Japan faced a 22-point deficit entering the second half of the Basketball World Cup contest. With the win, Australia advanced to the second round.
Josh Hawkinson notched his first Basketball World Cup double-double and 22-year-old guards Yuki Kawamura and Keisei Tominaga combined for 42 points.
Japan missed 15 of 18 3-point shots in the first half of its Basketball World Cup opener and trailed by 22 points entering the second half...
Josh Hawkinson scores 22 points and Yutaro Suda pours in 20 to lead Japan past Bahrain in the teams’ final FIBA World Cup Asian qualifier.