Japan

Regular Season Round 8: Toyama Grouses - Iwate Big Bulls 88-79

Date: November 5, 2011
The game between closely ranked teams ended with ninth ranked Toyama Grouses' (3-4) home victory over 10th ranked Iwate Big Bulls (1-6) 88-79 on Saturday. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 20-14. But Iwate Big Bulls won second period 21-20. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The best player for the winners was Masashi Joho (183-82) who scored 33 points (!!!). American power forward Devin Searcy (208-89, college: Dayton, agency: Pro One Sports) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Four Toyama Grouses players scored in double figures. Toyama Grouses' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward Thomas Kennedy (201-87, college: Detroit Mercy, agency: Global Sports Plaza) produced 33 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds and guard Yoshiaki Yamamoto (-82) added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for the guests. Toyama Grouses moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Loser Iwate Big Bulls dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. Toyama Grouses will face again Iwate Big Bulls (#10) at home in the next round where they are favorite.
Top scorers:
Toyama Grouses: M.Joho 33+4reb+2ast, D.Searcy 15+11reb+2ast, H.Johnson 11+3reb+2ast, B.Harper 11+8reb, T.Mito 8+4reb+3ast, L.Turner 7+4reb
Iwate Big Bulls: T.Kennedy 33+8reb, J.Shin 11+3reb+1ast, L.Malloy 8+3reb+2ast, Y.Yamamoto 8+5reb+5ast, M.Sawaguchi 7+1reb+3ast, S.Coleman 6+5reb+2ast
gschID: 141905

  IWATE BIG BULLS79
  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 +/-
64 YiBiBIUI, YIshaiVa 41 3-66 (41.3%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 4 0 0 4 5 6 5 5 4 2 3 5
88 billIF, viAhiTj 43 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 1-66 (03.0%) 6 8 4 8 0 5 5 4 5 1 2 -8 5
60 KRjjRdF, whIBis 44 2-60 (04.4%) 3-9 (09.6%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 9 2 5 8 5 6 5 5 8 44 89 5
6 AiTiDuZha, biVIUI 87 8-0 (35%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 4 6 5 8 5 5 5 9 1 5
80 CIlRBij, ARij 87 8-4 (11.9%) 5-4 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 0 0 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 1 0 5
86 KijUiVR, HiFiUI 85 8-4 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5
9 Ahaj, ziR-eIV 66 4-4 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 6 0 5 6 5 5 5 66 66 5
7 XIDiBa, SUsusha 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
48 ABaUh, biUUhRT 6 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 3 5
0 ChaMi, AhajFi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   84-33 (08.4%) 1-62 (44.4%) 60-86 (96.3%) 0 83 87 63 62 5 0 4 5 63 97 07  


  TOYAMA GROUSES (coach: David Gomez)88
  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 +/-
46 zIhI, bisisha 44 65-62 (00.1%) 3-0 (25%) 6-3 (80%) 6 4 3 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 44 89 5
7 baUI, wiVRsha 48 6-0 (85%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 2 9 5
86 HiQpRQ, mQaij 45 4-9 (38.7%) 5-6 (5%) 0-65 (05%) 6 9 2 5 3 5 8 5 5 3 66 4 5
43 ARiQZF, gRLaj 83 1-7 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 3 9 66 8 3 5 5 5 5 3 60 61 5
5 zIhjsIj, HiiVaB 62 3-9 (09.6%) 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 4 4 8 8 5 6 5 5 6 66 7 5
05 mQITj, oQi 69 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 8 5 -9 5
45 wuQjRQ, viQQF 60 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 4 6 3 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 9 9 5
9 HIQaViTi, eFuaZha 68 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5
63 KiUI, biVIUI 1 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5
2 YiBishaQI, wiVuBi 0 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 8 5
44 wiVijI, KRana 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
wIUil   89-09 (39.3%) 9-69 (36.8%) 64-83 (03.8%) 65 87 47 65 85 5 1 6 5 68 22 16  



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)