Japan

Regular Season Round 30: Sendai 89ers - Tokyo Cinq R. 86-73

Date: January 27, 2013
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 8th ranked Tokyo Cinq R. (11-17) lost on the road to ninth ranked Sendai 89ers (10-16) 86-73 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by Sendai 89ers. Tokyo Cinq R. was better in fourth quarter 36-25. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Sendai 89ers forced 20 Tokyo Cinq R. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Tokyo Cinq R.'s players. It was a good game for forward Takuya Komoda (190-87) who led his team to a victory with 22 points and 7 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). American forward T.J. Cummings (205-81, college: UCLA, agency: Top Notch Sports) contributed with 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Sendai 89ers' coach Robert Pierce used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. American center Jonathan Jones (211-79, agency: TSS Management) replied with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and guard Kenji Sato (180-79) added 13 points and 13 rebounds in the effort for Tokyo Cinq R.Four Tokyo Cinq R. players scored in double figures. Sendai 89ers maintains ninth position with 10-16 record. Loser Tokyo Cinq R. dropped to the seventh place with 17 games lost. Sendai 89ers will face higher ranked Iwate Big Bulls (#3) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game.
Top scorers:
Tokyo Cinq R.: J.Jones 17+11reb, R.Barrett 14+2reb+5ast, K.Sato 13+13reb+1ast, C.Aoki 11+2ast, Y.Kurihara 5+2reb+1ast, H.Takada 5+3reb+6ast
Sendai 89ers: T.Cummings 23+6reb+1ast, T.Komoda 22+4reb+7ast, M.Hargrow 17+1reb+4ast, S.Willard 8+14reb+4ast, T.Shimura 4+8reb+11ast, D.Takaoka 4+1reb+1ast
gschID: 200609

  SENDAI 89ERS86
  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 +/-
80 CuBBajDs, w.z. 41 66-85 (00%) 5-8 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 6 0 1 6 8 5 6 5 5 4 84 68 5
43 WalliQd, AiB 40 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 1 2 63 3 8 5 6 6 5 6 2 86 5
9 KIBIdi, wiVuFi 43 66-63 (92.1%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6 4 3 9 5 5 8 5 5 6 88 87 5
3 AhaBuQi, wiVRhaVI 44 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 8 1 2 66 6 5 3 5 5 4 3 85 5
68 wiViIVi, giasuVR 7 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 3 6 5
66 HiQDQIT, biuQaZR 85 3-7 (33.3%) 6-4 (44.4%) 1-9 (20.9%) 5 6 6 3 8 5 4 5 5 0 69 65 5
86 SQia, YisuiVa 63 5-3 (5%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 5 5 8 5 5 5 4 5 5
5 CIlRBij, AiB 2 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 6 3 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 8 -4 5
69 KusiVi, HaViQu 9 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5
7 XIDiBa, SUsusha 4 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
2 AhaBIFiBi, giaZha 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
wIUil   48-15 (04.4%) 3-61 (80.5%) 65-67 (08.1%) 64 82 36 87 62 5 64 6 5 69 21 21  


  TOKYO CINQ R.73
  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 +/-
63 AiUI, KRjna 43 1-64 (31.8%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 0 2 64 6 4 5 4 5 5 4 64 69 5
44 wiVidi, HaQIhasi 43 6-8 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 1 4 5 6 5 5 4 0 0 5
66 SIVa, CIhRF 45 3-2 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 6 5 4 66 0 5
61 zIjRs, zIjiUhij 82 9-61 (34.2%) 5-5 (5%) 4-1 (05%) 4 2 66 5 4 5 4 8 5 3 69 63 5
60 AisiVa, ChQas 88 6-4 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 8 5 5 6 3 6 5
86 miQQRUU, eishRRB 85 0-2 (18.0%) 5-4 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 8 5 8 0 4 5 5 5 5 4 63 9 5
34 CiQURQ, ziQRd 62 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6 3 0 6 3 5 5 4 5 4 3 4 5
4 KuQahiQi, YuUi 63 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 8 5 8 5 5 5 0 9 5
65 ojIuR, SVahaUI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
5 AiUI, YuVa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   89-03 (05.5%) 8-68 (61.9%) 64-85 (10.5%) 66 81 49 61 85 5 66 1 5 85 94 07  



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)