Despite playing without two key members, the Japan men's national squad expected to have a tough contest against another competitive team.
But probably not this tough.
The team remains winless at the FIBA World Cup after a crushing 111-81 defeat to New Zealand in a classification round game at Dongguan Basketball Center on Saturday.
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