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Regular Season Round 53: Niigata Albirex - Osaka Evessa 85-76

Date: April 20, 2013
BJ League top team - Niigata Albirex (33-16) managed to deliver another win on Saturday. This time they beat seventh ranked Osaka Evessa (22-27) 85-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Osaka Evessa. The hosts trailed by 8 points at the halftime before their 53-36 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Niigata Albirex made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Americans were the main players on the court. Center Chris Holm (212-84, college: Vermont) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 17 rebounds. Guard Nile Murry (193-83, college: TCU) contributed with 20 points for the winners. Five Niigata Albirex players scored in double figures. Guard Dwayne Lathan (190-89, college: Indiana St.) answered with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and power forward Rick Rickert (211-83, college: Minnesota, agency: SportsTalent) added 12 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Osaka Evessa. Osaka Evessa's coach Bill Cartwright let to play eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Niigata Albirex maintains first place with 33-16 record. Loser Osaka Evessa keeps the seventh position with 27 games lost. Niigata Albirex will face again Osaka Evessa (#7) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game.
Top scorers:
Niigata Albirex: N.Murry 20+4reb+2ast, K.Sato 16+4reb+2ast, S.Komatsu 12+3reb+2ast, C.Holm 11+17reb+3ast, R.Webb 11+5reb+1ast, Y.Ikeda 11+1ast
Osaka Evessa: D.Lathan 16+6reb+4ast, R.Rickert 12+8reb+1ast, M.Bell 11+8reb+1ast, S.Watanuki 9+2reb, N.Walkup 8+3reb+1ast, M.Obuchi 6
gschID: 200921

  NIIGATA ALBIREX (coach: Jun Uzawa)85
  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 +/-
03 HIlB, ChQas 46 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 9-2 (29.0%) 4 63 69 4 6 5 6 5 5 8 66 89 5
85 buQQF, XalR 87 9-65 (95%) 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 8 4 5 4 6 5 4 85 69 5
48 oVRdi, YuaZha 82 6-0 (85%) 8-3 (05%) 4-3 (90%) 5 5 5 6 3 5 5 6 5 8 66 5 5
84 AiUI, KaBaUiVR 89 8-9 (82.1%) 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 8 8 5 6 6 5 5 61 64 5
60 KIjdI, HaQIUiVi 80 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 9 8 5 3 5 5 8 5 2 5
0 WRMM, eIdjRF 80 4-1 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 3 0 6 4 5 5 6 5 5 66 66 5
64 KIBiUsu, AhuhRa 85 6-3 (80%) 4-0 (15%) 6-8 (05%) 4 5 4 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 68 65 5
46 yajDRQ, win 63 6-3 (80%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 -8 5
45 basiTi, wiVihaQI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
40 AiUI, YuuVa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
41 wiViDa, YuFi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   69-36 (36.0%) 66-83 (30.2%) 62-88 (26.2%) 64 83 49 62 67 5 65 3 5 65 20 23  


  OSAKA EVESSA (coach: Hiroki Fujita)76
  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 eaZVRQU, eaZV 48 0-65 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 4 0 2 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 68 65 5
60 mRll, baZhiRl 89 0-7 (00.1%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 1 2 6 6 5 5 5 5 0 66 7 5
7 WiUijuVa, Ahuj 80 4-0 (15%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 7 1 5
66 KiTiMR, wiaJIj 84 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 6 4 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 4 8 5
1 wiVRdi, AiUIsha 69 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 8 5 4 5 5 5 8 4 5
85 viUhij, gTiFjR 85 3-63 (82.1%) 5-8 (5%) 2-66 (98.9%) 4 4 1 3 3 5 6 5 5 4 61 0 5
3 PMuZha, bisisha 60 5-5 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 4 5
30 WilVup, XiUhij 63 6-6 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 4-3 (90%) 5 4 4 6 4 5 6 6 5 6 2 7 5
48 wiZhaMiji, YIshahaQI 64 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
36 wiVidi, AhuaZha 2 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 1 3 5
64 HishaBIUI, wiVuFi 2 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 4 6 5
wIUil   84-37 (31.7%) 3-65 (35.5%) 62-80 (98.5%) 65 83 43 65 67 5 1 6 5 61 91 04  



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)