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Photo Gallery: Japan vs Canada Women’s Basketball (FIBA Exhibition Game)

The two national teams are preparing for the upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

By Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune Sep 8, 2018, 2:27pm EDT

The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog
The Japan women’s basketball national team takes on the Canada Women’s Basketball National Team in the Road to the World Cup exhibition series at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018. Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog

Check out our photo gallery from the Japan vs Canada women’s basketball exhibition game at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 2018.

Natalie Achonwa had a double-double of 16 points and 11 points to lead Canada over Japan, 76-69.

Former UConn Huskies and current New York Liberty star, Kia Nurse, had 10 points and four assists in the win.

Canada will take on Team USA on Saturday night at 7 p.m. in Bridgeport, CT. The game will be televised live in the US on NBA TV and on NBA TV Canada.

Photo ©: Ian Bethune