| Date | 12 February 1998 — 19:00 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kazakoshi Park Arena, Karuizawa (Sheet D) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | JPN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 8 |
| United States | USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
? had last stone advantage in the first end.
Japan| Pos | Player | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Hirofumi Kudo | 74% | |||
| 2nd | Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | 70% | |||
| 3rd | Hiroshi Sato | 69% | |||
| Skip | Makoto Tsuruga | 74% | |||
| Coach | ? |
United States| Pos | Player | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | John Gordon | 79% | |||
| 2nd | Myles Brundidge | 75% | |||
| 3rd | Mike Peplinski | 70% | |||
| Skip | Tim Somerville | 68% | |||
| Coach | ? |