Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Basketball - Men - Group C - Slovenia v Japan - Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan - July 29, 2021. Zoran Dragic of Slovenia in action with Y. Watanabe of Japan REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
SAITAMA (Reuters) - Slovenia rolled over Japan 116-81 in Olympic men's basketball on Thursday, overwhelming the heroics of Rui Hachimura for the host nation.
Slovenia improved to 2-0 in the group stage, scoring more than 100 in both games. Luka Doncic, who plays for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, led with 25 points, but he got ample help in scoring from the starting five and the bench.
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