Japan

Regular Season Round 13: Aomori Watts - Toyama Grouses 74-77

Date: November 16, 2013
A very close game took place in between Toyama Grouses and Aomori Watts. Second ranked Toyama Grouses (10-1) got a very close victory on the road over 6th ranked Aomori Watts (6-7). Toyama Grouses managed to escape with a 3-point win 77-74 on Saturday evening. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Aomori Watts won third quarter 23-20. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Toyama Grouses forced 19 Aomori Watts turnovers. Strangely Aomori Watts outrebounded Toyama Grouses 44-32 including a 33-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Mito Takeshi (184-85) stepped up and scored 17 points and 5 assists for the winners and American forward Ira Brown (193-82, college: Gonzaga) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. Four Toyama Grouses players scored in double figures. At the losing side Guyanese-American forward Gordon Klaiber (206-83, college: Fair Dickinson) responded with 29 points and 7 rebounds and Nigerian forward Abdullahi Kuso (206-84, college: Tallahassee CC) scored 8 points and 12 rebounds. Aomori Watts' coach Shiko Kotobuki tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Toyama Grouses have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 10-1 record having just -1 point less than leader Akita NH. Aomori Watts lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh position with seven games lost. Toyama Grouses will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aomori Watts will play again against the league's second-placed Toyama Grouses (#2) and hope to secure a win.

  AOMORI WATTS (coach: Yosuke Oshima)74
  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 +/-
4 KInaBi, YuUi 44 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5 2 2 8 3 5 8 5 5 6 3 9 5
44 KliaMRQ, GIQdIj 45 3-2 (05%) 0-7 (00.1%) 1-2 (90%) 4 3 9 8 3 5 6 8 5 4 87 83 5
46 KusI, SMdulliha 89 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 7 68 5 3 5 5 6 5 0 2 2 5
6 AiTiDuZha, biVIUI 80 3-2 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 6 4 5 8 5 5 1 64 3 5
7 KRjU, SjUhIjF 83 8-1 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 9 65 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 3 0 5
9 KaUiBuVa, YuVa 84 6-0 (85%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 0 6 5
60 biF, qQaZ 62 8-3 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 9 1 5
68 wiViIVi, giasuVR 66 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
2 AhaBIFiBi, giaZha 0 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
66 YiBiDuZha, YuVa 3 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
80 AisiVa, YuFi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   67-33 (34.8%) 2-85 (35.5%) 68-61 (90.5%) 66 44 33 7 88 5 9 3 5 67 93 01  


  TOYAMA GROUSES (coach: David Gomez)77
  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 42 4-1 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 9 65 4 8 5 6 8 5 5 1 61 5
05 mQITj, oQi 40 3-2 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8-0 (35%) 4 1 7 6 6 5 8 6 5 3 61 61 5
46 bisisha, zIhI 40 8-7 (88.8%) 8-2 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 8 6 5 0 5 5 0 65 5 5
7 wiVRsha, baUI 46 1-65 (15%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 0 4 5 5 5 5 6 69 61 5
5 wiUsujIQa, wiUsujIQa 46 5-4 (5%) 3-65 (35%) 0-0 (655%) 6 6 8 8 8 5 4 5 5 6 69 68 5
9 GQIss, zIsh 83 4-1 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 8 4 0 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 66 2 5
4 KiBRJiVa, baUsuhaQI 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
88 mRjsIj, zIsh 8 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
64 ojiDiVa, SUsusha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
47 yuVudi, baVaFi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
86 PVhuaQi, wiVisha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   62-34 (36.7%) 7-89 (44.4%) 63-62 (99.2%) 66 86 48 64 64 5 68 4 5 68 99 10  



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)