Japan beats Chinese Taipei in Asiad men's basketball
3/12/2006 12:13
Japan beat Chinese Taipei 85-75 in Doha yesterday in the opening match of
the second-round Group B competitions at the Doha Asian Games men's basketball
tournament.
Trailing 42-41 at the half time, Japan outscored Chinese Taipei
23-13 in the third quarter to overtake at 64-55.
Chinese Taipei shot 4-for-19
from the field and 0-for-8 from beyond the arc in the third quarter when Chen
Hsin An, who had 18 points in the first half, was held to nil point.
Chen
finally found his touch again in the fourth quarter, making two three pointers
in a row to pull Chinese Taipei within 77-69, but that's too late.
Kenichi
Sako made it 82-71 with a three-pointer one minute and 41 seconds from the end
to seal the victory for the Japanese.
Shinsuke Kashiwagi led Japan with 16
points and Sako added 15. Eric Mcarthur came from the bench to contribute 12
points and 10 rebounds.
Chen finished with a game-high 24 points for Chinese
Taipei.
Xinhua
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