According to Kyodo News, on the evening of September 20th, the men's basketball final was held during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The Japanese team lost to the Korean team 57-67 and received a silver medal.
Reports say that the Japanese team relied on a strong defense to hold up in the first half, and both teams ended with the same score at halftime. In the second half, the Japanese team was unable to stop the South Korean team's three-pointer attacks, gradually falling into a passive position. The offensive side also struggled to make any significant efforts in the final stages of the game.
This is the first time the Japanese team has won a silver medal in 64 years, since the Jakarta Asian Games in 1962, thus matching the best record in history. The Korean team won their fifth Asian Games championship, also claiming victory for the second time in 12 years.
In the men's basketball third-place match, the Iran team defeated the China team with a score of 79 to 70.
