The Chinese men's basketball team lost to Japan for the first time in 88 years in the FIBA system.
According to news on February 25, Beijing time, during the first window of the 2025 Men’s Basketball Asian Cup Qualifiers, the Chinese men’s basketball team lost to the Japanese men’s basketball team 73-76 in an away game.
According to statistics, this is the first time that the Chinese men's basketball team has lost to the Japanese men's basketball team in a FIBA competition since the 1936 Olympics.
Previously, in the Asian Cup main game, the Chinese men's basketball team won all 14 games against the Japanese men's basketball team. In the Asian Cup qualifiers, the Chinese men's basketball team also won all 2 games against the Japanese team.
The last time the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the Japanese men's basketball team was in the rematch of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. At that time, the Chinese team lost to Japan 72-79, but the Asian Games basketball game does not belong to the FIBA system.
