Japan

Regular Season Round 34: Sendai 89ers - Toyama Grouses 81-74

Date: February 19, 2011
Rather predictable result when second ranked Sendai 89ers (20-11) won against at home 6th ranked Toyama Grouses (10-21) 81-74. The hosts were ahead by 2 points but lost the second period ending it with a 5-point deficit before their 28-16 run, which allowed them to win the game. Sendai 89ers shot 28 for 46 from the free-throw line, while Toyama Grouses only scored eleven points from the stripe. 35 personal fouls committed by Toyama Grouses helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Mac Hopson (188-87, college: Idaho) fired 32 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. The other American import power forward Chris Holm (212-84, college: Vermont) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds. Sendai 89ers' coach Honoo Hamaguchi allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American center Haakim Johnson (201, college: Pikeville) produced 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Takeshi Mito (184-85) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Sendai 89ers maintains second position with 20-11 record having nine points less than leader Osaka Evessa. Toyama Grouses at the other side keep the sixth place with 21 games lost. Sendai 89ers' next round opponent will be again Toyama Grouses (#6) at home.
Top scorers:
Sendai 89ers: M.Hopson 32+9reb+3ast, C.Holm 18+13reb+2ast, M.Bell 17+13reb+2ast, L.Hechon 5+1reb+1ast, D.Takaoka 5+2reb+1ast, H.Kusaka 2+2ast
Toyama Grouses: B.Harper 14+9reb+1ast, T.Mito 14+6reb+4ast, H.Johnson 12+8reb+5ast, J.Smith 11+6reb, M.Kyle 8+10reb, J.Davis 7+9reb+3ast
gschID: 105979

  SENDAI 89ERS81
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
7 HRZhIj, vRR 43 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 0 8 5
5 HIpsIj, biZ 44 0-2 (18.0%) 8-3 (05%) 61-88 (98.9%) 6 2 7 4 3 5 8 5 5 4 48 82 5
03 HIlB, ChQas 44 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 65-60 (11.9%) 3 7 64 8 4 5 6 6 5 4 62 86 5
60 mRll, baZhiRl 44 2-63 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 6-9 (63.4%) 4 65 64 8 4 5 5 6 5 4 69 60 5
9 KIBIdi, wiVuFi 60 6-0 (85%) 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6 6 8 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 8 -8 5
3 AhaBuQi, wiVRhaVI 68 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 -6 5
64 wiViIVi, giasuVR 66 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8 5 8 6 8 5 6 6 5 6 0 0 5
69 KusiVi, HaViQu 65 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 8 8 5
0 WIIdFiQd, wRQQRjZR 7 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 8 5 -4 5
6 wiVihisha, KRjaZha 0 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -3 5
66 wiZhaMiji, YIshahaQI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   88-32 (30.2%) 4-2 (49.0%) 82-31 (15.7%) 66 46 38 64 85 5 9 3 5 60 26 14  


  TOYAMA GROUSES (coach: David Gomez)74
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
7 baUI, wiVRsha 35 5-1 (5%) 3-7 (33.3%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8 3 1 3 3 5 6 5 5 8 63 9 5
63 KiUI, biVIUI 80 6-3 (80%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 0 5 6 5 5 4 8 -7 5
86 HiQpRQ, mQaij 83 0-7 (00.1%) 6-3 (80%) 6-3 (80%) 6 2 7 6 0 5 6 6 5 4 63 2 5
2 YiBishaQI, wiVuBi 83 5-6 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 3 5 6 5 5 6 1 6 5
4 giLas, zIhj 84 6-4 (44.4%) 5-3 (5%) 0-2 (18.0%) 8 9 7 4 0 5 6 5 5 6 9 0 5
41 ABaUh, zRQQRll 88 3-65 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8 3 1 5 0 5 6 6 5 6 66 1 5
46 zIhjsIj, HiiVaB 86 1-63 (38.7%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 0 4 2 0 4 5 5 6 5 8 68 65 5
64 KFlR, biUUhRT 69 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 1 3 65 5 3 5 5 4 5 8 2 68 5
00 AhaQiUi, HiFiUI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
88 KRjU, AhIna 5 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
wIUil   86-00 (42.8%) 9-81 (81.7%) 66-67 (09.7%) 67 45 37 60 40 5 1 1 5 60 93 47  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)