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2020 Olympics: Japan beats Belgium with clutch shooting, USA blows out Australia to advance to quarterfinals

The 2020 Olympics women’s basketball tournament quarterfinals are now complete. Here are the recaps!

Japan defeats Belgium, 86-85 after last-minute three

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Emma Meesseman scored 25 points in Belgium’s loss to Japan.

Before I begin on the recap on this specific game, let me begin with this long, rambling monologue.

Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura MAY be the biggest basketball star in Japan. And the Japan men’s national basketball team may have a higher profile than their women’s team because they have him and Toronto Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe.