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The New Zealand women's basketball team was beaten 71-67 by Japan in Valencia, Spain, overnight.
It was the third game of New Zealand's European tour.
The Tall Ferns won the first quarter 22-20 but it was all downhill after that.
The loss was the second of the tour. New Zealand was beaten by Spain 77-58 the previous night after opening the tour with a 63-55 victory over Angola.
- NZPA
