Jordan controlled the tempo and kept Japan in catch-up mode en route to a 65-56 win in the teams' Final Group E game at the FIBA Asia Championship on Wednesday in Manila.
Japan fell to 1-4 in the continental competition and failed to advance to the next round. Instead, Japan will have to settle for an attempt at finishing ninth overall in the classification stage. (Eight of the 12 teams will advance out of group play.)
The top three finishers in this tournament punch their tickets to the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, formerly called the FIBA Basketball World Championship, in Spain.
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