I feel like we just wrote this same article last week. But when it’s so good, you have to keep writing it. Rui Hachimura poured in 25 points on 10-18 shooting Monday morning to lead Japan to a 70-56 victory over Iran in FIBA World Cup Asian qualifying.
Hachimura added seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks to his stat sheet in what was his final international game before practice begins at Gonzaga. Ira Brown had six points and eight rebounds off the bench for Japan.
Rui led Japan to a 4-game winning streak, including an enormous win over Australia earlier in the summer.