OKINAWA – Japan took a “gutsy” giant step towards Olympic qualification at the basketball World Cup on Thursday, while South Sudan and Egypt also gave themselves a chance of a 2024 Paris Games berth.
The highest-placed finishers from each of Asia, Africa and Oceania will all qualify for Paris, along with the top two teams from both Europe and the Americas. The Japanese were trailing by nine points heading into the fourth quarter and head coach Tom Hovasse said that “it took guts” for them to keep going.“We’re still learning and getting better but these are the games that it takes to continue on this process and continue getting better and better.Makoto Hiejima led Japan in scoring with 23 points, followed by Yuta Watanabe on 21.
“Without them, I don’t think we win either one of these games. Their support was incredible,” he added.
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