FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 4

Japan vs. South Korea

Japan

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Finished

South Korea

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

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Japan 15271224 78
South Korea 16221717 72
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Japan Metric South Korea
78 Points 72
28/60, 46.7% Field goals 23/59, 39.0%
7/24, 29.2% Three-pointers 9/31, 29.0%
15/17, 88.2% Free throws 17/22, 77.3%
33 Rebounds 24
20 Assists 15
17 Turnovers 12

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Japan

 78
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
A. K. Schafer 3:44 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Hawkinson 35:07 24 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10/17 1/5 3/4 —
K. Tominaga 11:51 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/1 2/2 —
R. Kanechika 2:38 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/2 0/0 —
R. Sadohara 1:02 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 0/0 —
S. Ando 8:48 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/5 0/2 0/0 —
S. Hara 6:34 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 0/0 —
T. Saito 21:16 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2/5 1/3 4/4 —
Yuta Watanabe 36:46 15 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6/11 1/3 2/2 —
Y. Baba 32:30 6 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2/6 1/3 1/2 —
Y. Nishida 27:55 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/7 1/2 3/3 —
Y. Togashi 11:06 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/3 1/3 0/0 —
Team totals— 7833 0020 64170 28/60 7/24 15/17—
Box score

South Korea

 72
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
D. Edi 18:55 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/5 0/0 0/1 —
Yang Junseok 4:05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Ji-Hoon Kang 2:31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
Doo-Won Lee 4:01 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 0/0 —
Hyun-Jung Lee 36:31 28 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7/15 5/13 9/10 —
Jong-Hyun Lee 34:42 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3/8 2/7 0/0 —
Yu-Hyeon Moon 13:33 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/0 1/2 —
Yugi Sang 23:12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/11 1/7 2/2 —
Lee Seung-Hyun 30:55 6 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/5 0/0 2/2 —
Seung-Min Shin 0:27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
An Youngjun 30:26 10 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/10 1/4 3/5 —
Team totals— 7224 0015 91120 23/59 9/31 17/22—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

Japan South Korea
Final margin +6

Japan established the final difference.

Decisive period P4 · +7

Japan opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +7.7 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 15–16 +1 South Korea
P2 27–22 +5 Japan
P3 12–17 +5 South Korea
P4 24–17 +7 Japan
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

46.7%
Japan 28/60
39.0%
South Korea 23/59

Two-pointers

58.0%
Japan 21/36
50.0%
South Korea 14/28

Three-pointers

29.0%
Japan 7/24
29.0%
South Korea 9/31

Free throws

88.0%
Japan 15/17
77.0%
South Korea 17/22
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

Japan Metric South Korea
33
Rebounds
24
20
Assists
15
6
Steals
9
4
Blocks
1
17
Turnovers
12
0
Personal fouls
0