SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Saki Hayashi scored 12 points and Moeko Nagaoka added 11 to help Japan beat France 74-70 on Tuesday in the Olympic opener for both teams. It was a tight game throughout and ...

After France took the lead late in the fourth quarter, Moeko Nagaoka sank a clutch 3-pointer with 29 seconds left to put Japan up 72-68, before Saki Hayashi sank a pair of free throws to ice the win.

Veteran forwards Yuki Miyazawa, who made four 3-pointers, and Moeko Nagaoka had 12 points apiece to spark Japan as well. Speedy point guard Nako Motohashi also made solid contributions with 10 ...

The French briefly took the lead after a run in the fourth quarter before a back-and-forth final few minutes, until Moeko Nagaoka sank a dagger three-pointer with 29 seconds left to put Japan up ...

Their dominance could not be halted. Forward Moeko Nagaoka scored 50 points and captain Rui Machida dished out 14 assists as the Sapporo Yamanote High School girls basketball team crushed Nakamura ...

Belarus last led 65-62 on Aliaksandra Tarasava's 3. Tokashiki's layup put Japan up 66-65, and Moeko Nagaoka followed with a 3 in front of her bench with 2:59 left.

Ezinne Kalu scored 16 to lead Nigeria. Saki Hayashi scored 12 points and Moeko Nagaoka added 11 to help Japan beat France 74-70 on Tuesday in the Olympic opener for both teams. It was a tight game ...

Japan’s Moeko Nagaoka (0), left, and United States’ A’Ja Wilson (9) fight for a rebound during women’s basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30 ...

(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) SAITAMA, Japan (AP) -- Saki Hayashi scored 12 points and Moeko Nagaoka added 11 to help Japan beat France 74-70 on Tuesday in the Olympic women's basketball opener ...

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Saki Hayashi scored 12 points and Moeko Nagaoka added 11 to help Japan beat France 74-70 on Tuesday in the Olympic opener for both teams. It was a tight game throughout and ...