Japan

Regular Season Round 50: Iwate Big Bulls - Toyama Grouses 66-82

Date: March 27, 2016
The game in Iwate was also quite interesting. Second ranked Toyama Grouses (31-13) played at the court of 6th ranked Iwate Big Bulls (25-19). Toyama Grouses defeated Iwate Big Bulls 82-66 on Sunday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Iwate Big Bulls. The game was mostly controlled by Toyama Grouses. Iwate Big Bulls was better in fourth quarter 27-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Toyama Grouses dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Iwate Big Bulls' 30 and made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Toyama Grouses forced 19 Iwate Big Bulls turnovers. Joho Masashi (183-82) scored 22 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Duke Crews (203-88, college: Bowie St.) chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Toyama Grouses players scored in double figures. Toyama Grouses' coach Bob Nash used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. American forward Patrick Sanders (201-85, college: Cal-Irvine, agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and Nigerian forward Abdullahi Kuso (206-84, college: Tallahassee CC) scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks. Toyama Grouses maintains second position with 31-13 record having 2 victories less than leader Okinawa GK. Loser Iwate Big Bulls keep the sixth place with 19 games lost. Toyama Grouses will face Saitama Broncos (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Iwate Big Bulls will play against Hamamatsu Phoenix (#5) in Mikawa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  IWATE BIG BULLS66
  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 +/-
46 KusI, SMdulliha 42 0-66 (30.0%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 4 8 0 8 4 5 0 0 5 1 68 68 5
5 wiUsujIQa, yunaR 87 8-7 (88.8%) 8-3 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 6 8 8 3 5 8 5 5 8 68 8 5
7 AijdRQs, OiUQaZV 82 3-0 (25%) 6-9 (63.4%) 5-5 (5%) 3 1 65 8 4 5 6 5 5 3 66 65 5
4 oshaViTi, KiaUI 83 5-6 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6 6 8 3 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
43 PjIdRQi, AhIUi 85 8-4 (11.9%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 9 0 5
68 KijUiVR, HiFiUI 67 5-8 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 1 6 5
12 XiDiUi, KIna 69 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 2 1 5
8 HiQQas, SlijdasR 63 6-3 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 3 1 6 5
44 wiVidi, HaQIhasi 66 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 8 3 5 5 5 5 8 3 -4 5
0 ChaMi, AhajFi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
6 PBIQa, osiBu  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   60-49 (35.0%) 65-46 (48.4%) 1-64 (31.8%) 66 69 82 60 88 5 7 1 5 67 11 44  


  TOYAMA GROUSES (coach: David Gomez)82
  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 +/-
46 bisisha, zIhI 43 0-9 (96.3%) 8-3 (05%) 1-9 (20.9%) 5 4 4 1 6 5 4 5 5 8 88 81 5
7 baUI, wiVRsha 44 4-4 (655%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 4 5 3 5 5 4 1 0 5
43 WalliQd, AiB 87 3-66 (41.3%) 5-6 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 4 7 68 6 8 5 8 5 5 6 66 64 5
6 CQRTs, guVR 82 2-66 (98.9%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 1 9 6 4 5 5 5 5 9 62 64 5
44 kajRF, gQRT 83 4-0 (15%) 6-6 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 66 65 5
68 wijiVi, KRjsuVR 64 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 -6 5
4 GIFi, wiVijIQa 64 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5
45 YiBiJiVa, eFI 66 8-8 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 8 9 1 5
1 wijiVi, giaZha 7 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 1 5
88 wiVRdi, eajUiQI 4 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 -6 5
03 AiTina, AiBuRl 4 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 -6 5
wIUil   89-33 (16.3%) 3-61 (80.5%) 61-85 (25.5%) 1 89 44 69 63 5 68 8 5 88 28 99  



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)