All 12 players on the roster scored at least a point to help Japan post its first victory in the third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on Friday.
Two days after the team fell to China in their third-stage opener, Japan cruised past Taiwan 98-61 at Angeles University Foundation Gym in Pampanga, Philippines.
Power forward Gavin Edwards led the Akatsuki Five with 21 points in his second straight start. The naturalized player and member of the 2020-21 B. League champion Chiba Jets Funabashi also had six assists tying for the game-high along with guard Leo Vendrame.