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Regular Season Round 25: Niigata Albirex - Shinshu BW 80-77

Date: December 27, 2014
Seventh-ranked Shinshu BW (9-12) gave a tough game to sixth ranked Niigata Albirex (15-10) on Saturday. Niigata Albirex managed to secure only three-point victory 80-77. However their fans expected easier game. The hosts trailed by 4 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 4-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 80-77. Niigata Albirex shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Thomas Kennedy (201-87, college: Detroit Mercy) fired 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. His fellow American import center Patrick Sullivan (206-88, college: SE Louisiana, agency: Two Points) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Niigata Albirex's coach Fujitaka Hiraoka used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American-Somalian forward Mohamed Abukar (208-85, college: San Diego St., agency: Two Points) produced 27 points and 4 assists and American forward Carl Hall (203-89, college: Wichita St.) added 11 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side. Niigata Albirex have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Osaka Evessa. Shinshu BW at the other side keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. Niigata Albirex will again meet at home Shinshu BW (#7) in the next round. Shinshu BW will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Shinshu BW: M.Abukar 27+3reb+4ast, S.Nakanishi 13+1reb+4ast, C.Hall 11+12reb+1ast, D.Suzuki 10+2ast, P.Sanders 8+7reb+5ast, T.Saito 6+2reb+8ast
Niigata Albirex: T.Kennedy 15+7reb+4ast, R.Carter 11+3reb+3ast, P.Sullivan 11+6reb+5ast, H.Kondo 10+2ast, Y.Ikeda 9+3reb+2ast, S.Komatsu 7+1ast
gschID: 346413

  NIIGATA ALBIREX (coach: Jun Uzawa)80
  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 KRjjRdF, whIBis 43 8-2 (80%) 4-1 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 8 0 9 3 8 5 6 5 5 5 60 61 5
60 AullaLij, OiUQaZV 82 0-2 (18.0%) 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6 0 1 0 4 5 6 5 5 8 66 64 5
48 oVRdi, YuaZha 82 5-4 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 8 6 5 6 6 5 8 7 7 5
33 kij wQRRsR, AURphij 85 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 8 3 1 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 1 65 5
66 yunaTiQi, wiViBaZha 67 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 4 6 5 6 5 5 6 0 9 5
4 CiQURQ, eussRll 62 5-4 (5%) 4-1 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 66 2 5
06 KIjdI, HaQIUiVi 62 0-9 (96.3%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 65 1 5
84 AiUI, KaBaUiVR 62 8-1 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 1 4 5
64 KIBiUsu, AhuhRa 61 5-6 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 6 5 5 5 9 3 5
0 AiUI, YuuVa 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
62 KiUI, eFuUi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
27 AiVia,  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   69-47 (34.1%) 68-88 (03.1%) 65-60 (11.9%) 9 85 89 84 60 5 9 6 5 65 25 91  


  SHINSHU BW (coach: Michael Katsuhisa)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 +/-
7 AijdRQs, OiUQaZV 48 3-9 (09.6%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 1 9 0 3 5 8 6 5 4 2 65 5
1 AiaUI, wiViUI 48 4-3 (90%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 2 6 5 5 5 5 5 1 66 5
43 SMuViQ, bIhiBRd 46 1-7 (11.9%) 3-0 (25%) 4-3 (90%) 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 89 83 5
80 XiVijasha, AhIna 46 6-4 (44.4%) 4-0 (15%) 8-8 (655%) 6 5 6 3 5 5 6 5 5 8 64 64 5
65 Hill, CiQl 45 0-1 (24.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 65 68 6 4 5 6 6 5 6 66 85 5
83 AuJuVa, gia 88 8-4 (11.9%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 65 9 5
64 wiUsuhaVI, wIshajI 65 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -1 5
8 YIshaUIBI, Ahaaji 2 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 -0 5
44 wiUR, bisiBujR 0 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
88 wiVihaQI, tRdi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
5 HijijI, yuBa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   88-43 (13.9%) 7-83 (49.0%) 1-2 (90.5%) 0 86 81 80 67 5 0 8 5 66 99 91  



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)