Basketball: Japan loses to host Germany in World Cup group stage

Japan went down 74-58 against host Germany at the Women's Basketball World Cup on Saturday as all four teams in Group A sat level on three points after two games with one win and loss each.A 28-11 deficit from the first quarter at Berlin's Max-Schmeling-Halle weighed heavily on Japan, which won against Mali in their opener on Friday.Japan dominated the second quarter 18-6 to go within five points at halftime but its lack of accuracy behind the arc did not help, sinking only 3 from 27 in the game, in stark contrast to its Women's World Cup record of 20 scored against Mali."Germany took contr…READ FULL ARTICLE