Day 3 Results:
Japan over Mongolia, 94-73
Quarter scoring: 28-17, 45-33, 67-51, 94-73
- After Mongolia surprised Chinese-Taipei with a strong showing, Japan stamped their class on the hapless Mongolians today.
- Japan was led by Takuya Kawamura's 29 point explosion. He was supported by Shinsuke Kashiwagi's 20 and Takumi Ishizaki's 18.
- Mongolia leaned on the 24 points of Uuganbayar Oyuntsetseg and the 19 of Battuvshin Bilguun
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| Shinsuke Kashiwagi is a shifty guard for the Japanese (image by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) |
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| Takuya Kawamura is a perennial scoring threat (image by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) |
China over S. Korea, 61-54
Quarter scoring: 15-10, 28-26, 47-38, 61-54
- This was a tense and physical contest with a handful of players fouling out.
- China's Han Shuo was given a blow to the head that resulted in him getting bloodied.
- It was a very low-scoring affair for both teams, despite their firepower and skill level.
- China will face Japan in the semis and S. Korea will go up against Taiwan.
- China was led by Meng Duo's 14 points while Su Wei and Yi Li each scored 11
- Oh Se-Keun and Lee Seung-Jun top scored for the Koreans with 12 and 11 respectively.
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| Han Shuo was on the receiving end of a Korean blow (image from Weibo.com) |
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| Su Wei might be China's #1 center if Yi Jianlian doesn't play in September (image by Nick Laham/Getty Images) |
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| Yi Li is a match-up nightmare for anybody (image from Weibo.com) |
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