

Free throws

65.0%
China 11/17
86.0%
Japan 18/21
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

China Metric Japan
38
Rebounds
29
21
Assists
24
4
Steals
3
1
Blocks
3
8
Turnovers
10
0
Personal fouls
0