Japan
Regular Season Round 5: Aomori Watts - Fukushima 77-96
Date: October 14, 2017
No shocking result in a game when second ranked Fukushima (3-2) outleveled on the road bottom-ranked Aomori Watts (0-5) 96-77 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by Fukushima. Aomori Watts was better in second period 23-22. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Fukushima dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Aomori Watts' 36 and made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Aomori Watts 49-27 including a 37-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Fukushima looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Nigerian center Solomon Alabi (216-88, college: Florida St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 17 rebounds for the winners and American guard Deon Jones (198-93, college: Monmouth) chipped in 16 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Fukushima's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Point guard Toshio Kan (184-94) responded with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Nick Banyard (203-94, college: Cent.Florida) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Five Fukushima and four Aomori Watts players scored in double figures. Fukushima maintains second place with 3-2 record having just two points less than leader Shinshu BW, which they share with 5 other teams. Aomori Watts lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Fukushima will have a break next round. Aomori Watts will play again at home against the league's second-placed Fukushima (#2) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Regular Season Round 5: Aomori Watts - Fukushima 77-96
Date: October 14, 2017
No shocking result in a game when second ranked Fukushima (3-2) outleveled on the road bottom-ranked Aomori Watts (0-5) 96-77 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by Fukushima. Aomori Watts was better in second period 23-22. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Fukushima dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Aomori Watts' 36 and made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Aomori Watts 49-27 including a 37-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Fukushima looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Nigerian center Solomon Alabi (216-88, college: Florida St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 17 rebounds for the winners and American guard Deon Jones (198-93, college: Monmouth) chipped in 16 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Fukushima's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Point guard Toshio Kan (184-94) responded with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Nick Banyard (203-94, college: Cent.Florida) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Five Fukushima and four Aomori Watts players scored in double figures. Fukushima maintains second place with 3-2 record having just two points less than leader Shinshu BW, which they share with 5 other teams. Aomori Watts lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Fukushima will have a break next round. Aomori Watts will play again at home against the league's second-placed Fukushima (#2) and hope to get finally their first victory.
 AOMORI WATTS (coach: Yosuke Oshima)###t1result_replace### |
| 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 | +/- |
| 60 | wihiVaQI, AhaBIFiBi | 84 | 8-3 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -8 | 6 |
| 02 | XiDiFiBi, YuUi | 63 | 5-5 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 65 |
| 4 | AiBRshaBi, KiJuUI | 65 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 64 | GillIj, wajF | 7 | 0-9 (96.3%) | 5-8 (5%) | 3-3 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 60 | 68 |
| 3 | mijFiQd, XaZV | 45 | 6-9 (63.4%) | 8-9 (82.1%) | 3-0 (25%) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | SaUi, KRasuVR | 45 | 4-1 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | AhaBIFiBi, giaZha | 87 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 6-3 (80%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 7 |
| 62 | Kij, wIshaI | 82 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-6 (5%) | 4-2 (49.0%) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 60 | 68 |
| 88 | bIjBi, KRanaQI | 83 | 5-5 (5%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | XIJiUI, zujVa | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 86 | HishaBIUI, eFuFi | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
 FUKUSHIMA (coach: Ryan Marchand)###t2result_replace### |
| 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 | +/- |
| 48 | buUI, AhFuhRa | 88 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 6-3 (80%) | 4-4 (655%) | 3 | 1 | 65 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 61 | 62 |
| 0 | wIBIQa, KRjFi | 69 | 5-6 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | AhajjIsuVR, wIVuDiTi | 68 | 6-6 (655%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | XIDiBa, SUsusha | 66 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | AhiT, ziQQRd | 7 | 2-65 (25%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 60 | 62 |
| 86 | KijjI, AhIUi | 89 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | SliMa, AIlIBIj | 81 | 9-63 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-3 (655%) | 1 | 66 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 40 | 48 |
| 2 | buQiViBa, AhajFi | 81 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-3 (80%) | 3-3 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 2 |
| 62 | KiTiBaUsu, wIshafuBa | 84 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 84 | zIjRs, gRIj | 88 | 1-65 (15%) | 5-8 (5%) | 3-9 (09.6%) | 6 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 89 | 84 |
