A 4.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the Tokyo region on Thursday during halftime of the Lithuania-Turkey game in the FIBA championships.
Turkey shook the Saitama Super Arena with an incredible fightback at the end of regulation before beating Lithuania in overtime at the FIBA World Championship on Thursday.
German star Dirk Nowitzki stepped out of bounds with 0.9 seconds remaining as France beat Germany 75-73 to secure a spot in the game for fifth place at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
A United States team eschewing the trash-talking swagger of previous incarnations find themselves two wins away from the promised land.
The United States are doing more than winning games as they close in on reclaiming the gold medal at the world basketball championship.
The United States broke out of a first-half slumber to beat Germany 85-65 and reach the last four of the world basketball championship on Wednesday.
European champions Greece ground out a 73-56 win over France to advance to the semi-finals of the world basketball championship on Wednesday.
Argentina and Spain blasted their way to easy wins to set up a titanic semi-final clash at the world basketball championship on Tuesday.
Spain and Argentina stormed to impressive quarter-final wins at the world basketball championships on Tuesday, setting up a fiery final four showdown between two Latin superpowers.
New tournaments will determine the final berths for the men's and women's Olympic basketball competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.
Australian Bob Elphinston was elected president of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on Tuesday.
Sharp-shooting Spain overpowered Lithuania 89-67 to book a spot in the semi-finals of the world basketball championship on Tuesday.