[Breaking] South Korea men's basketball beats Japan 100–83… 3 straight wins in Asian Games group stage

South Korea won by 17 points in the game against Japan, which began at 7 p.m. on September 13 at Aichi International Arena. The organizing committee's results system showed the score as 'Unofficial' (provisional) at the time of the first report, and it later changed to 'Official' (officially approved).

Trailing 40–42 at halftime, South Korea turned the game around by scoring 31 points in the third quarter while giving up 24. It also won the fourth quarter 29–17 to make the final score 100–83.

• South Korea — Q1 19 · Q2 21 · Q3 31 · Q4 29 · Total 100
• Japan — Q1 17 · Q2 25 · Q3 24 · Q4 17 · Total 83

The earlier results shown in the official schedule are South Korea's 82–66 win over Saudi Arabia and its 102–48 win over Indonesia. South Korea won all 3 Group A games through the Japan match.

This article was updated after the 1st breaking report with individual player stats and an archival photo of the venue. The final approved record also maintains South Korea's 100–83 win.

Photo: Kyu3a / Wikimedia Commons original, CC BY-SA 4.0. This is an archival photo of the venue's exterior taken in 2025, not a scene from this South Korea–Japan game. Resized and converted to WebP, under the same license.

Lee Jung-hyun 25 points, Jang Jae-seok 18 points

According to the organizing committee's official player stats, Lee Jung-hyun recorded 25 points and 7 assists, Jang Jae-seok 18 points and 8 rebounds, and Lee Hyun-jung 16 points and 7 assists. For Japan, Kotetsu Kurokawa (KUROKAWA Kotetsu) scored 21 points, and Alex Kirk (KIRK Alex) had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

• South Korea — Points 100 · Rebounds 37 · Assists 22 · Turnovers 9
• Japan — Points 83 · Rebounds 38 · Assists 18 · Turnovers 13

South Korea was outrebounded by 1, but recorded 4 more assists and had 4 fewer turnovers.

Source: Official results from the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee · Men's basketball Group A, 6 games.

Publication request time: September 13, 2026, 21:06:11 KST. The actual time of first publication is recorded at the top of the article and in the publication log.

Update history: First published 2026.09.13 21:06:11 KST · Player and team stats and archival venue photo added 2026.09.13 21:11:14 KST

Additional check: 2026.09.13 21:21:49 KST · Final approval by the organizing committee (Official), no changes to team or player stats.

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