Japan's women's basketball team pushed the United States before crumbling after halftime on the way to a 110-64 quarterfinal defeat at the Rio Games on Tuesday.
Japan trailed the U.S. — which is aiming for its sixth straight Olympic title — by only two points just minutes before halftime at Carioca Arena 1, but fell apart after the restart as the American stars imposed their authority.
"I hate losing even if we play a good game, but we were able to give everything we had tonight," said power forward Ramu Tokashiki, who plays for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA and led Japan in scoring with 14 points.