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Regular Season Round 38: Aomori Watts - Sendai 89ers 79-66

Date: February 16, 2014
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked Sendai 89ers' (14-18) road loss to sixth ranked Aomori Watts (16-16) 66-79 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by Aomori Watts. Sendai 89ers was better in fourth quarter 25-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Nigerian forward Abdullahi Kuso (206-84, college: Tallahassee CC) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds. Guard Yuki Kitamuki (184-85) contributed with 14 points for the winners. Five Aomori Watts players scored in double figures. American guard Wendell Wendell (198-84, college: UNLV) replied with 26 points and 7 rebounds and British power forward Dzaflo Larkai (203-81, college: Bellarmine) added 14 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Sendai 89ers. Sendai 89ers' coach Shuto Kawachi tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Aomori Watts have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 16-16 record. Loser Sendai 89ers dropped to the eighth place with 18 games lost. Aomori Watts will face higher ranked Iwate Big Bulls (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Sendai 89ers will play against Niigata Albirex (#5) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Aomori Watts: G.Klaiber 15+3reb, Y.Kitamuki 14+3reb+3ast, A.Kuso 11+14reb, Y.Kojima 11+2reb+6ast, D.Takaoka 10+3reb+2ast, M.Sawaguchi 9+3reb+3ast
Sendai 89ers: W.Wendell 26+7reb+2ast, D.Larkai 14+9reb+1ast, D.Casto 12+12reb, T.Takehiko 5+2reb+4ast, T.Travel 3+6reb, A.Yasuaki 3+2reb
gschID: 250507

  AOMORI WATTS (coach: Yosuke Oshima)79
  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 +/-
44 KliaMRQ, GIQdIj 45 4-65 (45%) 6-0 (85%) 1-1 (655%) 6 8 4 5 8 5 6 5 5 8 60 3 5
9 KaUiBuVa, YuVa 87 8-3 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 3-2 (05%) 5 4 4 4 8 5 8 6 5 8 63 64 5
4 KInaBi, YuUi 82 4-0 (15%) 5-8 (5%) 0-0 (655%) 6 6 8 1 6 5 6 5 5 6 66 63 5
6 AiTiDuZha, biVIUI 81 4-7 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 6 8 4 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 7 2 5
85 PZaUUa, AUijlRF 81 6-3 (80%) 6-0 (85%) 6-6 (655%) 8 4 0 6 3 5 6 5 5 6 1 6 5
46 KusI, SMdulliha 80 0-9 (96.3%) 5-5 (5%) 6-9 (63.4%) 4 66 63 5 3 5 6 8 5 4 66 64 5
7 KRjU, SjUhIjF 67 6-2 (68.0%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 3 0 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 6 5
68 wiViIVi, giasuVR 62 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 8 6 4 8 6 5 8 5 5 5 65 63 5
66 YiBiDuZha, YuVa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
80 AisiVa, YuFi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
2 AhaBIFiBi, giaZha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   67-05 (42.5%) 1-61 (49.0%) 84-40 (10.9%) 66 89 42 61 62 5 65 1 5 65 97 12  


  SENDAI 89ERS66
  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 +/-
86 YisuiVa, SQia 45 5-8 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 0 5 5 5 5 6 4 -0 5
44 viQVia, gJiflI 87 3-63 (82.1%) 5-5 (5%) 1-1 (655%) 4 1 7 6 4 5 6 5 5 5 63 68 5
36 WRjdRll, WRjdRll 82 3-9 (09.6%) 0-65 (05%) 4-3 (90%) 8 0 9 8 4 5 5 5 5 1 81 69 5
43 CisUI, gRSjDRlI 82 0-2 (18.0%) 5-8 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 8 65 68 5 4 5 6 5 5 3 68 66 5
3 wiVRhaVI, wiVRhaVI 84 5-6 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 0 0 5
63 AiUIh, AhajFi 69 5-6 (5%) 6-2 (68.0%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 -3 5
6 wQiLRl, wQiLRlR 61 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 3 1 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 5
66 Widi, YisuhaVI 63 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -3 5
7 SUsusha, SUsusha 64 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
1 KaVuZha, bijiUI 4 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
65 AIUiQI, KijRVI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   63-36 (43.8%) 2-81 (45.2%) 63-62 (99.2%) 66 48 34 2 84 5 4 5 5 63 11 43  



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)