Japan
Regular Season Round 54: Sendai 89ers - Iwate Big Bulls 83-51
Date: April 15, 2012
Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Iwate Big Bulls (15-33) were rolled over on the road by sixth ranked Sendai 89ers (25-23) 83-51 on Sunday. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Sendai 89ers dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Iwate Big Bulls' 24. Sendai 89ers forced 20 Iwate Big Bulls turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sendai 89ers made 8 blocks. The game was dominated by American players. Forward Johnny Dukes (203-84, college: San Bernardino CC) had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Daniel Fitzgerald (206-84, college: Marquette) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Fitzgerald is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Sendai 89ers' coach Robert Pierce felt very confident that he used 11 players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was forward Jamal Boykin (203-87, college: California) with 10 points and 8 rebounds and forward Thomas Kennedy (201-87, college: Detroit Mercy, agency: SDJ Sports) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Sendai 89ers moved-up to fifth place. Loser Iwate Big Bulls dropped to the ninth position with 33 games lost. Sendai 89ers will face higher ranked Yokohama BC (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Iwate Big Bulls will play against the league's second-placed Akita Happinets (#2).
Top scorers:
Sendai 89ers: J.Dukes 29+11reb+5ast, D.Fitzgerald 18+5reb+2ast, T.Komoda 9+6reb, T.Shimura 9+4reb+8ast, R.Singleton 7+8reb+5ast, T.Yasuda 5
Iwate Big Bulls: M.Sawaguchi 12+2reb+3ast, T.Kennedy 10+7reb+2ast, J.Boykin 10+8reb+3ast, L.Malloy 9+10reb, G.Klaiber 5+8reb+1ast, Y.Yamamoto 2+2reb+2ast
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)
Regular Season Round 54: Sendai 89ers - Iwate Big Bulls 83-51
Date: April 15, 2012
Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Iwate Big Bulls (15-33) were rolled over on the road by sixth ranked Sendai 89ers (25-23) 83-51 on Sunday. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Sendai 89ers dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Iwate Big Bulls' 24. Sendai 89ers forced 20 Iwate Big Bulls turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sendai 89ers made 8 blocks. The game was dominated by American players. Forward Johnny Dukes (203-84, college: San Bernardino CC) had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Daniel Fitzgerald (206-84, college: Marquette) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Fitzgerald is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Sendai 89ers' coach Robert Pierce felt very confident that he used 11 players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was forward Jamal Boykin (203-87, college: California) with 10 points and 8 rebounds and forward Thomas Kennedy (201-87, college: Detroit Mercy, agency: SDJ Sports) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Sendai 89ers moved-up to fifth place. Loser Iwate Big Bulls dropped to the ninth position with 33 games lost. Sendai 89ers will face higher ranked Yokohama BC (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Iwate Big Bulls will play against the league's second-placed Akita Happinets (#2).
Top scorers:
Sendai 89ers: J.Dukes 29+11reb+5ast, D.Fitzgerald 18+5reb+2ast, T.Komoda 9+6reb, T.Shimura 9+4reb+8ast, R.Singleton 7+8reb+5ast, T.Yasuda 5
Iwate Big Bulls: M.Sawaguchi 12+2reb+3ast, T.Kennedy 10+7reb+2ast, J.Boykin 10+8reb+3ast, L.Malloy 9+10reb, G.Klaiber 5+8reb+1ast, Y.Yamamoto 2+2reb+2ast
 IWATE BIG BULLS51 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 6 | AiTiDuZha, biVIUI | 40 | 6-68 (2.4%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 68 | -0 | 5 |
| 60 | KRjjRdF, whIBis | 48 | 6-66 (7.6%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 8-3 (05%) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 65 | -4 | 5 |
| 89 | mIFVaj, ziBil | 80 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 60 | 5 |
| 86 | KijUiVR, HiFiUI | 80 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
| 88 | billIF, viAhiTj | 83 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-9 (38.7%) | 3 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 44 | KliaMRQ, GIQdIj | 88 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-0 (85%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 64 | YiBiBIUI, YIshaiVa | 67 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 0 | ChaMi, AhajFi | 68 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | XIDiBa, SUsusha | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| wIUil | 68-30 (81.9%) | 0-86 (84.2%) | 68-88 (03.1%) | 61 | 80 | 36 | 64 | 84 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 85 | 06 | 64 | |||
 SENDAI 89ERS83 |
| 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 | guVRs, zIhjjF | 41 | 7-63 (13.4%) | 8-3 (05%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 6 | 65 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 87 | 41 | 5 |
| 86 | AajDlRUIj, eishiid | 44 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-1 (05%) | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 61 | 5 |
| 3 | AhaBuQi, wiVRhaVI | 46 | 6-8 (05%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 5 |
| 88 | yaUJDRQild, gijaRl | 82 | 4-1 (05%) | 8-7 (88.8%) | 1-1 (655%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 60 | 5 |
| 9 | KIBIdi, wiVuFi | 83 | 4-3 (90%) | 6-0 (85%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 68 | wiViIVi, giasuVR | 66 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 64 | wIjZajaZ, yalap | 7 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 66 | wiZhaMiji, YIshahaQI | 2 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 69 | KusiVi, HaViQu | 1 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | wiVihisha, KRjaZha | 1 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 84 | Yisudi, wiVRsha | 6 | 6-6 (655%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| wIUil | 88-42 (09.7%) | 2-81 (45.2%) | 60-85 (90.5%) | 9 | 40 | 38 | 86 | 69 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 24 | 71 | |||
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)
