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Regular Season Round 57: Niigata Albirex - Iwate Big Bulls 69-55

Date: April 23, 2016
The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Niigata Albirex's (34-17) home victory over 5th ranked Iwate Big Bulls (29-22) 69-55 on Saturday. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 12-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 69-55. Niigata Albirex looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American swingman Wayne Arnold (193-84, college: Tennessee St.) who scored 26 points and 8 rebounds. Jamaican-American power forward Ryan Reid (204-86, college: Florida St., agency: Comsport) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Niigata Albirex's coach Kazuo Nakamura used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Nigerian forward Abdullahi Kuso (206-84, college: Tallahassee CC) who recorded a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds and American forward Patrick Sanders (201-85, college: Cal-Irvine, agency: Interperformances) added 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively. The victory was the third consecutive win for Niigata Albirex. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Akita NH and Shiga L-Stars. Loser Iwate Big Bulls keep the fifth position with 22 games lost. Niigata Albirex will face again Iwate Big Bulls (#5) at home in the next round.

  IWATE BIG BULLS55
  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 1-65 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 64 60 8 4 5 8 8 5 3 68 88 5
5 wiUsujIQa, yunaR 44 3-65 (35%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 2 0 5
4 oshaViTi, KiaUI 82 8-0 (35%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5 8 8 3 4 5 5 5 5 8 2 4 5
7 AijdRQs, OiUQaZV 86 8-1 (44.4%) 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 4 0 2 8 4 5 5 5 5 8 64 65 5
8 HiQQas, SlijdasR 86 8-1 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 0 5
43 PjIdRQi, AhIUi 62 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 0 5
68 KijUiVR, HiFiUI 69 5-8 (5%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -0 5
44 wiVidi, HaQIhasi 68 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
12 XiDiUi, KIna 68 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -8 5
0 ChaMi, AhajFi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   69-34 (47.0%) 1-85 (45.5%) 4-3 (90.5%) 2 82 41 63 60 5 8 8 5 68 00 36  


  NIIGATA ALBIREX (coach: Jun Uzawa)69
  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 +/-
65 yiFR, OipR 35 8-9 (82.1%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 1 9 6 6 5 8 8 5 5 0 65 5
43 SQjIld, WiFjR 47 3-9 (09.6%) 0-2 (18.0%) 4-4 (655%) 5 2 2 4 5 5 6 5 5 8 81 45 5
38 eRad, eFij 42 1-68 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8 2 65 7 6 5 6 5 5 6 60 81 5
84 AiUI, KIUiVRsha 43 8-1 (44.4%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 4 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 3 5
0 bisiVa, AiUI 88 4-3 (90%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 3 6 5 6 5 5 6 7 68 5
64 KIBiUsu, AhuhRa 63 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 0 4 5
61 HIjBi, eFIUiQI 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -8 5
80 XiVijasha, AhIna 4 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
62 KiUI, eFuUi 4 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 -8 5
6 KaBuQi, KIdia 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
9 wiVRa, HaQIiVa 6 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
2 KRasuVR, YihiUi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
60 HIUUi, wiVRsha 5 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
48 oVRdi, YuaZha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   67-36 (31.4%) 7-88 (35.7%) 3-0 (25.5%) 1 87 40 86 7 5 1 8 5 9 17 26  



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)