New Zealand's Tall Blacks dominated on the boards and shot 42 percent from beyond the arc to defeat Japan's men's national team, the Akatsuki Five, 94-75 Friday in their second of two World Cup warm-up games.The Tall Blacks, ranked 26th in the world, got a measure of revenge at Gunma Prefecture's Open House Arena Ota, after Wednesday's 79-72 loss on the same court to No. 36 Japan.New Zealand out-rebounded Japan 45-21 with Reuben Te Rangi grabbing six boards to go with his game-high 20 points."We were beaten from the get-go by their physical play," Japan head coach Tom Hovasse said. "We hesi…READ FULL ARTICLE
