FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 2

Taiwan vs. Japan

Taiwan

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Japan

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

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Taiwan 22142116 73
Japan 17251523 80
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Taiwan Metric Japan
73 Points 80
30/96, 31.2% Field goals 35/100, 35.0%
8/27, 29.6% Three-pointers 9/33, 27.3%
21/31, 67.7% Free throws 17/24, 70.8%
45 Rebounds 45
14 Assists 12
13 Turnovers 12

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Taiwan

 73
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
A. Yu 12:20 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/3 0/2 1/2 —
B. Gilbeck 36:49 16 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5/13 0/0 6/8 —
B. Lin 37:48 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3/17 3/8 0/0 —
Ying-Chun Chen 29:01 14 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3/8 2/5 6/7 —
J. Chou 7:43 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 0/0 —
J. Morrison 5:21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/1 0/2 —
Joseph Lin 7:19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Chun-Hsiang Lu 33:57 19 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5/15 1/6 8/12 —
S. Manu 8:31 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/4 1/2 1/2 —
Hsiang-Chun Tseng 21:01 5 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/6 1/3 0/0 —
Team totals— 7345 162914 621323 30/96 8/27 21/31—
Box score

Japan

 80
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
H. Watanabe 0:43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
H. Yoshii 9:41 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
J. Hawkinson 40:00 10 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/11 2/6 2/4 —
K. Tominaga 11:48 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/10 0/5 1/1 —
S. Ando 7:19 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/5 1/4 1/2 —
S. Hara 11:37 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/1 1/2 —
T. Saito 17:28 8 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4/4 0/0 0/0 —
Yuta Watanabe 37:00 14 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5/13 0/4 4/6 —
Y. Baba 20:59 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/1 4/4 —
Y. Nishida 28:12 21 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7/12 4/7 3/4 —
Y. Togashi 15:13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/6 1/4 1/1 —
Team totals— 8045 113412 581223 35/100 9/33 17/24—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

Taiwan Japan
Final margin +7

Japan established the final difference.

Decisive period P2 · +11

Japan opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +3.8 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 22–17 +5 Taiwan
P2 14–25 +11 Japan
P3 21–15 +6 Taiwan
P4 16–23 +7 Japan
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

31.2%
Taiwan 30/96
35.0%
Japan 35/100

Two-pointers

31.0%
Taiwan 22/69
40.0%
Japan 26/67

Three-pointers

29.0%
Taiwan 8/27
27.0%
Japan 9/33

Free throws

67.0%
Taiwan 21/31
70.0%
Japan 17/24
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

Taiwan Metric Japan
45
Rebounds
45
14
Assists
12
6
Steals
5
2
Blocks
8
13
Turnovers
12
23
Personal fouls
23
16
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11
29
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.defensive
34