Incheon: Indian women cagers failed to put up a fight against a formidable Japan and suffered a crushing 37-70 loss in the basketball quarterfinal match of the 17th Asian Games here yesterday.

Raspreet Sidhu and Kavita Akula contributed nine points each from the field, while skipper Smruthi Radhakrishnan managed eight points in a match that was completely dominated by the Japanese right from the start.