Japan beat Chinese Taipei 85:78 in their Asian Games match on Tuesday. The result keeps the visitors at the top of the table with three wins from three games. The hosts drop to second place after picking up their first defeat, a record that now stands at two wins and one loss.
Japan had already won against South Korea and Saudi Arabia before this fixture. Their margin of victory over Chinese Taipei was seven points, a tighter contest than some of their previous games. The hosts had shown promise earlier in the tournament with a win over Qatar before falling to Iran.
Chinese Taipei have now lost to Japan in three of their last five meetings. They had beaten the visitors in a previous encounter in 2025, but since then Japan have been the stronger side. The hosts will need to find a way to close out games if they want to challenge for the top spot.
The standings show Japan leading with 0 points behind them and Chinese Taipei in second place also on 0 points after the same number of matches. This means the table remains tightly packed at the top with both teams yet to accumulate points from the current format.
