Japan
Regular Season Round 17: Hitachi Cougars - Niigata R. 60-55
Date: December 5, 2015
The game between closely ranked teams ended with tenth ranked Hitachi Cougars' (1-14) home victory over bottom-ranked Niigata R. (0-17) 60-55 on Saturday. Niigata R. trailed by 14 points after 3 quarters before a 14-5 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 55-60 at the end of the game. The best player for the winners was guard Kasumi Takahashi (167-87) who scored 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Power forward YouLiai Yunashi-Ai (175-91) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. Four Hitachi Cougars players scored in double figures. Swingman Sangi Kanade (169-86) produced 25 points and 4 steals and Hatanaka Miho (177-85) added 9 points and 13 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Hitachi Cougars maintains tenth place with 1-14 record. It was Niigata R.'s seventeenth loss in a row. They still close the standings. Hitachi Cougars will face again bottom-ranked Niigata R. (#11) in Tokyo in the next round.
Top scorers:
Hitachi Cougars: K.Kasumi 12+2reb+4ast, K.Takahashi 11+9reb+6ast, Y.Yunashi-Ai 10+11reb+2ast, Y.Toyama 10+4reb+3ast, H.Niseki 6+7reb+1ast, A.Tsurumi 5
Niigata R.: S.Kanade 25+3reb+1ast, H.Miho 9+13reb+1ast, I.Ai 5+9reb+4ast, M.Chi 5+5reb+1ast, A.Ohama 5+1reb, I.Satoko 2+2reb+1ast
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)
Regular Season Round 17: Hitachi Cougars - Niigata R. 60-55
Date: December 5, 2015
The game between closely ranked teams ended with tenth ranked Hitachi Cougars' (1-14) home victory over bottom-ranked Niigata R. (0-17) 60-55 on Saturday. Niigata R. trailed by 14 points after 3 quarters before a 14-5 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 55-60 at the end of the game. The best player for the winners was guard Kasumi Takahashi (167-87) who scored 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Power forward YouLiai Yunashi-Ai (175-91) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. Four Hitachi Cougars players scored in double figures. Swingman Sangi Kanade (169-86) produced 25 points and 4 steals and Hatanaka Miho (177-85) added 9 points and 13 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Hitachi Cougars maintains tenth place with 1-14 record. It was Niigata R.'s seventeenth loss in a row. They still close the standings. Hitachi Cougars will face again bottom-ranked Niigata R. (#11) in Tokyo in the next round.
Top scorers:
Hitachi Cougars: K.Kasumi 12+2reb+4ast, K.Takahashi 11+9reb+6ast, Y.Yunashi-Ai 10+11reb+2ast, Y.Toyama 10+4reb+3ast, H.Niseki 6+7reb+1ast, A.Tsurumi 5
Niigata R.: S.Kanade 25+3reb+1ast, H.Miho 9+13reb+1ast, I.Ai 5+9reb+4ast, M.Chi 5+5reb+1ast, A.Ohama 5+1reb, I.Satoko 2+2reb+1ast
 HITACHI COUGARS60 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 88 | XasRVa, HaUIBa | 40 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 5 |
| 4 | wiVihisha, KisuBa | 48 | 6-0 (85%) | 4-66 (89.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 64 | 5 |
| 63 | Yujisha-Sa, YIuvaia | 46 | 0-2 (18.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3 | 9 | 66 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 85 | 5 |
| 3 | wIFiBi, YuVa | 89 | 0-65 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | KisuBa, KisuBa | 83 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 8-9 (82.1%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 9 | 5 |
| 64 | wsuQuBa, SFi | 63 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| 62 | wiVihisha, eRaVi | 63 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 0 | YiBidi, biBa | 63 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 68 | XashaJiTi, eujI | 1 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 60 | buUsuBa, oshaDuQI | 4 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 65 | yunasiTi, baVa | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | KRaVI, SQaFiBi | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 85-38 (39.1%) | 1-48 (62.2%) | 3-0 (25.5%) | 61 | 48 | 34 | 69 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 07 | |||
 NIIGATA R.55 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 63 | bahI, HiUijiVi | 35 | 4-7 (44.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 65 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 5 |
| 04 | KIjdI, Xiji | 42 | 6-2 (68.0%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 5 |
| 43 | KijidR, AijDa | 49 | 1-66 (03.0%) | 3-2 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 85 | 5 |
| 66 | Sa, ojIuR | 41 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 5 |
| 86 | biVa, baFi | 1 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Cha, bRa | 69 | 8-7 (88.8%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1 | AiUIVI, ojiBIUI | 7 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 00 | KIBiUsu, AiFiVi | 9 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 65 | PhiBi, SjVi | 1 | 6-3 (80%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 46 | KIDuQR, SFiVi | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 94 | wIjiBa, basiVI | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 61 | YiBisiTi, bRDuBa | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 60-32 (46.4%) | 9-67 (41.2%) | 9-65 (95.5%) | 67 | 45 | 42 | 64 | 86 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 00 | 35 | |||
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)
