NAGPUR: Indian girls had a nervous start to their first World Cup in the 89 years' history of basketball in the country. In their first game of the FIBA 3x3 U-18 World Cup, which began in Debrecen, Hungary, on Monday, the four-member Indian girls' team lost their tournament opener to higher ranked Japan 21-12 with 12 seconds remaining on the clock.
The team scoring 21 points first, or the best finisher in 10 minutes wins a 3x3 contest, which is played on one ring and only half the court.
