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Regular Season Round 45: Sendai 89ers - Osaka Evessa 52-56

Date: March 23, 2013
There was a small surprise when seventh ranked Osaka Evessa (16-25) defeated on the road 7th ranked Sendai 89ers (16-25) 56-52 on Saturday. The guests trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 13-8 charge, which allowed them to win the game. American players dominated the game. It was a good game for forward Michael Bell (206-82, college: Florida Atlantic) who led his team to a victory with 9 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Forward Nathan Walkup (200-88, college: Texas A&M, agency: SDJ Sports) contributed with 10 points for the winners. Worth to mention Walkup played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped get the job in pro basketball. Forward T.J. Cummings (205-81, college: UCLA, agency: Top Notch Sports) answered with 17 points and 8 rebounds and forward Sam Willard (205-88, college: Pacific) added 3 points and 15 rebounds in the effort for Sendai 89ers. Sendai 89ers' coach Robert Pierce tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Osaka Evessa have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain seventh place with 16-25 record, which they share with defeated Sendai 89ers. Osaka Evessa will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Sendai 89ers: T.Cummings 17+8reb, T.Komoda 11+2reb, S.Coleman 6+2reb, D.Takaoka 5+4reb+1ast, T.Shimura 4+6reb+7ast, M.Hargrow 4+7reb+3ast
Osaka Evessa: S.Konno 13+2ast, N.Walkup 10+4reb+1ast, M.Bell 9+12reb+2ast, T.Kawabe 9+4reb+1ast, S.Takeda 6+5reb, S.Watanuki 4+3reb
gschID: 200821

  OSAKA EVESSA (coach: Hiroki Fujita)56
  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 +/-
60 mRll, baZhiRl 41 3-68 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6 66 68 8 5 5 4 3 5 8 7 67 5
7 WiUijuVa, Ahuj 46 8-9 (82.1%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 3 5 5
6 eaZVRQU, eaZV 45 5-1 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 3 9 4 4 5 8 5 5 3 8 6 5
9 KIjjI, AhIUi 82 0-65 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 6 5 6 5 5 8 64 2 5
66 KiTiMR, wiaJIj 69 4-3 (90%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 66 5
30 WilVup, XiUhij 85 8-4 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 1-65 (15%) 6 4 3 6 3 5 5 5 5 8 65 4 5
1 wiVRdi, AiUIsha 60 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 8 4 0 5 8 5 5 5 5 8 1 3 5
85 viUhij, gTiFjR 60 6-3 (80%) 5-8 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6 8 4 6 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 -4 5
64 HishaBIUI, wiVuFi 7 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5
36 wiVidi, AhuaZha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
48 wiZhaMiji, YIshahaQI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
3 PMuZha, bisisha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   62-37 (41.9%) 8-66 (62.8%) 63-62 (99.2%) 7 45 47 66 64 5 2 0 5 61 01 31  


  SENDAI 89ERS52
  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. 40 2-86 (42.6%) 5-5 (5%) 6-1 (61.9%) 3 3 2 5 6 5 5 8 5 8 69 1 5
3 AhaBuQi, wiVRhaVI 48 5-4 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 4 4 1 9 4 5 4 5 5 4 3 7 5
43 WalliQd, AiB 46 6-65 (65%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 1 7 60 8 3 5 6 6 5 6 4 1 5
9 KIBIdi, wiVuFi 45 3-64 (45.2%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 8 66 5 5
68 wiViIVi, giasuVR 67 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 0 1 5
66 HiQDQIT, biuQaZR 85 8-9 (82.1%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 1 9 4 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5
5 CIlRBij, AiB 64 8-3 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 6 8 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 1 8 5
86 SQia, YisuiVa 7 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 -6 5
69 KusiVi, HaViQu 2 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 8 5
7 XIDiBa, SUsusha 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
2 AhaBIFiBi, giaZha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   67-18 (45.9%) 4-61 (62.2%) 0-66 (30.0%) 67 87 32 61 62 5 1 4 5 61 08 87  



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)