Japan

Regular Season Round 47: Sendai 89ers - Akita NH 82-79

Date: March 30, 2013
Important game to mention about took place in Sendai. Seventh ranked Sendai 89ers (17-26) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 5th ranked Akita Happinets (22-21) 82-79 on Saturday evening. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 27-20. But Akita Happinets won second period 17-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Sendai 89ers won last quarter 23-22. They dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Akita Happinets' 30. They outrebounded Akita Happinets 60-28 including a 19-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Sendai 89ers players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American forward T.J. Cummings (205-81, college: UCLA) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Sam Willard (205-88, college: Pacific) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 24 rebounds for the winners. American guard Dion Harris (190-85, college: Michigan) answered with 20 points and 4 assists and the former international point guard Yuki Togashi (170-93) added 16 points and 8 assists in the effort for Akita Happinets. Four Akita Happinets players scored in double figures. Sendai 89ers maintains seventh place with 17-26 record. Akita Happinets at the other side dropped to the sixth position with 21 games lost. Sendai 89ers will again play against higher ranked Akita Happinets (#6) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Akita Happinets will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Sendai 89ers: T.Cummings 27+13reb+2ast, S.Willard 12+24reb+1ast, S.Coleman 12+4reb, T.Komoda 11+4reb+1ast, T.Shimura 9+5reb+11ast, M.Hargrow 7+6reb+5ast
Akita NH: D.Harris 20+4reb+4ast, Y.Togashi 16+4reb+8ast, M.Anderson 12+3reb+2ast, K.Shoji 12+5reb, %PlayerNameByLink% 9+1reb+1ast, M.Kato 5+4reb
gschID: 200861

  AKITA NH79
  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 +/-
5 wIDisha, YuVa 47 0-66 (30.0%) 8-9 (82.1%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 2 6 5 5 5 5 5 61 61 5
6 HiQQas, gaIj 41 3-66 (41.3%) 3-64 (45.2%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 3 3 5 8 5 5 5 85 65 5
1 SjdRQsIj, baVR 87 4-2 (49.0%) 6-4 (44.4%) 4-3 (90%) 6 8 4 8 4 5 6 5 5 6 68 1 5
0 wiDuZha, AhaDRhaQI 86 5-5 (5%) 6-9 (63.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 4 5 4 6 5 5 4 5 5
9 KiUI, YIshaBujR 61 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
65 AhIna, KiJuhaQI 88 5-6 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 5 3 5 6 5 5 5 68 68 5
44 wiURFiBi, KRjUi 69 5-5 (5%) 4-7 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 7 3 5
63 KiUI, biVIUI 64 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 4 6 3 5 8 5 5 6 5 5 0 0 5
68 KaVuZha, YuVa 9 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 HisRDiTi, biVIUI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
8 baJuBiZha, eFIsuVR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   60-41 (36.9%) 60-31 (48.1%) 3-1 (11.9%) 9 86 82 60 88 5 2 8 5 8 97 03  


  SENDAI 89ERS82
  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 +/-
43 WalliQd, AiB 43 0-65 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-9 (82.1%) 7 60 83 6 8 5 5 5 5 4 68 88 5
9 KIBIdi, wiVuFi 48 0-65 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 4 3 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 66 9 5
80 CuBBajDs, w.z. 46 68-88 (03.0%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8 66 64 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 89 89 5
3 AhaBuQi, wiVRhaVI 45 6-8 (05%) 6-0 (85%) 3-0 (25%) 5 0 0 66 8 5 5 5 5 5 7 69 5
68 wiViIVi, giasuVR 66 5-8 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 8 6 4 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 3 6 5
66 HiQDQIT, biuQaZR 85 4-2 (49.0%) 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 4 4 1 0 5 5 6 5 5 8 9 7 5
86 SQia, YisuiVa 69 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
5 CIlRBij, AiB 60 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 3-2 (05%) 6 4 3 5 4 5 5 6 5 6 68 0 5
69 KusiVi, HaViQu 65 5-8 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -3 5
7 XIDiBa, SUsusha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
2 AhaBIFiBi, giaZha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   45-13 (31.7%) 4-60 (85.5%) 64-81 (05.5%) 67 36 15 88 64 5 6 6 5 68 28 28  



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)