Preliminary Round (Group B), 1998 FIBA World Cup
July 30, 1998 · Athens / Piraeus, Greece
Preliminary Round (Group B), 1998 FIBA World Cup: Puerto Rico 78–57 Japan, at Athens / Piraeus, Greece on July 30, 1998.
Top performers
| Puerto Rico — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Rolando Hourruitiner Ortiz | 22 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerome Mincy | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| Orlando Vega | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Casiano | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| James Carter | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Daniel Santiago | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Jose Rafael Ortiz-Rijos | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Eugenio Soto | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Javier Antonio Colon | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Carmelo Travieso Pena | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Eddin Santiago | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Maikeru Takahashi | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| Satoshi Sakumoto | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Takehiko Orimo | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Satoru Furuta | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Makoto Hasegawa | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Makoto Minamiyama | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Kenichi Sako | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Hiroyuki Tominaga | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Akifumi Yamasaki | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Takeshi Yuki | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Takahiro Setsumasa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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