Japan completed a morale-boosting two-game sweep of world No. 3 Australia with a 95-87 win Friday in the women's basketball Olympic warm-up series in Sapporo.Japan, ranked ninth in the world, led 50-43 at halftime and held off a comeback attempt by Australia at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, also known as Hokkai Kitayell.Saki Hayashi scored a team-high 19 points for Japan. Evelyn Mawuli followed with 13 a day after her 20 points led the host country to a 96-85 Game 1 victory.Australia's Marianna Tolo had a game-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds.The Japanese women, who lost to t…READ FULL ARTICLE
