Japanese young guns Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe carried the scoring load in helping Japan to an 85-70 win over Kazakhstan in the teams' first game of the second round of Asian World Cup qualifying on Thursday.Hachimura finished with 24 points on an efficient 8-for-14 from the floor, including 8-for-9 from the free throw line, and added seven rebounds while Watanabe struggled with his shot a little but still tallied 17 points.The hulking 203-centimeter, 102-kilogram Hachimura, who last season in the United States played a much-increased role in his second year at Gonzaga University, said…READ FULL ARTICLE
