Forward Yuka Watanabe's three-pointerwith one minute remaining gave Japan
a narrow 74-70 win over SouthKorea and the bronze medal at the Asian Games
women's basketball tournament in Doha yesterday.
Japan, the champion of the Bangkok Asiad in 1998, established a61-54 lead
with a 7-0 run at the end of the third quarter, but wastied by South Korea 70-70
with less than three minutes to go.
Watanabe, 25, then hit a three-pointer before Kumiko Yamada added a free
throw to seal the victory.
Japan's Ryoko Utsumi scored on eight of ten two-pointers and two of four
three-pointers for 24 points to lead all scorers.
Beon Yeon Ha led the South Koreans in scoring with 22 points.
