Showa Gakuin (Chiba), who won four games in a row, was completely defeated by Queen Sakuraka Gakuen (Aichi) and did not advance to the final.

The shot under the goal was repelled by the opponent’s strong defense, and it was a difficult development to ask for a 3-point shot. So far, Yukina Tajima, who is the leader in the scoring ranking of this tournament, has been disappointed with 23 points, but there is nothing to do with Sakuraka’s high scoring ability. Director Chikashi Suzuki (53) said, “I thought that the team was united after each game, but today all of them were worn out,” said Okagakuen’s strength.

◆ TV Broadcast The men’s final will be broadcast live on TV Asahi terrestrial broadcasting from 1:00 pm on December 29, and the women’s final will be broadcast live on BS Asahi from noon on December 28.