The Chinese men's basketball team beat Japan 80-75 to win their
second match of the four-nation tournament in Italy.
Ex-NBA center Wang Zhizhi powered up to score a game-high of 44
points for China, while Wang Shipeng and Du Feng added ten points
apiece.
The Chinese team lost to France 76-61 in the first match of the
tournament, a warm-up for August's World Championships in
Japan.
China will next play hosts Italy in their last match of the
tournament.
(Xinhua News Agency July 1, 2006)