On August 2, Beijing time, the Olympic men's basketball group B ushered in the final round of the group stage, and Japan lost to Brazil 84-102, and finally ranked at the bottom of the group with 0 wins and 3 losses, missing the quarterfinals. Before the game, Hachimura had left the team due to injury, and Yuki Kawamura had 21 points and 10 assists, and Brazil led by 11 points at halftime, although the Japan men's basketball team once narrowed the gap to 1 point, and was pulled away in the final quarter. Brazil was 17-of-28 from three-point range. Once known as "Brazil Durant", Capocolo had 33 points and 17 rebounds. Brazil are third in Group B with 1 win and 2 losses, and will have to wait for the results of other group matches.

Bilateral data

Japan: Yuki Kawamura 21 points, 10 assists and 4 three-pointers, Hawkinson 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 three-pointers, Yuta Watanabe 14 points and 9 rebounds, Yudai Baba 11 points

Brazil: Capo Colo 33 points and 17 rebounds, Bennett 19 points and 5 three-pointers, Huertas 13 points and 8 assists

The star of the game

Capocolo played well and led Brazil to withstand the pressure and eventually beat the Japan men's basketball team.

Game recap

In the first quarter, Hawkinson received a layup and Yuki Kawamura hit a three-pointer to give Japan a 7-2 start. De Paula hit a three-pointer, Hurtas scored on a mid-range shot, and Capocollo scored five straight points to give Brazil a 10-0 run. After Yuki Kawamura hit three points again, he played 2+1 again, narrowing the difference to 1 point. Santos scored on the inside, Capocollo hit the inside in succession, and Brazil went on another 11-0 run to already lead by 12 points. Yuta Watanabe scored on a throw-in, and Capocollo and Maind hit consecutive three-pointers. At the end of the first quarter, Brazil led Japan 31-20, with Cabo Colo scoring 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and Yuki Kawamura scoring 9 points on 3-of-9 shooting.

In the second quarter, Yuki Tomiyasu and Yudai Baba hit three-pointers, Yuta Watanabe scored five points in a row, and Japan went on a 14-5 run to narrow the gap to two points. Dias hit a three-pointer and Bennett hit a three-pointer as Brazil responded with a 14-2 run to extend the lead to 14 points. Yudai Baba scored a dunk, Yuta Watanabe hit a three-pointer, Yuki Kawamura hit a throw-in and Meindale hit another three-pointer to give Brazil a 55-44 lead over Japan at halftime. Three-pointers were a key reason for Brazil's lead, with Brazil shooting 11-of-13 from three-point range and Japan shooting 8-of-24 from three-point range in the first half.

Yibian fought again, Huertas hit a shot, Hawkinson hit three three-pointers in a row, Cabo Colo hit a three-pointer after an inside shot, and Neto scored a layup. Hawkinson scored four more free throws to score Japan's first 13 points of the quarter. Bennett was unhappy with the penalty and smashed the ball hard and was whistled for a technical foul. Yuki Kawamura scored on a layup and hit a three-pointer. Bennett and Hawkinson exchanged three-pointers. Yuki Kawamura hit a three-pointer to narrow the gap to two points. Santos hit two free throws to give Brazil a 77-73 lead over Japan.

In the final quarter, Hawkinson hit another three-pointer, and Japan still trailed by one point. Santos scored on a layup, and Baba and Bennett exchanged three-pointers. Capocolo blocked Watanabe's dunk and hit another three-pointer. Yuta Watanabe scored on a layup and Hurtas scored five straight points to give Brazil an 18-point lead. The Japan men's basketball team was unable to recover and eventually lost the game, ending its Olympic journey with three consecutive defeats.

Both sides start

Team Japan: Yuki Kawamura, Shin Ejima, Yuta Watanabe, Yutaka Yoshii, Hawkinson

Brazil: Hurtas, De Paola, Meindel, Capocollo, Santos