TENERIFE, Spain, Sept. 23 -- China unsurprisingly lost to title favorites the United States 100-88, while Japan bounced back from their opening loss to upset debutantes Belgium 77-75 through overtime at the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup here on Sunday.

Diana Taurasi and Tina Charles combined for the first 11 points for the United States, who led 25-20 as the first quarter ran out.

China continued their momentum in the second period, and cut the deficit to one point with 3:10 remaining, but their powerful opponents steadied themselves on the 36-year-old Taurasi's three-pointer, and built a 48-39 lead into the halftime.

Morgan Tuck's three-point play with 7:58 to go also saw China's starting center Li Yueru fouled out. That started a 9-0 run to set the tone for the United States' victory leading 90-73.

Promising Chinese center Han Xu scored 20. Sun Mengran and Li Meng added 16 and 12 respectively.

Breanna Stewart had a game-high 23 points for the United States, including 17 in the third quarter. That was added by Wilson's 20 and Charles' 16.

In the other Group D match, Senegal triumphed 70-69 over Latvia. The United States sit atop with two wins in a row. China and Senegal are behind at 1-1, and will put on head-to-head in Tuesday's final round match.

In Group C, Evelyn Mawuli's three-pointer with 1:02 remaining tied the score at 68-all for Japan, but both sides wasted several ensuing chances of moving in front.

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