BERLIN (AP) \u2014 R\u00e9ka Lelik led Hungary with 23 points and eight rebounds in an 84-63 win over Japan at the women\u2019s FIBA World Cup on Tuesday to set up a quarterfinal against the United States.<\/p>\n
Vir\u00e1g Tak\u00e1cs-Kiss also had eight rebounds and added 17 points for Hungary, which will face the four-time defending champion in the late quarterfinal slot Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels incredible. It\u2019s been 40 years since we went to the quarterfinals and I still can\u2019t believe it,\u201d Lelik said.<\/p>\n
The game was overshadowed by a serious injury to Japan shooting guard Saki Hayashi<\/a>, who went off with what looked a broken right arm after an awkward fall.<\/p>\n Hayashi needed immediate medical attention a foul in the air from Agnes Torok with just over a minute left in the second quarter. A blue tarp was provided to give her privacy and fans responded with applause when she was led off.<\/p>\n Japan connected on only seven 3-pointers Tuesday. The Japanese had set a record with 20 three-pointers in a World Cup game<\/a> on Friday before France broke it with 22<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n Ramu Tokashiki’s two free throws drew Japan level at 34-34, but that was as close as it got. Agnes Studer responded with a 3-pointer to give Hungary a 37-34 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n \u201cThey hit their open shots, we missed our open shots,\u201d Japan coach Corey Gaines said.<\/p>\n Hungary finished 11 of 25 from beyond the arc on the first of two days off for the U.S., which qualified directly for the quarterfinals as a group winner.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to play the very best players in the world, the best team in the word,\u201d Lelik said of Thursday’s game. \u201cI never got the opportunity to play against them. So I\u2019m just very excited how it\u2019s going to be. And we\u2019re going to do everything for sure. But besides that, I want us to enjoy the game.\u201d<\/p>\n Hosts in action later<\/p>\n Host Germany faces South Korea later for a quarterfinal spot against Belgium.<\/p>\n The home team, buoyed by loud support at the Berlin Arena, has gradually improved since losing its first group game by 30 points to Spain<\/a>. Germany rebounded with a 74-58 win over Japan and followed with a comfortable 83-58 win<\/a> over Mali.<\/p>\n Germany\u2019s Frieda B\u00fchner scored 21 points against Mali after 19 in the previous win and was expected to duel with Korea\u2019s leading player Park Ji-hyun.<\/p>\n All the quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday. Spain and France await the winners of Wednesday\u2019s playoffs between Italy-Australia and China-Puerto Rico, respectively.<\/p>\n